COLO. GOVERNOR APPOINTS NEW COMMISSIONER:

Colorado Governor Bill Owens announced the appointment of David Rivera as Colorado Insurance Commissioner. Rivera has been part of Owens’ administration since August 2001. In his position as senior policy advisor, Rivera developed and helped to implement the governor’s agenda on health care, auto insurance and higher education policy issues. Prior to his current position, Rivera served as the manager of advocacy for the American Heart Association in Colorado. Rivera spent the first seven years of his professional life working on actuarial issues in Washington D.C. He was responsible for coordinating public policy issues for the American Academy of Actuaries, a 14,000-member professional association. His appointment was effective April 20; he must be confirmed by the Senate.