 What's New ***ALERT*** Open enrollment for health insurance coverage begins November 15, 2014 and runs through February 15, 2015. Click here for more information. Employment Opportunity - The Wyoming Insurance Department is currently seeking an Insurance Standards Consultant to examine, review and evaluate insurance company policy forms and filings to determine compliance with the Wyoming Insurance Code, the Wyoming Insurance Department Rules and Regulations, and policy positions of the Department. To provide expertise on lines of insurance and answer questions of consumers, insurers, department staff and other state agencies. Serve as adviser to the Wyoming Health Insurance Pool and its administrator, including management of federal grants. Assist the Consumer Affairs Section with consumer assistance requests. Attend regular meetings and conference calls as the department's representative to the IIPRC and NASCHIP. Provide outreach to Wyoming citizens and insurance companies. Provide information regarding insurance products and trends to aide in market conduct reviews. Preference may be given to applicants who have work experience in the insurance industry or insurance regulation. For more information or to apply online, click here.
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Who We Are and What We Do
The Wyoming Insurance Department is responsible for regulating the business of insurance in the state of Wyoming. The department licenses and regulates insurance companies, risk retention and purchasing groups, motor clubs, preneed 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.
The state of Wyoming is part of the U.S. insurance regulatory framework which is a highly coordinated state-based national system designed to protect policyholders and to serve the greater public interest through the effective regulation of the U.S. insurance marketplace. Through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), U.S. insurance regulators establish national standards and best practices, conduct peer reviews and coordinate their regulatory oversight to better protect the interests of consumers while ensuring a strong, viable insurance marketplace. U.S. insurance regulators also participate in the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) along with the NAIC by participating in major standard setting initiatives, including working with fellow regulators from around the world to better supervise cross-border insurers, identifying systemic risk in the insurance sector, and creating international best practices. |  The mission of this agency is to enforce the insurance
laws and regulations of the State impartially, honestly, and expeditiously; to
serve the consumer of insurance; to encourage a healthy insurance marketplace;
and to promote change to better serve the public interest. To this end, the
highest ethical, professional, and work quality standards will be exercised in
all formal and informal relationships with individuals, agencies, and companies
affected by the policies and actions of the department. It is our commitment to
be the best insurance regulatory agency in the United States. Tom Glause, Insurance Commissioner Wyoming Insurance Department 106 E. 6th Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-7401 (800) 438-5768 |
