People Moves: Johnson Named Assistant Commissioner of Kansas DOI

Clay Johnson was named assistant commissioner of insurance for the Kansas Department of Insurance.

Johnson, who was appointed by Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, succeeds Barb Rankin in the role. Rankin retired in early June.

Johnson currently serves as the assistant general counsel for the KDOI. He started with the KDOI as a staff attorney in 2016. In 2019, he became the chief regulatory counsel and later became the assistant general counsel for KDOI’s legal division in 2020.

Lead Regulatory Counsel Philip Michael will replace Johnson as assistant general counsel. He has worked for the state for 11 years, including the Department of Administration Legal Services as a staff attorney and in the Office of the Attorney General as an assistant attorney general.

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