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State Insurance Regulators

Each state has its own laws and regulations for all types of insurance, including car, homeowner and health insurance.

The officials listed below enforce these laws. Many of these offices can provide you with information to help you make informed insurance buying decisions.

Your local library also has information that can help you compare insurance companies before making a purchase.

If you have a question or complaint about your insurance company's policies, contact the company before you contact the state insurance regulator.

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Alabama

 

Acting Commissioner
Alabama Department of Insurance
201 Monroe St., Suite 1700
PO Box 303351
Montgomery, AL 36104
334-269-3550
Fax: 334-241-4192
E-mail: insdept@insurance.state.al.us
Web site: www.aldoi.org
 

Alaska

 

Director
Department of Community and Economic Development
Division of Insurance
3601 C St.
Suite 1324
Anchorage, AK 99503-5948
907-269-7900
Fax: 907-269-7910
E-mail: insurance@dced.state.ak.us
Web site: www.dced.state.ak.us/insurance
 

Acting Deputy Director
Department of Community and Economic Development
Division of Insurance
PO Box 110805
Juneau, AK 99811-0805
907-465-2515
TDD/TTY: 907-465-5437
Fax: 907-465-3422
E-mail: insurance@dced.state.ak.us
Web site: www.dced.state.ak.us/insurance/
 

Arizona

 

Director
Arizona Department of Insurance
2910 North 44th St., Suite 210
Phoenix, AZ 85018-7256
602-912-8444
Toll free in AZ: 1-800-325-2548
Fax: 602-954-7008 (complaints)
Web site: www.state.az.us/id
 

Arkansas

 

Commissioner
Arkansas Department of Insurance
1200 West 3rd St.
Little Rock, AR 72201-1904
501-371-2640
Toll free in AR only: 1-800-282-9134
Toll free nationwide: 1-800-282-5494
Fax: 501-371-2749
E-mail: insurance.consumers@mail.state.ar.us
Web site: www.state.ar.us/insurance
 

California

 

Insurance Commissioner
Department of Insurance
Executive Office
300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1500
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-492-3500
415-538-4010 San Francisco
213-897-8921 Los Angeles
Toll free in CA: 1-800-927-4357
Web site: www.insurance.ca.gov
 

Colorado

 

Commissioner
Division of Insurance
1560 Broadway, Suite 850
Denver, CO 80202
303-894-7499, ext. 4311
Toll free in CO: 1-800-930-3745
TDD/TTY: 303-894-7880
Fax: 303-894-7455
Web site: www.dora.state.co.us/Insurance
 

Connecticut

 

Director
Consumer Affairs
Department of Insurance
PO Box 816
Hartford, CT 06142-0816
860-297-3984
Toll free: 1-800-203-3447
Fax: 203-297-3872
Web site: www.state.ct.us/cid
 

Delaware

 

Insurance Commissioner
Department of Insurance
841 Silver Lake Blvd. Rodney Building
Dover, DE 19904
302-739-4251
Toll free in DE: 1-800-282-8611
Fax: 302-739-5280
Web site: www.state.de.us/inscom
 

District of Columbia

 

Commissioner
District of Columbia Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation
810 First St., NW
Suite 701
Washington, DC 20002
202-727-8000
Fax: 202-535-1196
E-mail: disr@dcgov.org
 

Florida

 

Department of Financial Services
Office of Insurance Regulation
200 East Gaines St.
Tallahassee, FL 323990300
850-413-3100
Toll free in FL: 1-800-342-2762
TDD toll free: 1-800-640-0886
E-mail: fldbf@dfs.state.fl.us
Web site: www.fldfs.com
 

Georgia

 

Commissioner
Insurance and Fire Safety
Two Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-656-2070
Toll free in GA: 1-800-656-2298
TDD/TTY: 404-656-4031
Fax: 404-651-8719
Web site: www.inscomm.state.ga.us
 

Hawaii

 

Insurance Commissioner
State of Hawaii, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Insurance Division
250 South King St., 5th Floor (96813)
P.O. Box 3614
Honolulu, HI 96811-3614
808-586-2790
808-586-2799
Fax: 808-586-2806
Web site: www.hawaii.gov/insurance
 

Idaho

 

Director
State of Idaho Department of Insurance
700 West State St.
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0043
208-334-4250
Toll free in ID: 1-800-721-3272
Fax: 208-334-4398
Web site: www.doi.state.id.us
 

Illinois

 

Office Manager and Staff Attorney
Department of Insurance
100 West Randolph St., Suite 15-100
Chicago, IL 60601
312-814-2420
Fax: 312-814-5435
Web site: www.state.il.us/ins
 

Director
Department of Insurance
320 West Washington St.
Springfield, IL 62767
217-782-4515
Toll free: 1-877-527-9431 (Office of Consumer Health Insurance)
TDD: 217-524-4872
Fax: 217-782-5020
E-mail: director@ins.state.il.us
Web site: www.state.il.us/ins/
 

Indiana

 

Commissioner
Department of Insurance
311 W. Washington St., Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2787
317-232-2385
Toll free in IN: 1-800-622-4461
Toll free: 1-800-452-4800 (in-state senior health insurance information)
Fax: 317-232-5251
Web site: www.state.in.us/idoi/
 

Iowa

 

Commissioner
State of Iowa
Division of Insurance
330 Maple St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-5705
Fax: 515-281-3059
Web site: www.state.ia.us/government/com/ins/ins.htm
 

Kansas

 

Commissioner
Insurance Division
420 SW 9th St.
Topeka, KS 66612-1678
785-296-7801
Toll free in KS: 1-800-432-2484
Fax: 785-296-2283
E-mail: ksebelius@ink.org
Web site: www.ink.org/public/kid
 

Kentucky

 

Commissioner
Department of Insurance
215 West Main St.
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-3630
Toll free: 1-800-595-6053
Fax: 502-564-1650
Web site: www.doi.state.ky.us/
 

Louisiana

 

Commissioner
Department of Insurance
950 North Fifth St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9214
225-343-4834
Toll free: 1-800-259-5300
Toll free:1-800-259-5301
Fax: 254-342-5900
Web site: www.ldi.state.la.us
 

Maine

 

Superintendent
Bureau of Insurance
34 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207-624-8475
Toll free in ME: 1-800-300-5000
TDD: 207-624-8563
Fax: 207-624-8599
Web site: www.maineinsurancereg.org
 

Maryland

 

Insurance Commissioner
Maryland Insurance Administration
525 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-468-2000
410-468-2340 (property & casualty complaints)
Toll free nationwide: 1-800-492-6116
Fax: 410-468-2020
Web site: www.mdinsurance.state.md.us
 

Massachusetts

 

Commissioner
Division of Insurance
South Station, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
617-521-7794
TDD: 617-521-7490
Fax: 617-521-7772
Web site: www.state.ma.us/doi
 

Michigan

 

Commissioner
Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services
611 West Ottawa St., 2nd Floor North
P.O. Box 30220
Lansing, MI 48933
517-373-0220
Toll free: 1-877-999-6442
Fax: 517-335-4978
Web site: www.cis.state.mi.us/ofis
 

Minnesota

 

Deputy Commissioner of Enforcement and Licensing
Department of Commerce
133 East 7th St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-296-2488
Toll free: 1-800-657-3602
Fax: 651-296-4328
E-mail: enforcement@state.mn.us
Web site: www.commerce.state.mn.us
 

Mississippi

 

Commissioner of Insurance
Department of Insurance
PO Box 79
Jackson, MS 39205
601-359-3569
Toll free in MS: 1-800-562-2957
Fax: 601-359-2474
Web site: www.doi.state.ms.us
 

Missouri

 

Director
Missouri Department of Insurance
PO Box 690
301 West High St., Room 630
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-4126
573-751-2640
Toll free in MO: 1-800-726-7390
TTD/TTY: 573-526-4536
Fax: 573-751-1165
E-mail: dsprings@mail.state.mo.us
Web site: www.insurance.state.mo.us
 

Montana

 

Commissioner
Department of Insurance
840 Helena Ave.
P.O. Box 4009
Helena, MT 59601
406-444-2040
Toll free in MT: 1-800-332-6148
Fax: 406-444-3497
Web site: www.state.mt.us/sao
 

Nebraska

 

Director
Department of Insurance
941 O St., Suite 400
Lincoln, NE 68508-3690
402-471-2201
TDD toll free: 1-800-833-7351
Fax: 402-471-4610
Web site: www.nol.org/home/NDOI
 

Nevada

 

Commissioner
Division of Insurance
Consumer Service Section
1665 Hot Springs Rd., #152
Carson City, NV 89706
775-687-7690
775-687-7650
Fax: 775-687-3937
Web site: www.doi.state.nv.us
 

New Hampshire

 

Commissioner
Department of Insurance
56 Old Suncook Rd.
Concord, NH 03301-7317
603-271-2261
Toll free in NH: 1-800-852-3416
TDD/TTY toll free in NH: 1-800-735-2964
Fax: 603-271-1406
E-mail: requests@ins.state.nh.us
Web site: www.state.nh.us/insurance
 

New Jersey

 

Acting Commissioner
Department of Banking and Insurance
20 West State St.
P.O. Box 325
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-633-7667
Fax: 609-984-5273
Web site: www.state.nj.us/dobi/
 

New Mexico

 

Superintendent
Department of Insurance
POBox 1269
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1269
505-827-4601
Toll free in NM: 1-800-947-4722
Fax: 505-827-4734
Web site: www.nmprc.state.nm.us
 

New York

 

Consumer Services Bureau
NYS Insurance Department
Agency Bldg. 1-ESP
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12257
518-474-6600
Fax: 518-474-6630
Web site: www.ins.state.ny.us
 

Consumer Services Bureau
NYS Insurance Department
65 Court St. #7
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-847-7618
Fax: 716-847-7925
Web site: www.ins.state.ny.us
 

North Carolina

 

Commissioner
Department of Insurance
Dobbs Bldg., 430 North Salisbury St.
P.O. Box 26387
Raleigh, NC 27611
919-733-7349
919-733-7343
Toll free: 1-800-546-5664
Toll free:1-800-662-7777
Fax: 919-733-6495
E-mail: bstevens@ncdoi.net
Web site: www.ncdoi.net
 

North Dakota

 

Insurance Commissioner
North Dakota Insurance Department
600 East Boulevard Ave.
5th Floor
Bismarck, ND 58505
701-328-2440
Toll free in ND: 1-800-247-0560
TTY/TDD: 1-800-366-6888
Fax: 701-328-4880
E-mail: insurance@state.nd.us
Web site: www.state.nd.us/ndins
 

Ohio

 

Consumer Advocate/Assistant Director
Department of Insurance
Office of Consumer Services
2100 Stella Court
Columbus, OH 43215-1067
614-644-3378
Toll free: 1-800-686-1526 (consumer hotline)
Toll free:1-800-686-1527 (fraud hotline)
Toll free:1-800-686-3745 (senior hotline)
614-644-3745
Fax: 614-752-0740
E-mail: nancy.colley@ins.state.oh.us
Web site: www.state.oh.us/
 

Oklahoma

 

Insurance Commissioner
Oklahoma Insurance Department
3814 North Santa Fe
PO Box 53408
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
405-521-2828
Toll free in OK: 1-800-522-0071
Fax: 405-521-6652
E-mail: okinsdpt@telepath.com
Web site: www.oid.state.ok.us
 

Oregon

 

Acting Administrator
Oregon Insurance Division
350 Winter St., NE
Room 440-2
Salem, OR 97310-3883
503-947-7984
503-947-7983
Toll free in OR: 1-888-877-4894
Fax: 503-378-4351
E-mail: dcbs.insmail@state.or.us
Web site: www.cbs.state.or.us/ins
 

Pennsylvania

 

Director Bureau of Consumer Service
Insurance Department
1321 Strawberry Square
13th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-787-2317
Toll free: 1-877-881-6388
E-mail: consumer@ins.state.pa.us
Web site: www.insurance.state.pa.us
 

Puerto Rico

 

Commissioner of Insurance
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Call Box 8330
Fernandez Juncos Station
Santurce, PR 00910-8330
787-722-8686
787-721-5848
Fax: 787-722-4402
 

Rhode Island

 

Superintendent
Insurance Division
233 Richmond St., Suite 233
Providence, RI 02903-4233
401-222-2223
Fax: 401-222-5475
 

South Carolina

 

Director
S. C. Department of Insurance
Consumer Services
1612 Marion St.
P.O. Box 100105 (29202-3105)
Columbia, SC 29201
803-737-6180
Toll free in SC: 1-800-768-3467
Fax: 803-737-6231
E-mail: CnsmMail@doi.state.sc.us
Web site: www.doi.state.sc.us
 

South Dakota

 

Director
South Dakota Division of Insurance
Department of Commerce and Regulation
118 West Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-2000
605-773-3563
Fax: 605-773-5369
E-mail: darlal@crpr1.state.sd.us
Web site: www.state.sd.us/insurance
 

Tennessee

 

Commissioner
Department of Commerce and Insurance
500 James Robertson Pkwy.
5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0565
615-741-2241
Toll free in TN: 1-800-342-4029 (consumer insurance services)
Toll free in TN: 1-800-525-2816 (counseling for seniors)
Fax: 615-532-6934
Web site: www.state.tn.us/commerce
 

Texas

 

Commissioner of Insurance
Texas Department of Insurance
333 Guadalupe St. (Zip 78701)
P.O. Box 149104
Austin, TX 78614-9104
512-463-6169
Toll free in TX: 1-800-252-3439 (consumer help line)
Fax: 512-475-2005
Web site: www.tdi.state.tx.us
 

Utah

 

Commissioner
Department of Insurance
State Office Bldg., Room 3110
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801-538-3805
Toll free in UT: 1-800-439-3805
TDD: 801-538-3826
Fax: 801-538-3829
Web site: www.insurance.state.ut.us
 

Vermont

 

Commissioner
Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
89 Main St.
Drawer 20
Montpelier, VT 05620-3101
802-828-3302
Toll free in VT: 1-800-964-1784
Fax: 802-828-3301
Web site: www.bishca.state.vt.us
 

Virgin Islands

 

Director of Insurance
Kongen's Gade #18
St. Thomas, VI 00802
340-774-7166
Fax: 340-774-9458
E-mail: vidoi001@aol.com
 

Virginia

 

Commissioner
Bureau of Insurance
State Corporation Commission
PO Box 1157
1300 East Main St. (23219) (only for special delivery and walk-ins)
Richmond, VA 23218
804-371-9967
Toll free in VA: 1-800-552-7945
TDD: 804-371-9349
Web site: www.state.va.us/scc
 

Washington

 

Commissioner of Insurance
Office of the Commssioner of Insurance
14th Ave. and Water St.
P.O. Box 40255
Olympia, WA 98504-0255
360-753-3613
Toll free in WA: 1-800-562-6900
TDD: 360-664-3154
Fax: 360-586-3535
E-mail: inscomr@aol.com
Web site: www.insurance.wa.gov
 

West Virginia

 

Commissioner
Department of Insurance
1124 Smith St. (25301)
P.O. Box 50540
Charleston, WV 25305-0540
304-558-3354
Toll free in WV: 1-800-642-9004
Fax: 304-558-0412
E-mail: wvins@wvnvm.wvnet.edi
Web site: www.state.wv.us/insurance
 

Wisconsin

 

Commissioner
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
121 East Wilson St. (53702)
P.O. Box 7873
Madison, WI 53707-7873
608-266-0103
Toll free in WI: 1-800-236-8517
TDD/TTY toll free: 1-800-947-3529
Fax: 608-266-9935
E-mail: information@oci.state.wi.us
Web site: badger.state.wi.us/agencies/oci
 

Wyoming

 

Commissioner
Wyoming Department of Insurance
Herschler Bldg.,122 West 25th St.
3rd Floor East
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0440
307-777-7401
Toll free in WY: 1-800-438-5768
Fax: 307-777-5895
E-mail: wyinsdep@state.wy.us
Web site: insurance.state.wy.us/

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