ORLANDO, Fl. (Dec. 2, 2023)
º£½ÇÂÛ̳ President Honors Three º£½ÇÂÛ̳ Members with Farmer Award for Exceptional Leadership
On December 1, during the Opening Session at the º£½ÇÂÛ̳’ (º£½ÇÂÛ̳) Fall National Meeting, º£½ÇÂÛ̳ President and Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance Director Chlora Lindley-Myers presented the º£½ÇÂÛ̳’s Raymond G. Farmer Award for Exceptional Leadership to Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation Director , California Department of Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, and Alaska Division of Insurance Director Lori Wing-Heier.
The Farmer Award, given at the º£½ÇÂÛ̳ president’s discretion, honors an º£½ÇÂÛ̳ Member who has shown exemplary leadership and a sustained length of industry service and has contributed to advancing the º£½ÇÂÛ̳’s mission.
Created in 2008, this award was previously known as the º£½ÇÂÛ̳ President’s Award for Distinguished º£½ÇÂÛ̳ Leadership. The º£½ÇÂÛ̳ renamed the award at the 2021 Fall National Meeting in honor of its recipient, then-º£½ÇÂÛ̳ Immediate Past President and South Carolina Insurance Director Ray Farmer. Former Director Farmer retired in April 2022 after 53 years in the industry and insurance regulation.
(Top: [L-R] º£½ÇÂÛ̳ President and Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance Director Chlora Lindley-Myers, Alaska Division of Insurance Director Lori Wing-Heier, Former South Carolina Insurance Director Ray Farmer, and Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation Director Elizabeth (Beth) Kelleher Dwyer. Not Pictured: California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.)
About the º£½ÇÂÛ̳
As part of our state-based system of insurance regulation in the United States, the º£½ÇÂÛ̳ (º£½ÇÂÛ̳) provides expertise, data, and analysis for insurance commissioners to effectively regulate the industry and protect consumers. The U.S. standard-setting organization is governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories. Through the º£½ÇÂÛ̳, state insurance regulators establish standards and best practices, conduct peer reviews, and coordinate regulatory oversight. º£½ÇÂÛ̳ staff supports these efforts and represents the collective views of state regulators domestically and internationally.