Illinois Governor Appoints Insurance Director

It was announced on May 29, 2015 that Anne Melissa Dowling, CFA, will be appointed the Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI) by Governor Bruce Rauner.

Dowling has close to 30 years of insurance industry experience. She spent 25 years in the private sector working at MassMutual, Aetna and Connecticut Mutual. For the last three-and-a-half years she has worked for the Connecticut Insurance Department in various leadership roles. Most recently, Dowling was the Acting Commissioner of the Connecticut Insurance Department.

Dowling earned her bachelor’s degree from Amherst College, and holds an MBA in finance from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University.