HAMPTON TAKES OVER:

Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams appointed Thomas Hampton as the Acting Commissioner of D.C.’s Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking, succeeding Commissioner Lawrence Mirel, who left recently for private practice after serving in that position for six years. A veteran of DISB since 1988, Hampton most recently held the position of Deputy Commissioner. Before joining DISB, Hampton worked in the insurance industry for captive insurance companies in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and American International Group. Also at DISB, Dana Sheppard, who was acting director of the Risk Finance Bureau at D.C.’s DOI, Securities and Banking, has been named the Associate Commissioner.