Alabama
Alabama Department of Insurance
Ragan Ingram
Public Information Officer/Assistant Commissioner
Tel: (334) 241-4146
Fax: (334) 241-4192
ringram@insurance.state.al.us
Alaska
Alaska Division of Insurance
Kathy Schutte
Deputy Director
Tel: (907) 465-2518
Fax: (907) 465- 3422
www.commerce@state.ak.us/insurance
Arizona
Arizona Department of Insurance
Erin Klug
Public Information Officer
Tel: (602) 912-8456
Fax: (602) 912-8452
eklug@id.state.az.us
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Insurance
Charlye Woodard
Public Information Officer
Tel: (501) 371-2835
Fax: (501) 371-2618
charlye.woodard@arkansas.gov
California
State of California Department of Insurance
Byron Tucker
Deputy Commissioner of Communication
Tel: (916) 492-3566
Fax: (213) 897-9051
tucker.b@insurance.ca.gov
Colorado
Colorado Division of Insurance
Robert Manning
Program Assistant/ Media Contact
Tel: (303) 894-2157
Fax: (303) 894-7455
robert.manning@dora.state.co.us
Michael Mawhinney
Program Assistant/ Media Contact
Tel: (303) 894-7425
Fax: (303) 894-7455
michael.mawhinney@dora.state.co.us
Connecticut
Connecticut Insurance Department
Kate Kiernan-Pagani
Legislative Liaison & Public Relations Officer
Tel: (860) 297-3864
Fax: (860) 566-7410
kate.kiernan-pagani@po.state.ct.us
Delaware
Delaware Insurance Department
Rhonda West
Public Information Officer
Tel: (302) 739-4251
Fax: (302) 739-5280
rhonda.west@state.de.us
District of Columbia
Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
Janis Ghenene
Public Information Officer
Tel: (202) 442-7771
Fax: (202) 535-1196
karen.moore@dc.gov
Florida
Florida Department of Financial Services
Tami Torres
Communications & Public Affairs
Tel: (850) 413-2842
Fax: (850) 413-4993
torrest@dfs.state.fl.us
Georgia
Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance
Glen Allen or Wayne Whitaker
Media Relations
Tel: (404) 651-7902
Fax (404) 463-0154
glenn.allen@mail.oci.state.ga.us
Hawaii
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Division of Insurance
Sylvia Lum
Division Secretary & Assistant to the Commissioner
Tel: (808) 586-2795
Fax: (808) 586-2860
insurance@dcca.hawaii.gov
Idaho
Idaho Department of Insurance
Shad Priest
Administrator
Tel: (208) 334-4250
Fax: (208) 334-4398
spriest@doi.state.id.us
Illinois
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Division of Insurance
Chris Ganschow
Director of Communications
Tel: (312) 814-5304
Fax: (217) 782-5020
Indiana
Indiana Department of Insurance
Adrienne Quill
Chief Deputy Commissioner
Tel: (317) 232-2387
Fax: (317) 232-5251
aquill@doi.state.in.us
doi@state.in.us
Iowa
Iowa insurance Division
Tom Alger
Communications Director
Tel: (515) 242-5179
Fax: (515) 281-3059
Tom.Alger@iid.state.ia.us
Kansas
Kansas Insurance Department
Scott Holeman
Director of Public Information
Tel: (785) 296-7804
Fax: (785) 296-7805
sholeman@ksinsurance.org
Kentucky
Kentucky Office of Insurance
Ronda Sloan
Public Relations Officer
Tel: (502) 564-6098
Fax: (502) 564-2669
ronda.sloan@ky.gov
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Insurance
Bobby Ann Clark
Public Information Director
Tel: (225) 342-9892
Fax: (225) 342-4652
bclark@ldi.state.la.us
Maine
Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation
Bureau of Insurance
Alessandro Iuppa
Superintendent of Insurance
Tel: (207) 624-8475
Fax: (207) 624-8599
alessandro.a.iuppa@maine.gov
Maryland
Maryland Insurance Administration
Joseph Steffen
Director of Communications
Tel: (410) 468-2004
Fax: (410) 468-2005
jsteffen@mdinsurance.state.md.us
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Division of Insurance
Chris Goetcheus
Press Secretary and Spokesperson
Tel: (617) 973-8767
chris.goetcheus@state.ma.us
Michigan
Office of Financial and Insurance Services
Lori Donlan
Media & Public Relations
Tel: (517) 373-.9280
Fax: (517) 241-1580
ldonlan@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Commerce
Insurance
Bruce Gordon
Media Relations
Tel: (651) 296-7531
Fax: (651) 296-9434
insurance.commerce@state.mn.us
Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Insurance
**Temporary
Lee Harrell
Deputy Commissioner
Tel: (601) 359-3572
Fax: (601) 359-2474
lee.harrell@mid.state.ms.us
Missouri
Missouri Department of Insurance
Randy McConnell
Media Office
Tel: (573) 526-4845
Fax: (573) 751-1165
randy.mcconnell@insurance.mo.gov
Montana
State of Montana Department of Insurance
Sarah Elliot
Public Information Officer
Tel: (406) 444-2040
Fax: (406) 444-3497
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Insurance
Peg Jasa
Public Information Officer
Tel: (402) 471-4632
Fax: (402) 471-2990
pjasa@doi.state.ne.us
Nevada
Nevada Division of Insurance
Peggy Dehl
Public Information Officer
Tel: (775) 687-4270 x278
Fax: (775) 687-3937
New Hampshire
State of New Hampshire Insurance Department
Kathleen L. Belanger
Tel: (603) 271-7973
Fax: (603) 271-0248
kathleen.belanger@ins.nh.gov
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance
Mary Cozzolino
Assistant Commissioner of Public Affairs
Tel: (609) 292-5064
Fax: (609) 292-5571
PublicAffairs@dobi.state.nj.us
New Mexico
Public Regulation Commission
Deputy Superintendent
Tom Rushton
Tel: (505) 827-4309
Fax: (505) 827-4734
New York
New York State Insurance Department
Press Office
(212) 480-5262
public-affairs@ins.state.ny.us
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Insurance
Chrissy Pearson
Director of Public Information
Tel: (919) 733-5238
Fax: (919) 733-6495
cpearson@ncdoi.net
Ohio
Ohio Department of Insurance
Office of Communications
Tel: (614) 644-3481
Fax: (614) 644-3743
communications@ins.state.oh.us
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Insurance Department
David Meuser
Public Information Officer
Tel: (405) 521-2828
Fax: (405) 522-6909
davidmeuser@insurance.state.ok.us
Oregon
Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services: Insurance Division
John Piper
Public Information Officer
Tel: (503) 947-7213
john.e.piper@state.or.us
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Insurance Department
Rosanne Placey
Press Secretary
Tel: (717) 787-3289
Fax: (717) 772-1969
rplacey@state.pa.us
Puerto Rico
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Maite Estades
Special Aide to the Commissioner
Tel: (787) 722-8686 x2201
Fax: (787) 722-0005
Rhode Island
Department of Business Insurance Regulation Division
Marilyn Shannon McConaghy
Director
Tel: (401) 222-2223
Fax: (401) 222-6098
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Insurance
Ann Roberson
Public Information Officer
Tel: (803) 737-6207
aroberson@doi.state.sc.us
South Dakota
Department of Revenue and Regulation: Insurance Division
Randy Moses
Assistant Director
Tel: (605) 773-3563
randy.moses@state.sd.us
Tennessee
Department of Commerce and Insurance
Paula Wade
Communications Director
Tel: (615) 741-1900
Fax: (615) 532-6934
paula.wade@state.tn.us
Texas
Texas Department of Insurance
Public Information Office
Jim Hurley
Director
Tel: (512) 463-6425
Fax: (512) 463-6141
Jim.Hurley@tdi.state.tx.us
Utah
Utah Insurance Department
Jilene Whitby
Information Specialist
Tel: (801)538-3803
Fax: (801) 538-3829
jwhitby@utah.gov
Vermont
State of Vermont:
Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration Ricka McNaughton
Tel: (802) 828-4872
Fax: (802) 828-3306
rmcnaughton@bishca.state.vt.us
Virgin Islands
Division of Banking and Insurance
Deverita Sturdivant
Director of Banking and Insurance
Tel: (340) 774-7166
Fax: (340) 744-9458
banks@ltg.gov.vi
Virginia
Bureau of Insurance
Katha Treanor
Information Resources Specialist
Tel: (804) 371-9141
Fax: (804) 371-9211
ktreanor@scc.state.va.us
Washington
Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Sandi Peck
Deputy Insurance Commissioner of Public Affairs
Tel: (360) 725-7055
Fax: (360) 586-3109
sandip@oic.wa.gov
West Virginia
West Virginia Insurance Commission
Lynette Maselli
Public Information Specialist
Tel: (304) 558-3707 x126
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance
Eileen Mallow
Assistant Deputy Commissioner
Tel: (608) 266-7843
eileen.mallow@oci.state.wi.us
Wyoming
The State of Wyoming Insurance Department
Tel: (307) 777-7401
Fax: (307) 777-5895
*there isn’t a person in particular who deals with the press-the nature of the question determines where the call will be transferred
