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National Meeting NewsFour Insurance Departments Achieve Reaccreditation During NAIC 2026 Summer National MeetingAug. 12, 2026
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Four states—Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Indiana, and Michigan—have successfully passed their reaccreditation reviews during the NAIC 2026 Summer National Meeting. This means these insurance departments have been recognized for meeting important standards in financial oversight, ensuring they can effectively regulate insurance companies operating in multiple states. Accreditation is reviewed every five years to maintain these standards.
Insurance agents should be aware that these reaccredited departments can be trusted to provide solid financial oversight, which can help in ensuring the stability of the insurance market. Agents should stay informed about these developments as they may impact their operations and the companies they work with.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Aug. 12, 2026)
Four Insurance Departments Achieve Reaccreditation During NAIC 2026 Summer National Meeting
During the NAIC’s 2026 Summer National Meeting, the
NAIC Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation (F) Committee
voted to accredit the insurance regulatory departments in
Arkansas
, the
District of Columbia
,
Indiana
, and
Michigan
. Accredited insurance departments undergo a comprehensive, independent review every five years to ensure they meet financial solvency oversight standards.
The NAIC Accreditation Program demonstrates that state insurance regulatory departments meet standards of solvency regulation and provide effective regulation of multistate insurers. NAIC accreditation allows non-domestic states to rely on the accredited domestic regulator to fulfill a baseline level of effective financial regulatory oversight.
To become accredited, a U.S. state or territory insurance regulatory department must submit to a full on-site accreditation review by a team of independent consultants who evaluate its capabilities in the following areas:
Financial solvency laws and regulations.
Financial analysis and examination capabilities.
Organizational and personnel practices.
Primary licensing, re-domestications, and change of control of domestic insurers.
For a state insurance regulatory department to remain accredited, an accreditation review must be performed at least once every five years, with interim annual reviews. If necessary, key areas for improvement may be provided to the state, and an interim follow-up may be required.
Learn more about the NAIC’s
Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation Program
.
Arkansas Insurance Department Staff with Commissioner Jimmy Harris (middle, second row)
District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking Staff with Commissioner Karima M. Woods (middle, front row)
Indiana Department of Insurance Staff
Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services Staff with Commissioner Anita G. Fox (middle right, front row)
About the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
As part of our state-based system of insurance regulation in the United States, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) provides expertise, data, and analysis for insurance commissioners to effectively regulate the industry and protect consumers. The U.S. standard-setting organization is governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories. Through the NAIC, state insurance regulators establish standards and best practices, conduct peer reviews, and coordinate regulatory oversight. NAIC staff supports these efforts and represents the collective views of state regulators domestically and internationally.