Insurance Department Contact Information
Department Office Hours:
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday Closed on State Holidays.
Online 24 x 7
Mailing & Delivery Address:
Utah Insurance Department
State Office Building Ste 3110 / Capitol Hill Complex
450 N State St
Salt Lake City UT 84114-6901
Directions to our Office & Where to Park
The Utah Insurance Department is located on the third floor of the State Office Building (northern most building) behind the State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City. To get to our office:
- Drive to 300 North State Street. The Capitol will be directly in front of you.
- Turn right, then left so that you drive along the east side of the Capitol Complex.
- Turn left into the driveway with the Public Parking sign. Parking is free.
- Enter the main double doors of the granite building that faces the parking lot. (The Senate Building)
- Go straight through the lunchroom to the doors leading onto the plaza between the four buildings.
- The building to your right, or to the north, is the State Office Building - your destination.
- Go through the entrance and straight ahead to the elevators. Go to the main office on the third floor, Room 3110, or the fifth floor, Room 5114 for the Producer Licensing Division.
Directory
Main (801)538-3800
In-State Toll Free (800)439-3805
Consumer Service (801)538-3800
General FAX (801)538-3829
Producer Licensing (801)538-3855
Producer Licensing FAX (801)538-3830
TDD (Hearing disabled) (801)538-3826
Divisions / Sections
- Office of the Commissioner
- Administration Division
- Bail Bond Surety Oversight Board
- Captive Insurers Division
- Enforcement
- Examination / Solvency Division
- Fraud Division
- Information Technology Services Division
- Life and Health Division & OCHA (Office of Consumer Health Assistance)
- Property & Casualty Division
- Market Conduct Division
- Producer Licensing Services Division
- Professional Employer Organization (PEO)
- Title & Escrow Commission
Office of the Commissioner
Develops, establishes and implements the policy and overall operation of the department.
Telephone (801)538-3800, Toll Free within Utah at (800)439-3805, or administration.uid@utah.gov
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Gooch | Commissioner | (801)538-3804 | ngooch@utah.gov |
| Brett Barratt | Deputy Commissioner | (801)538-3870 | bbarratt@utah.gov |
| Tanji Northrup | Assistant Commissioner | (801)538-1801 | tnorthrup@utah.gov |
| Silmara Charlesworth | Executive Assistant | (801)538-3804 | scharlesworth@utah.gov |
| Mark Kleinfield | Administrative Law Judge | (801)537-9246 | mkleinfield@utah.gov |
| Tomasz Serbinowski | Actuary | (801)537-9289 | tserbinowski@utah.gov |
| Jilene Whitby | Information Specialist | (801)538-3803 | jwhitby@utah.gov |
Administration Division
Responsible for budgeting, accounting and human resources.
Telephone (801)538-3800, Toll Free within Utah at (800)439-3805, or administration.uid@utah.gov
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle Christensen | Director | (801)538-3806 | dchristensen@utah.gov |
| Mary Dy | Financial Analyst II | (801)538-3810 | mdycrabb@utah.gov |
| Gail Fielding | Accounting Technician | (801)538-3236 | gpfielding@utah.gov |
| Karon Hardman | Accounting Technician | (801)538-3741 | khardman@utah.gov |
| Diane Perucca | Office Clerk III | (801)537-9145 | dperucca@utah.gov |
| Anna Weidauer | Receptionist | (801)538-3890 | aweidauer@utah.gov |
Assistant Attorney General
Conducts administrative proceedings and acts as counsel for the department, Bail Bond Advisory Board and Title and Escrow Commission.
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perri Babalis | Assistant Attorney General | (801)366-0375 | pbabalis@utah.gov |
| M. Gale Lemmon | Assistant AG Dept. Prosecutor | (801)366-0375 | glemmon@utah.gov |
| Bryce Pettey | Assistant Attorney General | (801)366-0375 | bpettey@utah.gov |
Bail Bond Surety Oversight Board
Makes written recommendations to the commissioner for rules governing bail bond (BB) surety insurance business; screens BB surety company license applications; recommends action regarding the granting, renewing, suspending, revoking, and reinstating of BB company licenses; and provides recommendation regarding investigations.
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perri Babalis | Assistant Attorney General | (801)366-0375 | pbabalis@utah.gov |
| Suzette Green-Wright | Director of Market Conduct | (801)538-9674 | sgreenwright@utah.gov |
| Brad Tibbitts | Director of Property & Casualty | (801)538-3822 | btibbitts@utah.gov |
| Tracy Klausmeier | P&C Rate & Form Senior Analyst | (801)538-3869 | tklausmeier@utah.gov |
| Paul Throckmorton | Bail Market Conduct Examiner | (801)537-9113 | pthrockmorton@utah.gov |
| Jilene Whitby | Secretary/Information Spec. | (801)538-3803 | jwhitby@utah.gov |
Captive Insurers Division
The focus of the Captive Insurance Division is to implement the Utah Captive Insurance Companies Act and promote Utah as domicile for captive insurance companies. Website: http://captive.utah.gov/
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Elliott | Director | (801)537-9047 | rcelliott@utah.gov |
| Terisa Anderson | Auditor II | (801)538-9539 | taanderson@utah.gov |
| Steven Price | Auditor II | (801)537-9110 | sbprice@utah.gov |
| Laura Shepherd | Auditor II | (801)538-9546 | lshepherd@utah.gov |
| David Snowball | Auditor II | (801)538-3817 | djsnowball@utah.gov |
| Travis Wegkamp | Auditor II | (801)537-9294 | twegkamp@utah.gov |
Examination / Solvency Division
Responsible for licensing of companies, analysis of financial information to detect possible troubled companies, and verification of financial information submitted.
Telephone (801)538-3671, Toll Free within Utah at (800)439-3805, or examination.uid@utah.gov
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob W. Garn | Chief Examiner | (801)538-3811 | jwgarn@utah.gov |
| Licensing & Administration | |||
| Eric Showgren | Manager | (801)537-9174 | eshowgren@utah.gov |
| Dava Berlinger-Butler | Licensing Specialist | (801)538-3812 | dberlinger@utah.gov |
| Victoria Wang | Licensing Financial Analyst | (801)538-3814 | vwang@utah.gov |
| Analysis | |||
| Daniel Applegarth | Assistant Chief Analyst | (801)538-9509 | dapplegarth@utah.gov |
| Teresa Trusty | Financial Analyst | (801) | ttrusty@utah.gov |
| Allen Hart | Financial Analyst | (801)538-3737 | ahart@utah.gov |
| Grace Reinhart | Financial Analyst | (801)538-3570 | greinhart@utah.gov |
| Shane Sadler | Financial Analyst | (801)538-3038 | ssadler@utah.gov |
| Teresa Trusty | Financial Analyst | (801)538-3832 | ttrusty@utah.gov |
| Weimei Ye | Financial Analyst | (801)538-9509 | wye@utah.gov |
| Examination | |||
| Colette Hogan Sawyer | Assisstant Chief Examiner | (801)538-3866 | chogan@utah.gov |
| Donald Catmull | Senior Financial Examiner | (801)538-3568 | dcatmull@utah.gov |
| Moli Abejar | Financial Examiner | (801)537-9207 | habejar@utah.gov |
| Clarissa Crisp | Financial Examiner | (801)538-3152 | ccrisp@utah.gov |
| David Flores | Financial Examiner | (801)538-3818 | dlflores@utah.gov |
| Aaron Phillips | Financial Examiner | (801)537-9205 | acphillips@utah.gov |
| Malis Rasmussen | Financial Examiner | (801)537-9238 | marasmussen@utah.gov |
Fraud Division
Conducts insurance fraud investigations and prosecutes violators.
Telephone (801)531-5380, Toll Free: (877)372-8315, FAX: (801)535-2878
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armand Glick | Director | (801)531-5388 | aglick@utah.gov |
| Dave Stauffer | Deputy Director | (801)531-5383 | dstauffer@utah.gov |
| Shane Tiernan | Deputy Director | (801)531-5398 | stiernan@utah.gov |
| Daryl Bell | Assistant Attorney General | (801)531-5395 | dbell@utah.gov |
| Dwight Christensen | Fraud Investigator | (801)526-4559 | dgchristensen@utah.gov |
| Shelley Coudreaut | Assistant Attorney General | (801)531-5394 | scoudreaut@utah.gov |
| Steven Jentzsch | Fraud Investigator | (801)531-5390 | sjentzsch@utah.gov |
| Reed Kartchner | Fraud Investigator | (801)531-5382 | rkartchner@utah.gov |
| Robbie Levine | Para Legal | (801)531-5392 | rlevine@utah.gov |
| Lisa Peterson | Information Specialist PT | (801)531-5396 | |
| Jeffrey Remus | Fraud Investigator | (801)531-5387 | jremus@utah.gov |
| Ned Shimizu | Fraud Investigator | (801)531-5381 | nshimizu@utah.gov |
| Rudy Van Beekum | Fraud Investigator | (801)531-5387 | rvanbeekum@utah.gov |
| LuAnne Winters | Information Specialist | (801)531-5389 | lwinters@utah.gov |
Information Technology Services Division
Responsible for department's information systems and programs.
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Cleverly | IT Director | (801)538-3132 | bcleverly@utah.gov |
| Carl Meek | Director | (801)538-3858 | cmeek@utah.gov |
| Paul Ross | Desktop Support | (801)538-3807 | pross@utah.gov |
| Scott Vanderlinden | Technical Support | (801)538-3808 | svanderlinden@utah.gov |
Life and Health Insurance Division & Office of Consumer Health Assistance (OCHA)
Provide Utah life and health insurance consumers and licensees with regulatory services relative to product pricing, review and filing; consumer inquiries, complaints, and recoveries; and interpretation/administration of Utah law.
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Askerlund | Director | (801)537-9293 | naskerlund@utah.gov |
| Betsy Jerome | Assistant Director | (801)537-9272 | bjerome@utah.gov |
Life Insurance Section
Provides information and regulation on life and annuity policies; takes consumer inquiries and complaints; performs investigations and rate and form review.
Life: (801)538-3066, Toll Free within Utah at (800)439-3805, or life.uid@utah.gov
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Christensen | Life Rate & Form Analyst | (801)538-3863 | schristensen@utah.gov |
| Beth Crim | Life Consumer Service Senior Analyst | (801)537-9271 | bcrim@utah.gov |
Health Insurance Section & Office of Consumer Health Assistance (OCHA)
Provide Utah health insurance consumers and licensees with regulatory services relative to product pricing, review and filing; consumer inquiries, complaints, and recoveries; and interpretation/administration of Utah law.
Telephone (801)538-3077, In-State Toll Free (800)439-3805, or health.uid@utah.gov
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Anderton | Health Actuary | (801)538-3865 | panderton@utah.gov |
| Julie Chytraus | Insurance Specialist | (801)538-3816 | jchytraus@utah.gov |
| Jaimee George | Market Conduct Analyst | (801)538-3815 | jlgeorge@utah.gov |
| Ramona Goodwin | Form Analyst | (801)538-3404 | rgoodwin@utah.gov |
| Jeffrey Hawley | Research Consultant | (801)538-9684 | jhawley@utah.gov |
| Lorry Herrera | Rate & Form Analyst | (801)538-3234 | lherrera@utah.gov |
| Brent Oscarson | Form Analyst | (801)538-3195 | boscarson@utah.gov |
| Troy Stover | Consumer Service Analyst | (801)537-9073 | tstover@utah.gov |
| Marilyn Thorstensen | Research Assistant | (801)538-3241 | mthrostensen@utah.gov |
| Jordan Tolman | Rate & Form Analyst | (801)538-3861 | jmtolman@g.utah.gov |
| Michelle White | Consumer Service Analyst | (801)538-3826 | mmwhite@utah.gov |
Market Conduct Division
Conducts investigations and fiduciary audits of the insurance industry to verify compliance with insurance laws and regulations; violators referred to enforcement staff for violations of UID codes and rules.
MC: (801)538-3800, Toll Free within Utah at (800)439-3805
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzette Green-Wright | Director | (801)538-9674 | sgreenwright@utah.gov |
| Linda Hardy | Office Technician | (801)538-3860 | lhardy@utah.gov |
| Jenifer Christian | Examiner | (801)538-3172 | jchristian@utah.gov |
| Tammy Greening | Examiner | (801)538-3786 | tgreening@utah.gov |
| Richard Grieser | Examiner | (801)537-9057 | rgrieser@utah.gov |
| Sandra Halladay | Examiner | (801)537-9162 | shalladay@Utah.gov |
| Adam Martin | Examiner | (801)537-9003 | gmartin@utah.gov |
| Connie Nowland | Examiner | (801)538-3040 | cnowland@utah.gov |
| William Stimpson | Examiner | (801)538-3078 | wstimpson@utah.gov |
| Paul Throckmorton | Analyst | (801)537-9113 | pthrockmorton@utah.gov |
Property & Casualty Insurance Division
Provides information and regulation on home, auto, business and miscellaneous policies; takes consumer inquiries and complaints; performs investigations and rate and form review.
P&C: (801)538-3035, Toll Free within Utah at (800)439-3805, or prop-cas.uid@utah.gov
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Tibbitts | Director | (801)538-3822 | btibbitts@utah.gov |
| Sandy Glaze | P&C Consumer Service Analyst | (801)538-3823 | sglaze@utah.gov |
| Tracy Klausmeier | P&C Rate & Form Senior Analyst | (801)538-3869 | tklausmeier@utah.gov |
| Meldee Love | P&C Consumer Service Analyst | (801)537-9146 | mrlove@utah.gov |
| Wendy Reves | P&C Technician | (801)537-9117 | wreves@utah.gov |
Producer Licensing Services Division
Offices are on the fifth floor of the State Office Building, Room 5114. Responsible for licensing agents, brokers, adjusters and consultants for individual and organization (agency) licenses; including new and renewal licenses. Telephone (801)538-3855, Toll Free within Utah at (800)439-3805, FAX: (801)538-3830 or licensing.uid@utah.gov
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Overstreet | Director | (801)538-3645 | roverstreet@utah.gov |
| Cathy Burton | Renewal/Reinstatement License. Specialist | (801)538-3857 | caburton@utah.gov |
| Michael Covington | C.E. Specialist | (801)538-3809 | mcovington@utah.gov |
| Angie Martinez | Background Licensing Specialist | (801)538-3414 | ammartinez@utah.gov |
| Heidi Petermann | Non-Resident License Specialist | (801)537-9273 | hpetermann@utah.gov |
| Kris Redmond | Resident Individual License Specialist | (801)538-3184 | kredmond@utah.gov |
Professional Employer Organization (PEO)
Shall make available a list of PEOs; shall make rules regarding forms, and rules regarding the review and submission of financial statements.
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Tibbitts | Director | (801)538-3822 | btibbitts@utah.gov |
| Eric Showgren | Manager | (801)537-9174 | eshowgren@utah.gov |
Title and Escrow Commission
Administer and enforce the provisions of the insurance code related to title insurance and escrow conducted by title licensees; write rules; concur with issuance and renewal of licenses, and imposed fees; determine assessment on title insurers; advise on administration and enforcement of the law; impose penalties; approve CE courses; etc
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzette Green-Wright | Director Market Conduct Division | (801)538-9674 | sgreenwright@utah.gov |
| Tammy Greening | Examiner | (801)538-3786 | tgreening@utah.gov |
| Adam Martin | Examiner. | (801)538-3414 | gmartin@utah.gov |
| Brad Tibbitts | Director of Property & Casualty Division | (801)538-3822 | btibbitts@utah.gov |
| Jilene Whitby | Secretary / Information Specialist | (801)538-3803 | jwhitby@utah.gov |