April 2024 MPC Meeting Schedule Posted

The schedule for the April 2024 MPC meeting in Denver has been posted on the meeting website. The website also features in-person and online registration for the meeting, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt Denver on April 18 and 19.

The reservation deadline at the Grand Hyatt Denver is March 26. After that date, the NOLHGA rate of $249/night plus tax will no longer be available. The room block could sell out earlier than that, so we encourage everyone to book their rooms as soon as possible. Online hotel reservations are available on the meeting website.

If you have any trouble accessing the meeting website, please contact Dan Hicks. If you have any questions about the meeting, contact Sean McKenna.

NAIC Announces Gary Anderson as CEO

On March 16, 2024, the NAIC announced the appointment of current Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Gary D. Anderson as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer. Anderson will begin serving as CEO by May 1, after completing his service with the Massachusetts Division of Insurance.

Anderson’s insurance career began in 1999 with a regional carrier in the Northwestern United States. He served as a policy adviser and senior counsel in the Massachusetts State Senate President’s office, where he was involved in several policy areas, from the state’s broad efforts to control health care costs to matters affecting the financial services sector. He joined the Massachusetts Division of Insurance as First Deputy Commissioner in February 2014, and his responsibilities included strategic planning and policy development for all aspects of the agency. He was appointed Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner in 2017.

Anderson chairs the NAIC International Insurance Relations (G) Committee, which he has done since 2019. He also serves on the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) Executive Committee as its Vice Chair and on the IAIS Policy Development Committee (PDC), which he chaired from 2020 to 2022. Additionally, Anderson is the Secretary of the NAIC’s Northeast Zone and serves on the Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation (F) Committee, Financial Condition (E) Committee, and Audit Committee. In December 2022, Anderson was honored with the Raymond G. Farmer Award for Exceptional Leadership by the NAIC.

Phyllis Perron Passes Away

Phyllis Perron, longtime Executive Director of the Louisiana Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association, passed away on March 10, 2024. She was 80.

Phyllis, a 1965 graduate of Louisiana State University, was a trailblazer in political and governmental relations in Louisiana. After a stint as Executive Director of the Louisiana Egg Commission, she received an appointment with the Office of Consumer Protection, where one of her responsibilities was to share knowledge and build relationships in the Louisiana legislature. Her work in the Louisiana Capitol captured the attention of the Louisiana Association of Life Underwriters, which hired her in 1977 as Executive Director. In this role, she lobbied on behalf of the association's 3,000 members and expanded her legislative expertise and influence.

In 1984, Phyllis left the association to form Phyllis Perron and Associates, where she represented multiple entities on legislative issues and added association management services to her repertoire. In 2013, the Baton Rouge Business Report recognized her with an Influential Women in Business Award. In the profile article published in conjunction with this honor, Phyllis said one of her proudest accomplishments was her work on legislation that created the Louisiana Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association. This association was formed in 1991, and she served as Executive Director for almost 30 years. When she officially retired in 2019, legislators publicly displayed their appreciation by passing a Senate resolution commending her on her career.

NOLHGA expresses our deepest condolences to Phyllis’s family and friends, and our thanks for her years of service to the guaranty system and the policyholders of Louisiana. A copy of her obituary can be found here.