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Maryland
Kathleen A. Birrane was appointed Maryland Insurance Commissioner by Governor Larry Hogan in May 2020.
Prior to her appointment, Commissioner Birrane was a partner in the Insurance Sector and Litigation and Regulatory Practice Group at the global law firm of DLA Piper LLP (US), where her practice focused on insurance and reinsurance transactions, regulatory compliance and related litigation. She represented clients with respect to business-conduct and financial investigations and internal audits; acquisition and asset diligence; corporate reorganizations and restructurings; corporate governance and compliance program design; and the analysis of issues related to the use of technology, predictive modeling/big data, and artificial intelligence in the insurance sector. Commissioner Birrane also represented departments of insurance and receivers in connection with delinquency proceedings.
From 2002 until 2007, Commissioner Birrane served in the Maryland Office of the Attorney General in the statutory position of Principal Counsel to the Maryland Insurance Administration. In that role, she managed all of the legal work of the agency, both in its capacity as regulator and as a unit of state government. During her tenure as Principal Counsel, she served on numerous work groups and task forces of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. After leaving the OAG, and before joining DLA Piper, Commissioner Birrane was a Senior Vice President and General Counsel of portfolio companies owned by major hedge funds that specialized in asset consulting, acquisition, diligence, and the servicing of insurance-linked investments.
In 2019, Governor Hogan appointed Commissioner Birrane to the University of Maryland Medical System Board of Directors, where she served as chair of the Governance and Nominations Committee before resigning upon her appointment as Commissioner. She is a member of numerous community and nonprofit organizations, including the Baltimore Bar Foundation, Baltimore Area Women in Action, Catholic Charities of Baltimore, and the United Way of Central Maryland where she serves on the Executive Committee of Women United.
Commissioner Birrane was named to the Top 100 Women of Maryland by the Daily Record in 2002 and 2019.
She is a graduate of Maryvale Preparatory School, Notre Dame of Maryland University and The University of Maryland School of Law.
Maryland Insurance Administration
200 Saint Paul Place
Suite 2700
Baltimore, MD 21202-2272
United States
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Department
Category
Contact
Phone
Email
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Maryland
Kathryn Callahan
Director of Policy Initiativeskathryn.callahan@maryland.gov
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Maryland
Accident & Health Insurance
Karen Lam
Chief of Health Insurance and Managed Care -
Maryland
Administrative Issues
Tammy Longan
Acting Deputy Commissionertammy.longan@maryland.gov
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Maryland
Annual Statements
Erin Nickles
Director, Company Licensingerin.nickles@maryland.gov
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Maryland
Antifraud Program
Joe Smith
Acting Associate Commissioner, Insurance Fraud and Producer Enforcement Division -
Maryland
Company Licensing
Erin Nickles
Director, Company Licensingerin.nickles@maryland.gov
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Maryland
Consumer Complaints - Life & Health
Terri Smith
Director, Life and Health Complaintslhcomplaints.mia@maryland.gov
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Consumer Complaints - Property & Casualty
Danilsa Marciniak
Director, Property and Casualty Complaints -
Maryland
Department Counsel
J. Van Lear Dorsey
Principal Counsel and Assistant Attorney General -
Maryland
Examinations - Agent, Property & Casualty
Jeff Gross
Chief Enforcement Officer -
Maryland
Examinations - Market Analysis
Gregory Ricci
Chief Financial Analystgregory.ricci@maryland.gov
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Financial Analysis
Lynn Beckner
Associate Commissioner, Financial Regulation Division -
Maryland
Government Relations
Jamie Sexton
Director, Legislative and Regulatory Policyjamie.sexton@maryland.gov
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Maryland
Guaranty Fund Questions - Life Insurance
David Cooney
Associate Commissioner, Life and Health Division -
Maryland
Guaranty Fund Questions - Property & Casualty
William Fawcett
Associate Commissioner, Property and Casualty Divisionwilliam.fawcett@maryland.gov
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Maryland
InsurTech
Kory Boone
Special Deputy Commissioner of Insurance Regulation and Innovation -
Maryland
Market Regulation
Mary Kwei
Associate Commissioner, Market Regulation and Professional Licensing Division -
Maryland
NAIC Liaison
Matthew Weiss
NAIC Relations and Policy Coordination Managermatthew.weiss1@maryland.gov
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Maryland
Policy and Form Filing - Life & Health
Karen Lam
Chief of Health Insurance and Managed Care -
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Policy and Form Filing - Property & Casualty
Ronald Coleman
Director, Property and Casualty Rates and Forms -
Maryland
Premium Tax Collection
Erin Nickles
Director, Company Licensingerin.nickles@maryland.gov
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Property & Casualty - Commercial Lines
Ronald Coleman
Director, Property and Casualty Rates and Forms -
Maryland
Property & Casualty - Personal Lines
Ronald Coleman
Director, Property and Casualty Rates and Forms -
Maryland
Regulations
Erica Bailey
Associate Commissioner, Hearingserica.bailey@maryland.gov
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Maryland
Regulations
Jessica Blackmon
Administrative Law Clerkjessica.blackmon@maryland.gov
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