NAIC Hires Former Arizona Regulator Urias as global Director

The country wide affiliation of insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has employed Christina Urias, former Arizona insurance commissioner, to the fill newly-created position of coping with director of the worldwide coverage Regulatory Affairs department.

This position reports without delay to the CEO Ben Nelson and has duty for NAIC global group of workers in Washington, D.C., new york town and Kansas metropolis, Mo.

Urias will provide coverage steerage and technical expertise to NAIC members and team of workers on worldwide regulatory developments, according to the declaration. she can play a lead role in advising on precedence sports, growing and retaining relationships with worldwide regulators, authorities officers and popular-putting our bodies round the arena. she will be able to additionally coordinate international efforts with federal and nation officers, the coverage industry and different key stakeholders.

Urias served because the director of the Arizona coverage branch from 2003 to 2012. She chaired the NAIC’s Solvency Modernization Initiative undertaking pressure, served on the NAIC’s government Committee and changed into elected chair of the NAIC’s Western quarter. prior to that, she practiced coverage law with the company DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy.