Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has appointed Gary D. Anderson to Commissioner of the Division of Insurance, a regulatory agency under the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation.
Acting commissioner since February
Anderson joined the Division in 2014 as First Deputy Commissioner and has served as the Acting Commissioner since February 2017, where he is responsible for overseeing and monitoring an approximately $53 billion industry with over 1,600 licensed insurance companies and approximately 126,000 insurance agents licensed to do business in Massachusetts.
"Commissioner Anderson is a committed public servant with a strong skill set and extensive private and public sector experience that will be a tremendous asset to his continued leadership," said Governor Charlie Baker.
As Commissioner, Anderson will report to John Chapman, Undersecretary of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation.
Prior experience
Prior to his roles at the Division of Insurance, Anderson served as a Policy Advisor and Senior Counsel in the Massachusetts State Senate President's Office, where he was involved in a number of policy areas, from controlling health care costs to all matters affecting the financial services sector.
Anderson's private sector work began in 1999 with a regional insurer in the Northwestern United States, and also includes experience at a pharmaceutical company, where he was responsible for negotiating the tiered status of pharmaceuticals in the hospital setting.
Anderson is a graduate of Idaho State University and Albany Law School at Union University.
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