5 Veteran Missouri Insurance Regulators Appointed to New Roles

Missouri Department of Insurance Director John M. Huff has appointed five veteran regulators to new and expanded leadership roles.

Angela Nelson, director of the Market Regulation Division, has been tasked with the additional responsibility of chief industry liaison where she will develop and maintain strategic relationships with the insurance industry to further the department’s mission and initiatives. Nelson brings solid credentials to her new position, having worked her way up to leadership roles since joining the department in 2002. She was appointed director of the Division of Market Regulation in 2011. She previously was director of the Division of Consumer Affairs.

Carrie Couch has been named director of the Division of Consumer Affairs. She began her career with the department 15 years ago in the legal section. In 2007, she became a special investigator for the division, was promoted to chief of investigations in 2010 and then appointed acting director last year.

John Rehagen has been appointed director of Company and Captive Regulation. He will oversee insurance company solvency regulation as well as the thriving $5.1 billion Captive Insurance Program. Since Rehagen set up the program in 2007, 51 captives have been licensed, including a record 12 last year. Rehagen previously served as acting director and deputy director of the Division of Company Regulation. He joined the department in 2003 as a financial examiner and financial analyst.

Grady Martin has taken on additional responsibilities as director of Administration and Technology, leading the department’s technology efforts, in conjunction with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, to continue the modernization of insurance regulation in Missouri. In 2011, he was promoted to sirector of the Division of Administration, which provides services to all divisions, including budget, legislation, human resources and information technology. He joined the department in 2004 as budget director.

Leslie Nehring has been appointed chief financial examiner. She first joined the department in 2003 as a financial examiner, a position she held for five years before entering the private sector. She returned in 2009 as an examiner-in-charge and last year was promoted to acting chief financial examiner.

Source: Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP)

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