The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance commissioner Julie McPeak has been elected to serve as vice chair of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) executive committee.
McPeak, who has served on the IAIS executive committee for the last two years, was also elected as vice president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in February.
She said: “I am honoured and pleased to represent the US and state insurance regulators as vice chair. We will continue to work on behalf of consumers and ensure consumer protection both in the US and abroad in the creation and implementation of international insurance standards.”
Other appointments to the IAIS board include NAIC president-elect and Wisconsin insurance commissioner Ted Nickel and Texas Insurance commissioner David Mattax.
Connecticut insurance commissioner Katharine Wade was appointed to the IAIS financial stability and technical committee.