Arkansas Insurance Commissioner to Chair NAIC Workers’ Comp Task Force

Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain has been appointed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to serve as the Chair for the Workers’ Compensation (C) Task Force, a subgroup of the Property and Casualty (C) Committee, commonly referred to as the “C Committee,” for which McClain was appointed Co-Vice Chair.

The mission of the Workers’ Compensation Task Force is to study the nature and effectiveness of state approaches to workers’ compensation and related issues, including, but not limited to: assigned risk plans; safety in the workplace; treatment of investment income in rating; occupational disease; cost containment; and the relevance of adopted NAIC model laws, regulations and/or guidelines pertaining to workers’ compensation.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed McClain Commissioner on April 3, 2020. McClain previously worked for the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and 13 years with the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission.

Source: Arkansas Insurance Department