§ 400-a-6

400-A:6 Deputy Commissioner; Other Department Positions. – I. The commissioner, subject to the approval of the governor, shall appoint a deputy commissioner of insurance who shall hold office for 5 years and until a successor has been appointed and qualified. II. The deputy commissioner of insurance shall perform such duties and exercise such powers of the commissioner pursuant to RSA Title XXXVII as the commissioner from time to time may authorize. III. When the office of the commissioner is vacant, or when the commissioner is unable to perform his duties because of mental or physical disability, the deputy commissioner of insurance shall be acting commissioner. III-a. There shall be an assistant commissioner who shall be appointed by the commissioner of insurance. He or she shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. When the offices of the commissioner and deputy commissioner are vacant, or when the commissioner or deputy commissioner is unable to perform his or her duties because of mental or physical disability, the assistant commissioner shall be acting commissioner. The assistant commissioner shall perform such duties and exercise such powers of the commissioner

es because of mental or physical disability, the assistant commissioner shall be acting commissioner. The assistant commissioner shall perform such duties and exercise such powers of the commissioner pursuant to RSA Title XXXVII as the commissioner from time to time may authorize. III-b. [Repealed.] III-c. [Repealed.] III-d. [Repealed.] IV, V. [Repealed.] VI. [Repealed.] VII. The commissioner shall appoint, as the commissioner's assistants, a director of financial regulation, a director of life and health, a director of health economics, a director of health care analytics, a general counsel, an insurance fraud director, a senior insurance fraud investigator, a director of property and casualty, a property and casualty actuary, a chief property and casualty actuary, a workers' compensation analyst, a chief life, accident and health actuary, a compliance and enforcement counsel, a chief financial examiner, a communications director, and a health reform coordinator, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The director of financial regulation, director of life and health, director of health economics, director of health care analytics, general counsel, insurance

rve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The director of financial regulation, director of life and health, director of health economics, director of health care analytics, general counsel, insurance fraud director, senior insurance fraud investigator, director of property and casualty, property and casualty actuary, chief property and casualty actuary, workers' compensation analyst, chief life, accident and health actuary, compliance and enforcement counsel, chief financial examiner, communications director, and health reform coordinator, shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the commissioner may authorize. Source. 1971, 244:1. 1977, 499:2. 1987, 411:11. 1990, 246:5, 6; 254:37. 1992, 221:3. 1997, 351:21. 2003, 150:3. 2004, 187:6. 2005, 177:102. 2008, 387:4. 2010, 212:1; 243:14. 2015, 276:174, 176. 2017, 154:1, 2, 9, eff. Aug. 15, 2017. 2018, 140:2, eff. May 30, 2018. 2021, 91:374, eff. July 1, 2021.