Louisiana Commissioner Donelon Elected Secretary-Treasurer of NAIC

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James J. Donelon as Secretary-Treasurer for 2011 at the fall meeting on October 21, 2010.

Donelon is presently serving on the Executive Committee of the NAIC and is chairman of its Surplus Lines Task Force. He will assume his new role on January 1, 2011.

Donelon joined the staff of the Louisiana Department of Insurance in 2001. He became Louisiana Insurance Commissioner in February 2006 and has been elected twice to the position. A retired State Judge Advocate for the Louisiana Army National Guard, Donelon’s career at the Department of Insurance includes serving as both Chief Deputy Commissioner and Executive Counsel. He is also a former Parish Council Chairman for Jefferson Parish and a Louisiana State Representative where he chaired the Committee on Insurance.

Source: Louisiana Department of Insurance