Indiana Commissioner of Insurance

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Indiana Commissioner of Insurance

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General information
Office Type:  Nonpartisan
Office website:  Official Link
Compensation:  $129,457
2025 FY Budget:  $138,267,902
Term limits:  None
Structure
Length of term:   Serves at the governor's pleasure
Authority:  Indiana Code, Title 27, Article 1, Chapter 1
Selection Method:  Appointed by the governor
Current Officeholder

Indiana Commissioner of Insurance Holly Lambert
Nonpartisan
Assumed office: October 16, 2024

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The Indiana Commissioner of Insurance is an appointed state executive position in the Indiana state government. The commissioner is appointed by the governor, and is responsible for overseeing the Department of Insurance, which regulates insurance companies operating in Indiana. The commissioner works to promote improvements to insurance laws and the enforcement of said laws in Indiana.[1]

Current Officeholder

The current Indiana Commissioner of Insurance is Holly Lambert (nonpartisan). Lambert assumed office in 2024.

Authority

Title 27, Article 1, Chapter 1 of the Indiana Code addresses the office of insurance commissioner:[1]

The powers, duties, management and control of the department of insurance are hereby conferred on and vested in the "insurance commissioner."

Qualifications

The qualifications to be eligible for insurance commissioner is also spelled out in the Indiana Code:[1]

...shall be familiar with and known to possess a knowledge of the subject of insurance and be skilled in matters pertaining thereto and shall be chosen solely for fitness, irrespective of political beliefs or affiliations.

Appointments

Indiana state government organizational chart

The insurance commissioner is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the governor.[1]

The insurance commissioner shall be appointed by the governor...The commissioner shall serve and may be removed at the pleasure of the governor, and shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the department.

Vacancies

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Duties

The commissioner of insurance is responsible for overseeing the Department of Insurance, which regulates insurance companies operating in Indiana. The commissioner works to promote improvements to insurance laws and the enforcement of said laws in Indiana.[1]

Divisions

The Department of Insurance, overseen by the commissioner of insurance, is divided into the following divisions:[2]

  • Licensing
  • Adjusters
  • Consumer Services
  • Company/Entity Financial Compliance

State budget

See also: Indiana state budget and finances

The Department of Insurance's budget was $138,267,902 for Fiscal Year 2025.[3]

Compensation

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

2022

In 2022, the officer's salary was $129,457, according to the Council of State Governments.[4]

2021

In 2021, the commissioner received a salary of $126,630, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]

2020

In 2020, the insurance commissioner received a salary of $124,147, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]

2019

In 2019, the insurance commissioner received a salary of $115,895, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]

2018

In 2018, the insurance commissioner received a salary of $115,895, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]

2017

In 2017, the insurance commissioner received a salary of $112,519, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]

2016

In 2016, the insurance commissioner received a salary of $110,313, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]

2015

In 2015, the insurance commissioner received a salary of $105,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]

2014

In 2014, the commissioner received a salary of $105,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]

2013

In 2013, the commissioner received a salary of $94,350, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]

2012

In 2012, the commissioner received a salary of $92,500, according to the Council of State Governments.

Historical officeholders

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Contact information

The Indiana Department of Insurance
311 West Washington Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN, 46204

Phone: (317) 232-2385

See also

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