NAIC Vice President Resigns

Filling the posts also will depend on whether the posts will last for 3 months, until elections can be held in December, or if they are 15-month posts, Ario says.

Whatever the leadership lineup happens to be, there is a "deep bench at the NAIC" and a "solid leadership team" will be put in place, Ario says.

Ario reports that several commissioners have volunteered to run, but he is not giving their names.

Texas Commissioner Jose Montemayor, who has been highly visible on the national scene, says through a spokesman that he is not actively running for office but is willing to help the NAIC avoid a leadership vacuum in any way he can.

Mike Kreidler, the Washington state commissioner, says he will not run, and Jorge Gomez, the Wisconsin commissioner, says he will not run at this time.

Morrison says he was interested in the secretary-treasurer position last spring but now is focusing on re-election.

"Everything is up in the air," Morrison says.

Morrison reports that he is hearing a variety of opinions about what to do about the NAIC officer positions.

Some in the NAIC want to elect interim officers at the fall meeting, some want to elect all officers on a permanent basis, and some want to elect a permanent president but elect the other officers on an interim basis, Morrison says.

"With the resignations of Ernie Csiszar and the Poolman announcement, everything has been turned upside down in a sense," says Montana Insurance Commissioner John Morrison. "I have no idea how this is going to play out.