Committees & Activities

Government Relations Leadership Council
Executive (EX) Committee

The Government Relations Leadership Council (GRLC) coordinates the NAIC's ongoing work with the federal government and state government officials on legislative and regulatory policy. The Leadership Council, in conjunction with the NAIC's other standing committees, is responsible for quickly responding to federal legislative and regulatory developments that impact insurance regulation.

2012 Charges
The mission of the Government Relations Leadership Council (GRLC) is to develop, coordinate, and implement the NAIC’s legislative, regulatory, and grassroots initiatives. The Leadership Council will devise strategies for NAIC action and promote the participation of all NAIC members in the NAIC’s government relations initiatives.

Ongoing Support of NAIC Programs, Products, or Services:

  1. Monitor and analyze federal and state legislative/regulatory actions regarding financial services and other issues of importance to the NAIC membership—Essential
  2. Work with other standing committees, task forces, and working groups to help develop and communicate NAIC’s policy views to federal and state officials on pending legislation and regulatory issues by personal involvement of NAIC members through testimony, correspondence, and attendance at hearings—Essential 
  3. Develop a strategy and program for directly engaging NAIC members with Congress to advocate the benefits and efficiencies of state regulation—Essential
  4. Oversee the development of the NAIC’s grassroots program—Essential
  5. Secure broader participation from NAIC membership on all government affairs advocacy initiatives—Essential
  6. Report to the Executive (EX) Committee on all activities and matters relating to the annual charges of the Government Relations Leadership Council—Essential

Conference Call Calendar

A full list of NAIC conference calls & interim meetings is available on the NAIC Conference Call Calendar.

There are no advance materials at this time.
exposure drafts

Dodd-Frank Financial Services Regulatory Reform: NAIC Initiatives

Health Care Reform (PPACA) Implementation
documents and resources
NAIC Response to House Energy and Commerce Committee Regarding Communications With HHS
1/12/12
NAIC Comment Letter to FDIC Regarding the Proposed Revisions to the "Interagency Questions Answers Regarding Flood Insurance."
11/30/11
NAIC letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Regarding Supplemental Health Insurance for Medicare Beneficiaries 9/21/11
September 14, 2011 Testimony of Therese M. Vaughan, Ph.D., NAIC Chief Executive Officer, Before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Regarding: "Emerging Issues in Insurance Regulation" [PDF]
NAIC Comments on Multi-State Plans, submitted to Office of Personnel Management on August 10, 2011
Archive
Related NAIC Publications

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Contacts
Media queries should be directed to the NAIC Communications Division at 816-783-8909 or news@naic.org.
Ethan Sonnichsen
Director, Government Relations
202-471-3980
Mark Sagat
Counsel and Manager, Government Relations
202-471-3987

Amanda Weaver
Government Relations Counsel and Chief State Liaison
202-471-3973

Please see the current Committee List for a complete list of committee members.