The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) appoints insurance industry executive Susan Donegan as senior vice president, head of state relations, effective 1 June. Donegan most recently served as chief regulatory officer at the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), where she led engagement with 36 state insurance departments and legislatures, as well as federal agencies and industry organisations. She previously served as commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, where she oversaw the state's insurance, captive insurance, banking and securities sectors. As Vermont commissioner she served on numerous committees of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors. Earlier she was deputy commissioner of insurance at the same department. Before her Vermont roles, Donegan was counsel to the commissioner and a hearing officer at the Massachusetts Division of Insurance. Earlier she practised law in Boston and Amsterdam. She holds a JD from Vermont Law School and two LLM master's degrees, in banking and financial services law and in European and international trade law. She is admitted to practise law in multiple US states, as well as in England, the Republic of Ireland and Wales. Tracey Laws, president and CEO of RAA, says: "Susan brings a powerful combination of regulatory, political, policy, legal, and industry expertise that will be invaluable to RAA and our members. Her leadership, strategic approach and strong domestic and international experience will elevate our efforts to achieve results to protect and enhance the reinsurance industry." The RAA is the leading trade association for property and casualty reinsurers doing business in the United States, representing its members before state, federal and international bodies. Its membership includes reinsurance underwriters and intermediaries licensed in the US and those operating on a cross-border basis, alongside life reinsurance affiliates and insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund managers.
