Appointments in US

The Indiana Department of Insurance (IDOI) has named Carol Cutter its new commissioner, effective June 22. Cutter, a former chief deputy commissioner of the IDOI, succeeds Jim Atterholt, who has been appointed to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Cutter has served as IDOI deputy commissioner of health issues since 2005. She has led efforts to eliminate an 18-month backlog of rate and form filings for health, life and property/casualty products in her first two years on the job. Cutter also helped establish a self-certification process for life and annuity rate and form filings to allow for a faster turnaround for approval of those insurance products for marketing. Before serving in state government, Cutter worked in various capacities in the insurance industry for nearly 30 years. During his four-year tenure as IDOI commissioner, Atterholt has led agency reform efforts to make the department more responsive to consumers and the insurance industry while strengthening its commitment to consumer protection. He also initiated a programme to provide IDOI assistance to victims of natural disaster having problems with insurance claims.