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On June 12, 2026, Governor
Patrick Morrissey appointed Erin Hunter to serve as the new Insurance
Commissioner to lead the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner,
effective July 1, 2026. She will succeed Commissioner Allan L. McVey who is
retiring June 30, after he served as Commissioner for a combined total of over
8 years across two separate tenures.
"Erin Hunter has spent
more than a decade serving West Virginians through the Offices of the Insurance
Commissioner and has earned a reputation as a knowledgeable and effective
leader," said Governor Morrisey. "I am confident she will build
on the agency's strong foundation, and I thank Allan McVey for his years of
dedicated service to the people of West Virginia."
Hunter served as Deputy
Insurance Commissioner from April 29, 2019, until December 2025, when she entered
private industry. She also served as General Counsel for the West Virginia
Offices of the Insurance Commissioner from March 31, 2018. From January 25,
2019 through March 3, 2019, she also served in the role of Acting Insurance
Commissioner.
Hunter was initially hired
into the Insurance Commissioner’s Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
Division in 2012 as an associate attorney. In that role, she handled
insurance-related investigations and administrative proceedings, including
consumer complaints, tax assessment disputes, financial solvency actions,
company licensing actions, market conduct actions, and insurance agent/producer
licensing actions. As General Counsel, Hunter provided legal advice to the
agency and was charged with managing all legal issues affecting the agency,
including general regulatory policy, outside litigation, administrative
actions, public inquiries and outreach, state-administered workers’
compensation fund claims, workers’ compensation employer compliance and
enforcement, legislative developments and rules implementation, staffing for
various boards and councils, Freedom of Information Act inquiries, and other
agency personnel, administrative and contractual issues.
Hunter attended West Virginia
University where she graduated with Bachelor of Arts degrees in English
Literature and Political Science. She received her Juris Doctorate degree from West
Virginia University College of Law. Hunter obtained her designation as a
Professional, Academy of Healthcare Management (PAHM) through America’s Health
Insurance Plans (AHIP) and received a certificate in Insurance Regulation
through The Institutes.
Dill Battle
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
304-340-3823