 Iowa Insurance Division »
State regulatory authority for the insurance industry in Iowa.
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 Massachusetts Division of Insurance »
Monitors the solvency of its licensees in order to promote a healthy, responsive and willing marketplace for consumers who purchase insurance products.
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 Maryland Insurance Administration »
Independent State agency that regulates Maryland's insurance industry and protects consumers by ensuring that insurance companies and health plans act in accordance with insurance laws.
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 Louisiana Department of Insurance »
State regulatory authority for the insurance industry in Louisiana.
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 Maine Bureau of Insurance »
State regulatory authority for the insurance industry in Maine.
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 Colorado Division of Insurance »
State regulatory authority for the insurance industry in Colorado.
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 Indiana Department of Insurance »
Protects Indiana's insurance consumers by monitoring and regulating the financial and market conduct activities of insurance companies and agents.
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 Florida Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation »
Part of the Department of Financial Services, but separate from the Office of Insurance Regulation. Liquidator and rehabilitator of insolvent insurance companies.
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 Oklahoma Insurance Department »
Serve and protect the insurance buying public by assuring that consumers have available a solvent insurance market, a well-educated industry from which to purchase insurance, and by providing high-quality policyholder service and education.
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 Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance »
Includes a list of all companies, fraternal benefit societies, associations, town mutual insurers, and rate service organizations allowed to transact insurance in Wisconsin.
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 North Dakota Department of Insurance »
Protects the public good by fairly and effectively administering the laws of North Dakota.
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 North Carolina Department of Insurance »
The Commissioner and the Department of Insurance regulate the various kinds of insurance sold in North Carolina and the companies and agents that sell it.
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 Arizona Department of Insurance »
Executes the state insurance laws in a manner that protects insurance consumers and encourages economic development. [consumer content available in English and Spanish]
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 Rhode Island Division of Insurance Regulation »
Part of the Department of Business Regulation. Offers regulations, licensing, bulletins, and consumer guides.
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 California Department of Insurance »
Works to foster an insurance market that is fair, competitive and accessible to all Californians. Site designed to assist consumers, aid in the licensing of insurance agents or brokers, and serve as a source of information on insurance law.
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 Delaware Insurance Commissioner »
State regulatory authority for the insurance industry in Delaware.
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 New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) »
State regulator of the banking, insurance, and real estate industries. Convenient sections for consumers, insurance industry, banking industry, etc.
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 Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner »
Includes sections for consumers, insurers, and agents/brokers.
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 Texas Department of Insurance »
Regulates the state's insurance industry, encouraging competition to make insurance available and affordable. [some content available in Spanish]
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 Ohio Department of Insurance »
State regulatory authority for the insurance industry in Ohio.
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 Minnesota Department of Commerce - Insurance Portal »
Insurance Portal
- Information and instructions for insurance companies and licensed professionals. Access is portalized, providing a virtual site for insurance regulation.
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 Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) »
State regulatory agency for insurance companies, banks, and other financial businesses. Consumer and business information, online publications. Extensive database of statutes, rules and regulations.
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 Utah Insurance Department »
Protects the public and consumers of insurance products by reasonably and fairly regulating the Utah insurance industry; by fostering a competitive insurance market in the state and by monitoring and promoting the solvency of insurance companies in Utah.
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 Arkansas Insurance Department »
State regulatory authority for the insurance industry in Arkansas
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 Idaho Department of Insurance »
State regulatory authority for the insurance industry in Idaho.
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 Nevada Insurance Commissioners Office »
Also known as the Division of Insurance, it regulates insurance companies and agents in Nevada.
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 Kansas Insurance Department »
Regulate and reviews companies, educates and assists consumers, and licenses agents.
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 Alabama Department of Insurance »
Has separate divisions for producer licensing, life and health, receivership, property and casualty, financial examiners, and the fire marshal.
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 New Hampshire Insurance Department »
State regulatory authority for the insurance industry in New Hampshire.
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 Pennsylvania Insurance Department »
State regulatory authority. Site provides information for consumers, producers, and the insurance companies themselves.
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 Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (IFPA) »
Works to eliminate fraud in the insurance industry. Site describes types of fraud, and offers consumer information and Pennsylvania statistics.
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 Illinois Department of Insurance »
Protects the rights of Illinois citizens in their insurance transactions and monitors the financial solvency of all regulated entities.
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 Illinois Office of the Special Deputy Receiver »
Statutory Receiver of insurance companies incorporated or organized under Illinois law which the state court has found to be insolvent, in a hazardous condition, or meets one of the other grounds for conservation, rehabilitation or liquidation.
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 Connecticut - State of Connecticut Insurance Department »
State of Connecticut Insurance Department
- Seeks to communicate with and serve the public as well as those it regulates in the most efficient and responsive manner.
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 Missouri Department of Insurance »
State regulatory authority for the insurance industry in Missouri. Site offers news, consumer complaints, and information on the industry and related laws.
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 Virginia Bureau of Insurance »
Ensures that citizens are provided with access to adequate and reliable insurance protection.
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 Kentucky Department Of Insurance »
A division of the Public Protection and Regulation Cabinet. State regulatory authority for the insurance industry. News and sections for consumers, agents, and companies.
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 District of Columbia Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation (DISR) »
Provides content for both consumers and the industry. Includes news, forms, licensing information, and filing requirements.
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 Tennessee Insurance Division »
Part of the Department of Commerce and Insurance. Provides extensive content for both the industry and consumers.
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 Alaska Division of Insurance »
Part of the Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development. Develops, interprets, and enforces the insurance statutes and regulations; protects and educates the consumer; and enhances the insurance business environment.
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 Utah Insurance Receivers' Office »
Assists the Insurance Commissioner, in his capacity as liquidator of Utah insolvent insurance companies, in winding up the affairs of those insolvent companies.
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 Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner »
State regulatory authority for the insurance industry in Georgia. [some content available in Spanish]
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 Oregon Insurance Division »
Part of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Insurance Division ensures the financial soundness of insurers, the availability and affordability of insurance, and fair treatment of policyholders and claimants. [some content available in Spanish]
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 Mississippi Department of Insurance »
Impartially enforces the laws and regulations to create a competitive marketplace for the sale of insurance products and services while protecting the State's consumers.
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 West Virginia Insurance Commission »
Regulating insurers to protect the insurance-buying public. Sample auto insurance rates for various types of drivers.
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 Wyoming Insurance Department »
Licenses and regulates insurance companies, risk retention and purchasing groups, motor clubs, pre-need funeral homes, agents, brokers, adjusters, and consultants; approves policy filings, investigates consumer complaints; monitors financial condition and solvency of insurance companies and collects premium and surplus lines taxes.
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