WV State Insurance Department Organization Directory

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West Virginia

Last edited: May 7, 2009*

*Recent changes in red.

West Virginia Officesof the Insurance Commissioner
1124 Smith Street
P.O. Box 50540
Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0540

Web site: www.wvinsurance.gov

Phone: (304) 558-3029
Consumer Hotlines: (304) 558-3386
or 1-888-TRY-WVIC (1-888-879-9842)(In-state only)
Insurance Fraud: Contact Fraud Unit - (304) 558-8264
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

E-mail addresses for most staff are:
FirstName.LastName@wvinsurance.gov. Example: John.Doe@wvinsurance.gov

STAFF CONTACTS
Insurance Commissioner Began Present Term: Term of Office: Elected/Appointed: Prior Vocation:		Jane L. Cline January 2001 At pleasure of Governor Appointed Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
DIVISION DIRECTORS
Administrative Services		Kathy Damron (304) 558-3707, Fax (304) 558-4967
AccessWV		Nancy Malecek (304) 558-8264, Fax (304) 558-8362 (nancy.malecek@wvinsurance.gov)
Agents Licensing & Education		(Vacant) (304) 558-0610, Fax (304) 558-4966
Board of Review		Rita Hedrick-Helmick (304) 558-5230, Fax (304) 558-1322
Claims Services		(Vacant) (304) 558-5838, Fax (304) 558-8948
Consumer Service		Kathleen Beck (304) 558-3386, Fax (304) 558-4965 (kathy.beck@wvinsurance.gov)
Employer Coverage		Debbie Tincher (304) 558-6279, Fax (304) 558-5586
Financial Accounting		Cheri Harpold (304) 558-6279, Fax 558-5586
Financial Conditions		Leah Cooper (304) 558-2100, Fax (304) 558-1365
General Counsel		Mary Jane Pickens (304) 558-0401, Fax (304) 558-1362 (mj.pickens@mail.wvnet.edu)
Information Technology		John Beane (304) 558-2293, Fax (304) 558-4089
Consumer Advocacy		Dennis Garrison (304) 558-3864, Fax (304) 558-2381 (dennis.garrison@wvinsurance.gov)
Medical Rates		Rose Lawrence (304) 558-6279, Fax (304) 558-5586.
Office of Judges		Rebecca Roush (304) 558-5111, Fax (304) 558-5595.
Rates & Forms		Tonya Gillespie (304) 558-2094, Fax (304) 558-1610
Records Management		John Beane (304) 558-1966, Fax (304) 558-4815
Revenue Recovery		Tina Clark (304) 558-1200, Fax (304) 558-0671
Self-Insurance		Angela Shepherd (304) 558-1207, Fax (304) 558-4914
Hearings Examiner		Jack DeBolt
Attorney		Mary Jane Pickens, General Counsel
Chief Examiner		Leah Cooper
Officer in Charge of Life Insurance		Tonya Gillespie
Officer in Charge of A&S		Tonya Gillespie
Assistant Director, Financial Conditions		Vacant

SPECIFIC SUBJECTS
Annual Statements		Leah Cooper
Claims-Complaints Examiners		Kathleen Beck, Director Examiners: Linda Gumm Winifred Saunders Dena Wildman Cindy Buckner Larry Abshire Nancy Edgar
Deposits		David Gillespie
Examinations, Companies		Leah Cooper
Fees		Agents - Mike Riley Companies - Leah Cooper
License		Agents - Mike Riley Companies - Leah Cooper
Policy & Other Form Filings, Life, A&S, Annuities		Tonya Gillespie
Rate Filings		Where applicable to life insurance - Tonya Gillespie
Variable Contracts		Individual Life, Group Life, Individual Annuities, Group Annuities - Tonya Gillespie