FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NAIC NAMES 2009 CONSUMER
LIAISON REPRESENTATIVES

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Feb. 25, 2009) - The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently named its funded and unfunded consumer liaison representatives for 2009. Thirteen of the funded consumer representatives participated in the program in 2008, while three are new to the program this year.

"The NAIC's 2009 consumer representatives embody a diverse range of experience and expertise with insurance-related matters," said NAIC President and New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny. "Their unique insights will help shape regulatory decision-making - and ensure we keep consumers' concerns at the forefront of our discussions."

Established in 1992, the program promotes consumer interaction with the NAIC's members, the insurance industry and interested parties through the individuals' dedication and commitment to serving the public interest.

The 2009 NAIC funded consumer liaison representatives are:

Betty Ahrens: Executive Director, Iowa Citizen Action Network

Amy Bach: Executive Director, United Policyholders

Birny Birnbaum: Executive Director, Center for Economic Justice

Pamela J. Bolton*: Director of Policy and Research, Texas Watch

Brendan M. Bridgeland: Director, Center for Insurance Research

Brenda J. Cude: Professor, University of Georgia

Evelyn Dacalos Gay (Langga): Project Director, Elder Rights Project, Georgia Legal Services

Bonita A. Kallestad: Attorney at Law, Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, Western Minnesota Legal Services

Karrol Kitt: Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Sonja L. Larkin-Thorne*: Avon, Conn.

Kevin P. Lembo: State Healthcare Advocate, State of Connecticut, Office of the Healthcare Advocate

Kevin Lucia: Assistant Research Professor, Georgetown University

Sally Baker McCarty: Insurance and Advocacy Consultant, National Hemophilia Foundation; Hemophilia of Indiana

S. Colleen Repetto*: Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe

Daniel Schwarcz: Associate Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School

Gregory D. Squires: Professor Sociology and Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University

* New NAIC funded consumer representative in 2009.

In addition, the NAIC has named one unfunded consumer representative: Howard Goldblatt, who is director of government affairs for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud.