STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1900

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 828

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 828, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission

G.M. No. 828

SHELLEY K. SANTO,

begs leave to report as follows:

Testimony in support of the nomination was received from the Director and Deputy Director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Hawaii Government Employees Association/AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO, and two individuals.

SHELLEY K. SANTO has extensive experience and expertise in insurance regulation in the State. Since 1991, Ms. Santo has been employed as the manager of the Rate and Policy Branch of the Insurance Division of DCCA, and prior thereto, worked as a rate and policy analyst for sixteen years. Additionally, the nominee has served as Hawaii's representative on numerous National Association of Insurance Commissioners committees, task forces, and working groups, and served on the Hawaii Captive Task Force for four years. Ms. Santo is a member of the Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing,

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RON MENOR, Chair