Maine's Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa has announced that he plans to retire on April 1, 2022.
Cioppa served with the Maine Bureau of Insurance for 33 years. He joined the Bureau in 1988 as a Statistician and then served as Supervisor of the Workers' Compensation Section, prior to becoming Deputy Superintendent in 1998 and Superintendent in 2011. He served as superintendent for the last decade.
Cioppa notably helped to overhaul Maine's workers' compensation program in the 1990′s, and oversaw the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Maine Governor Janet Mills and other Maine officials praised Cioppa in a written statement, noting that he worked tirelessly to protect the rights of Mainers and support competition in the insurance industry.
The Superintendent of Insurance is appointed by the Governor and is subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Maine Legislature having jurisdiction over banking and insurance matters and to confirmation by the Legislature. After a Superintendent is appointed, they serve a five-year term. The Mill's Administration says it's conducting a national search to find a replacement who must be confirmed by the legislature.