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Maryland

Joy Y. Hatchette

Interim Commissioner

Northeast Zone

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Joy Y. Hatchette was appointed as Maryland’s Interim Commissioner by Gov. Wes Moore in June 2024.

Interim Commissioner Hatchette serves as the Associate Commissioner for the Consumer Education and Advocacy Unit at the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA). She oversees outreach efforts to help Maryland consumers better understand their rights and obligations under their insurance policies. Previously, she served as Associate Commissioner for Consumer Complaints at the MIA from September 1997 until July 2004. From 1993 until 1997, she served as an assistant attorney general for the MIA. 

From 1988 to 1993, Interim Commissioner Hatchette was an associate at the law firm of Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander. Before that, she served for two years as a judicial law clerk for the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

In 2016, Interim Commissioner Hatchette was appointed by then-Gov. Larry Hogan to the Maryland Commission on Aging. As one of 13 members of the commission, she is charged with reviewing programs and activities for older adults and making program recommendations to the Maryland Secretary of Aging. 

Interim Commissioner Hatchette is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and is a member of the bar associations in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. 

Office Information
Main

Maryland Insurance Administration
200 Saint Paul Place
Suite 2700
Baltimore, MD 21202-2272
United States

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  • Department

    Category

    Contact

    Phone

    Email

  • Maryland

    Kathryn Callahan
    Director of Policy Initiatives

    (410) 468-2011

    kathryn.callahan@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Tammy Longan
    Associate Deputy Commissioner

    (410) 468-2002

    tammy.longan@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Accident & Health Insurance

    Karen Lam
    Chief of Health Insurance and Managed Care

    (410) 468-2212

  • Maryland

    Administrative Issues

    Joy Y. Hatchette
    Interim Commissioner

    joy.hatchette@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Annual Statements

    Erin Nickles
    Director, Company Licensing

    (410) 468-2451

    erin.nickles@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Antifraud Program

    Robert Guynn
    Associate Commissioner for Insurance Fraud and Producer Enforcement

    robert.guynn@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Company Licensing

    Erin Nickles
    Director, Company Licensing

    (410) 468-2451

    erin.nickles@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Consumer Advocate

    Joy Y. Hatchette
    Interim Commissioner

    joy.hatchette@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Consumer Complaints - Life & Health

    Terri Smith
    Director, Life and Health Complaints

    (410) 468-2258

    lhcomplaints.mia@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Consumer Complaints - Property & Casualty

    Danilsa Marciniak
    Director, Property and Casualty Complaints

    (410) 468-2119

  • Maryland

    Data Protection

    Sean McEvoy
    Associate Commissioners for Operations

    sean.mcevoy2@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Department Counsel

    J. Van Lear Dorsey
    Principal Counsel and Assistant Attorney General

    (410) 468-2023

  • Maryland

    Deposits/Escrow Accounts

    Timothy Hayden
    Director of Fiscal Services

    timothy.hayden@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Examinations - Agent, Life & Health

    Jeff Gross
    Chief Enforcement Officer

    (410) 468-2256

  • Maryland

    Examinations - Agent, Property & Casualty

    Jeff Gross
    Chief Enforcement Officer

    (410) 468-2256

  • Maryland

    Examinations - Financial

    Dimitriy Valekha
    Chief Insurance Examiner

    (410) 468-2149

  • Maryland

    Examinations - Market Analysis

    Gregory Ricci
    Chief Financial Analyst

    (410) 468-2168

    gregory.ricci@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Examinations - Market Conduct, Life & Health

    Vacant
    Chief

  • Maryland

    Examinations - Market Conduct, Life & Health

    Mary Kwei
    Associate Commissioner, Market Regulation and Professional Licensing Division

    (410) 468-2113

  • Maryland

    Examinations - Market Conduct, Property & Casualty

    Kyle Lanasa
    Acting Chief

    (410) 468-2330

  • Maryland

    Examinations - Title

    Maryam David
    Enforcement Officer, Title

    (410) 468-2384

    maryam.david@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Fees

    Erin Nickles
    Director, Company Licensing

    (410) 468-2451

    erin.nickles@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Financial Analysis

    Lynn Beckner
    Associate Commissioner, Financial Regulation Division

    (410) 468-2126

  • Maryland

    Government Relations

    Jamie Sexton
    Director, Legislative and Regulatory Policy

    (410) 468-2408

    jamie.sexton@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Guaranty Fund Questions - Life Insurance

    David Cooney
    Associate Commissioner, Life and Health Division

    (410) 468-2215

  • Maryland

    Guaranty Fund Questions - Property & Casualty

    William Fawcett
    Associate Commissioner, Property and Casualty Division

    (410) 468-2353

    william.fawcett@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Health Benefit Plan Rate Filing - Life & Health

    Brad Boban
    Chief Actuary

    (410) 468-2065

  • Maryland

    InsurTech

    Kory Boone
    Special Deputy Commissioner for Regulatory Innovation and Technology

    (410) 468-2004

    kory.boone@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Life Insurance

    Nour Benchaaboun
    Director, Life, Annuity, and Credit

    (410) 468-2222

  • Maryland

    Market Regulation

    Mary Kwei
    Associate Commissioner, Market Regulation and Professional Licensing Division

    (410) 468-2113

  • Maryland

    Media Relations/Public Affairs

    Craig Ey
    Director of Communications

    (410) 468-2488

  • Maryland

    NAIC Liaison

    Jessica Blackmon
    NAIC Liaison / Administrative Law Clerk

    (410) 468-2019

    Jessica.blackmon@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Policy and Form Filing - Life & Health

    Karen Lam
    Chief of Health Insurance and Managed Care

    (410) 468-2212

  • Maryland

    Policy and Form Filing - Property & Casualty

    Marsha Hall
    Assistant Director of Rates & Forms

    marsha.hall@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Premium Tax Collection

    Erin Nickles
    Director, Company Licensing

    (410) 468-2451

    erin.nickles@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Producer Licensing

    Shelley Taylor-Barnes
    Director, Producer Licensing

    (410) 468-2347

  • Maryland

    Property & Casualty - Commercial Lines

    Joanna Noppenberger
    Property & Casualty Insurance Analyst

    joanna.noppenberger@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Property & Casualty - Personal Lines

    Marsha Hall
    Assistant Director of Rates & Forms

    marsha.hall@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Regulations

    Erica Bailey
    Associate Commissioner, Hearings

    (410) 468-2113

    erica.bailey@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Regulations

    Jamie Sexton
    Director, Legislative and Regulatory Policy

    (410) 468-2408

    jamie.sexton@maryland.gov

  • Maryland

    Statistical Reporting - Property & Casualty

    Walter Dabrowski
    Senior Actuary

    walter.dabrowski@maryland.gov

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