At the conclusion of its fall national meeting in Denver, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners elected new officers for 2025, with North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread to become president.
Godfread was first elected commissioner of the Peace Garden State in 2016. He was reelected for a third term on Nov. 5.
The November 19 members elected Scott A. White, Virginia’s commissioner, as president-elect; Elizabeth (Beth) Kelleher Dwyer, Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation director, as vice president; and Utah Commissioner Jon Pike as Secretary-Treasurer.
White has been insurance commissioner of Virginia since 2018. Dwyer was appointed superintendent of insurance to start 2016 and was named director of the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation in May 2023. Pike was named Commissioner in Utah at the beginning of 2021.
Each officer will assume their duties on Jan. 1.
2025 zone officers were also elected during the fall meeting:
Northeast Zone
- Chair: Commissioner Michael Humphreys (Pennsylvania)
- Vice Chair: Commissioner Justin Zimmerman (New Jersey)
- Secretary-Treasurer: Commissioner David J. (D.J.) Bettencourt (New Hampshire)
Southeast Zone
- Chair: Commissioner Sharon P. Clark (Kentucky)
- Vice Chair: Commissioner Alan McClain (Arkansas)
- Secretary-Treasurer: Commissioner Tregenza Roach (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Midwest Zone
- Chair: Commissioner Vicki Schmidt (Kansas)
- Vice Chair: Director Eric Dunning (Nebraska)
- Secretary-Treasurer: Director Larry Deiter (South Dakota)
Western Zone
- Chair: Commissioner Andrew Stolfi (Oregon)
- Vice Chair: Commissioner Cassie Brown (Texas)
- Secretary-Treasurer: Director Barbara Richardson (Arizona)