154:1 Insurance Department; Department Positions. Amend RSA 400-A:6, III-a to read as follows:

III-a. There shall be a director of operations an assistant commissioner who shall be appointed by the commissioner of insurance. He or she shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner during good behavior. When the offices of the commissioner and deputy commissioner are vacant, or when the commissioner or deputy commissioner is unable to perform his or her duties because of mental or physical disability, the director of operations assistant commissioner shall be acting commissioner. The director of operations assistant commissioner shall perform such duties and exercise such powers of the commissioner pursuant to RSA Title XXXVII as the commissioner from time to time may authorize.

154:2 Department of Insurance; Department Positions. Amend RSA 400-A:6, VII to read as follows:

VII. The commissioner shall appoint, as the commissioner's assistants, a director of financial regulation, a health care policy analyst director of health economics, a health care statistician director of health care analytics, a general counsel, an insurance fraud attorney, a senior insurance fraud investigator, an assistant a property and casualty actuary, a chief property and casualty actuary, a workers' compensation analyst, a chief life, accident and health actuary, a compliance and enforcement counsel, a chief financial examiner, and a health reform coordinator, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner during good behavior. The health care policy analyst, health care statistician director of financial regulation, director of health economics, director of healthcare analytics, general counsel, insurance fraud attorney, senior insurance fraud investigator, assistant property and casualty actuary, chief property and casualty actuary, workers' compensation analyst, chief life, accident and health actuary, compliance and enforcement counsel, chief financial examiner, and health reform coordinator, shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the commissioner may authorize.

154:3 Insurance Department; Salaries of Department Positions. Amend RSA 400-A:8, I and II to read as follows:

I. Compensation. The salary of the commissioner, deputy commissioner, director of operations director of financial regulation, actuary, life, accident and health actuary assistant commissioner, and all assistants to the commissioner shall be as prescribed in RSA 94:1-a.

II. Expenses. The commissioner, deputy commissioner, director of operations, director of financial regulation, actuary, life, accident and health actuary assistant commissioner, and the all assistants to the commissioner shall be allowed their traveling expenses while engaged in the performance of their duties.

154:4 Compensation of State Officers. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b), salary grade DD to read as follows:

DD Insurance department health care statistician

director of health care analytics

154:5 Compensation of State Officers. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b), salary grade EE to read as follows:

EE Insurance department director of operations

assistant commissioner

154:6 Compensation of State Officers. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b), salary grade FF to read as follows:

FF Insurance department [assistant actuary]

property and casualty actuary

FF Insurance department [health care policy analyst]

director of health economics

154:7 Compensation of State Officers. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b), salary grade HH to read as follows:

HH Insurance department [actuary]

chief property and casualty actuary

154:8 Compensation of State Offices. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) by inserting in salary grade HH the following:

HH Insurance department chief life, accident and health actuary

154:9 Repeal. RSA 400-A:6, III-b-III-d, and VI, relative to certain positions in the department, are repealed.

154:10 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 16, 2017

Effective Date: August 15, 2017

154:1 Insurance Department; Department Positions. Amend RSA 400-A:6, III-a to read as follows:

III-a. There shall be an assistant commissioner who shall be appointed by the commissioner of insurance. He or she shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner . When the offices of the commissioner and deputy commissioner are vacant, or when the commissioner or deputy commissioner is unable to perform his or her duties because of mental or physical disability, the assistant commissioner shall be acting commissioner. The assistant commissioner shall perform such duties and exercise such powers of the commissioner pursuant to RSA Title XXXVII as the commissioner from time to time may authorize.

154:2 Department of Insurance; Department Positions. Amend RSA 400-A:6, VII to read as follows:

VII. The commissioner shall appoint, as the commissioner's assistants, a director of financial regulation, a director of health economics, a director of health care analytics, a general counsel, an insurance fraud attorney, a senior insurance fraud investigator, a property and casualty actuary, a chief property and casualty actuary, a workers' compensation analyst, a chief life, accident and health actuary, a compliance and enforcement counsel, a chief financial examiner, and a health reform coordinator, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner . The director of financial regulation, director of health economics, director of healthcare analytics, general counsel, insurance fraud attorney, senior insurance fraud investigator, property and casualty actuary, chief property and casualty actuary, workers' compensation analyst, chief life, accident and health actuary, compliance and enforcement counsel, chief financial examiner, and health reform coordinator, shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the commissioner may authorize.

154:3 Insurance Department; Salaries of Department Positions. Amend RSA 400-A:8, I and II to read as follows:

I. Compensation. The salary of the commissioner, deputy commissioner, assistant commissioner, and all assistants to the commissioner shall be as prescribed in RSA 94:1-a.

II. Expenses. The commissioner, deputy commissioner, assistant commissioner, and all assistants to the commissioner shall be allowed their traveling expenses while engaged in the performance of their duties.

154:4 Compensation of State Officers. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b), salary grade DD to read as follows:

DD Insurance department

director of health care analytics

154:5 Compensation of State Officers. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b), salary grade EE to read as follows:

EE Insurance department

assistant commissioner

154:6 Compensation of State Officers. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b), salary grade FF to read as follows:

FF Insurance department [assistant actuary]

property and casualty actuary

FF Insurance department [health care policy analyst]

director of health economics

154:7 Compensation of State Officers. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b), salary grade HH to read as follows:

HH Insurance department [actuary]

chief property and casualty actuary

154:8 Compensation of State Offices. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) by inserting in salary grade HH the following:

HH Insurance department chief life, accident and health actuary

154:9 Repeal. RSA 400-A:6, III-b-III-d, and VI, relative to certain positions in the department, are repealed.

154:10 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 16, 2017

Effective Date: August 15, 2017