The Nevada Division of Insurance (DOI) has named Scott Kipper as insurance commissioner, effective 27 February. He replaces Barbara Richardson, who has held the position since 2016. Kipper has 15 years of experience in the industry, and joins the DOI from the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner, where he was deputy commissioner. Prior to this, he founded private consulting firm Kipper Strategic Solutions, providing technical expertise on insurance issues. He has served in a number of senior roles throughout his career, including CEO of the State of Louisiana Office of Group Benefits and vice president of state affairs at the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association. Kipper has held the role of insurance commissioner at the Nevada DOI twice before, from 2008 to 2010 and 2011 to 2015. Terry Reynolds, director of the DOI, comments: “With Scott’s extensive experience in insurance regulation, legislative expertise, and management; along with familiarity of the insurance landscape in Nevada, he will hit the ground running. “We welcome him back to the division to continue the important work of protecting consumers and ensuring the health of the insurance industry in Nevada.”
