Texas Insurance Commissioner Cassie Brown is retiring on Feb. 2 after
more than four years overseeing the Texas Department of Insurance.
Appointed by the governor, the Texas insurance commissioner oversees the regulation of the $293 billion Texas ins
urance market, the second largest in the nation. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has not ann
ounced who will replace Brown.
As commissioner, Brown steered regulatory oversight of the market, which in
cludes over 3,400 companies and licensing over 875,000 agents and adjusters. Brown focused on educating consumers ab
out insurance coverage, claim filing, and avoiding scams, TDI said in a statement.
Cassie Brown
“I leave knowing that TDI can be counted on to protect consumers, ma
intain a competitive insurance market to provide consumers with a choice in the company they use and insura
nce products they purchase, and provide industry with a stable regulatory env
ironment that welcomes new business and innovation to the state,” said Brown.
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David Durden, General Manager of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Associa
tion said Brown directe
d the oversight of a challenging industry “with fairness and an emphasis on the im
portance of a well-functioning insurance market to the Texas economy.”
“Under her leadership, TDI has worked to keep windstorm and other property insurance available for homeowners and
businesses on the Texas coast and throughout the state even in the face of in
surer insolvencies and market constrictions,” he said.
Brown took over as insurance commissioner in September 2021 after s
erving as the commissioner of workers’ compensation. Brown served as deputy commissioner for regulatory policy at TDI from 2011 until heading DWC.
“I have had the pleasure of working with Commissioner Brown in different c
apacities and roles for nearly 20 years and most recently during her tenu
re as commissioner,” said Albert Betts, executive director, Insurance Cou
ncil of Texas. “We appreciate all she has done for the Texas insurance market to maintain a strong and c
ompetitive marketplace and her sincere belief in doing what she believed was
best for consumers and companies. The insurance commissioner has a tough job, and she approached it with enthusiasm and a sense of fairness.”