From the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance:
Governor Scott Walker appointed Ted Nickel as Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Wisconsin on January 3, 2011.
In addition to supervising the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) staff and serving as the chief regulator of insurance, Commissioner Nickel serves as the final adjudicator of all administrative actions; co-vice chairs the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy; member of the Governor’s Steering Committee on Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Testing and Deployment; supervises the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, Local Government Property Insurance Fund, and State Life Insurance Fund; and serves on the Wisconsin Retirement Board.
Commissioner Nickel recently concluded his term as the 2017 President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). He currently serves on the Executive (EX) Committee, Government Relations (EX) Leadership Council, Health Insurance (B) Committee, and the Internal Administration (EX1) Subcommittee. He is co-vice chair of the Innovation and Technology Taskforce. He is a member of the NAIC American Indian and Alaska Native Liaison Committee and serves on several other NAIC task forces and committees. In addition, he chairs the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance (E) Working Group.
Commissioner Nickel is also a member of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS). He is a member of the Executive Committee, Audit and Risk Committee and Chairs the Site Selection Committee.
In August 2014, the Commissioner was appointed to the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance which serves as an advisory committee to the Federal Insurance Office.
Prior to his appointment, Commissioner Nickel worked for almost 18 years as director of Governmental and Regulatory Affairs for Church Mutual Insurance Company in Merrill, Wisconsin. Commissioner Nickel has been actively engaged in insurance industry affairs in Wisconsin. He has served on the board of directors of the Wisconsin Insurance Alliance, including having served as chair. Commissioner Nickel served on the board of directors of the Wisconsin Insurance Security Fund and the Oklahoma Property Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association, as well as having served as a member of the Legal and Government Affairs Committee of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America.
Commissioner Nickel earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in finance from Valparaiso University.