KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Oct. 8, 2025)
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù¹Ù·½ Welcomes Foreign Regulators for Fall 2025 International Fellows Program, Marking 20th Anniversary of Bilateral Cooperation and Learning
This week, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù¹Ù·½) marks 20 years of the International Fellows Program and welcomes 10 foreign regulators, who are participating in the fall 2025 in-person session (Oct. 6 – Nov. 18). Fellows from Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Georgia, Ghana, India, Panama, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand will be hosted by insurance departments in Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia for the fall 2025 program.
The in-depth program offers participants training at the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù¹Ù·½ Central Office in Kansas City, MO, where they will learn how insurance regulation works in the U.S. and how the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù¹Ù·½ supports state-based regulation. Participants will then work for five weeks at a state insurance department, seeing firsthand how states approach financial regulation, market conduct, licensing, and many other aspects of regulation. Fellows will finish the program at the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù¹Ù·½'s Capital Markets & Investment Analysis Office in New York City, where they will learn how the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù¹Ù·½ keeps state regulators updated on investment risks and trends in the market.
The program fosters global regulatory collaboration and knowledge exchange through hands-on experience and training in U.S. state-based insurance regulation.
About the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
As part of our state-based system of insurance regulation in the United States, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù¹Ù·½) provides expertise, data, and analysis for insurance commissioners to effectively regulate the industry and protect consumers. The U.S. standard-setting organization is governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories. Through the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù¹Ù·½, state insurance regulators establish standards and best practices, conduct peer reviews, and coordinate regulatory oversight. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù¹Ù·½ staff supports these efforts and represents the collective views of state regulators domestically and internationally.