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Kentucky

Sharon P. Clark

Commissioner

Vice Chair, Southeast Zone

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Sharon P. Clark, a veteran of Kentucky state government, was appointed Commissioner of the Department of Insurance (DOI) on January 6, 2020. She previously served as Commissioner of the DOI from July 2008 to January 2016 and has the longest tenure as Kentucky’s Commissioner since the Department was established in May 1870.

Commissioner Clark was the first director of the DOI’s Consumer Protection and Education Division, a position she held for five years. Under her leadership, the Department hired its first ombudsman, added consumer education and outreach functions, as well as strengthened enforcement efforts by expanding the number of consumer complaint investigators. 

Commissioner Clark served as the chair of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange Advisory Board during its inaugural year and continues as a board member. She is a member of the Kentucky Group Health Insurance Board and during her first tenure as Commissioner served as an officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and chair of the NAIC’s Market Regulation and Consumer Affairs Committee. Clark was also an officer for the NAIC’s Southeastern Zone and a past secretary-treasurer for the National Insurance Producer Registry Board.

For 2023 Commissioner Clark is a member of the NAIC Executive (EX) Committee and the Internal Administration (EX1) Subcommittee and serves as vice chair of the Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation (F) Committee, vice chair of the Producer Licensing (D) Task Force, chair of the Regulatory Framework (B) Task Force, a member of the Market Regulation and Consumer Affairs (D) Committee and serves on various other task force groups. She is also a member of the of the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) Board of Directors.

Prior to being appointed Insurance Commissioner, Clark worked at the Finance and Administration Cabinet. She also held positions for the Kentucky House of Representatives, the Public Service Commission, and the former Workforce Development Cabinet.

She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Kentucky.

Clark and her husband have two daughters and four grandchildren.

Office Information
Main

Kentucky Department of Insurance
P.O. Box 517
Frankfort, KY 40602-0517
United States

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  • Department

    Category

    Contact

    Phone

    Email

  • Kentucky

    Shawn Boggs
    Deputy Commissioner

    (502) 564-6026

    Shawn.Boggs@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Agent Licensing

    Lee Ellen Webb
    Director, Licensing Division

    (502) 564-6004

    LeeEllen.Webb@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Annual Statements

    Victoria Lloyd
    Director, Financial Standards and Examination Division

    (502) 564-6082

    Victoria.Lloyd@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Commissioner's Office

    Jennifer Chalk
    Commissioner's Office

    (502) 782-5259

    jennifer.chalk@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Commissioner's Office

    Shaun T. Orme
    Executive Advisor

    (502) 564-6026

    Shaun.Orme@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Communications and Public Outreach

    Ricki Gardenhire
    Public Protection Cabinet Information Officer

    (502) 564-6026

    Ricki.Gardenhire@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Company Licensing

    Victoria Lloyd
    Director, Financial Standards and Examination Division

    (502) 564-6082

    Victoria.Lloyd@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Consumer Complaints and Inquires

    Debbie Stamper
    Director, Consumer Protection and Market Conduct

    (502) 564-6034

    Debbie.Stamper@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Department Counsel

    Benjamin D. Siegel
    General Counsel

    (502) 782-0604

    Benjamin.Siegel@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Department Liquidator/Rehabilitator

    Sharon P. Clark
    Department Liquidator/Commissioner

    (502) 564-6026

  • Kentucky

    Examinations - Financial

    Jeff Gaither
    Chief Financial Examiner, Financial Standards and Examination Division

    (502) 564-6082

    Jeff.Gaither@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Examinations - Market Regulation

    Patrick Smith
    Chief Examiner, Market Conduct

    (502) 782-3584

    Patrick.Smith@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Fees - Companies

    Dianna May
    Financial Standards and Examination Division

    (502) 564-6082

    dianna.may@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Health and Life Insurance (including policy and form filing)

    Angela Raley
    Acting Director of the Health and Life Division

    (502) 564-6088

    Angela.Raley@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Information Technology

    Satish Akula
    Executive Director, Public Protection Cabinet Office of Information Technology

    (502) 564-6154

    Satish.Akula@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Insurance Fraud Investigations

    Juan Garrett
    Director, Insurance Fraud Investigation Division

    (502) 564-1461

    Juan.Garrett@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    InsurTech

    Satish Akula
    Executive Director, Public Protection Cabinet Office of Information Technology

    (502) 564-6154

    Satish.Akula@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Local Government Premium Tax

    John Hord
    Insurance Program Manager

    (502) 564-6034

    John.Hord@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    NAIC Liaison

    Debbie Stamper
    Director, Consumer Protection and Market Conduct

    (502) 564-6034

    Debbie.Stamper@ky.gov

  • Kentucky

    Property & Casualty Insurance (including policy and form filing)

    Sue Hicks
    Director, Property and Casualty Division

    (502) 564-6046

    SusanH.Hicks@ky.gov

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