The powers granted to the office of an insurance commissioner differ in each state.
The office of an insurance commissioner is established either by the state constitution or by statute.
[1] The office of the insurance commissioner may be part of a larger regulatory agency, or an autonomous department.
Insurance law and regulation is established individually by each state.
[3] In order to accomplish these goals, each state grants several powers to insurance commissioners and their offices, including:[4] As of January 12, 2025[update], the various insurance commissioners are:[5]