NAIC elects 2008 officer slate

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has elected its new officers for 2008. Sandy Praeger was elected the Kansas City, Mo.-based association's new president. Ms. Praeger was elected as the Kansas insurance commissioner in 2002 and 2006 and has previously served terms in the Kansas Senate and one term in the Kansas House of Representatives. New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny was elected as the NAIC's president-elect, slated to become president in 2009. Mr. Sevigny was appointed New Hampshire insurance commissioner in 2003 and has also served as the assistant commissioner at the New Hampshire Insurance Department. Jane Cline, the insurance commissioner for West Virginia, was elected vice president of the association. Ms. Cline had been appointed West Virginia insurance commissioner in 2001 and previously operated a government consulting firm, Jane L. Cline & Associates. Susan Voss was elected to the secretary-treasurer post at the NAIC. Ms. Voss was appointed Iowa insurance commissioner in 2005 and previously served as Iowa's first deputy commissioner. The newly elected officers will assume their duties following the completion of today's Winter National Meeting in Houston.