Amy L. Beard

Amy previously served as Insurance Commissioner and is senior counsel in Taft’s Indianapolis office, leading the firm’s insurance regulatory practice. She brings over a decade of public service to the firm and extensive experience in major insurance regulatory matters, including acquisitions and mergers of domestic insurance companies, formation and licensing of insurance companies, health care reform, regulatory practices, insurance policy form and rate filings, insurance company compliance, insurance holding company matters, multi-state examinations, receiverships, and government contracts.

As Insurance Commissioner, Amy was at the forefront of the insurance sector within the State of Indiana and across the country. She oversaw the insurance industry and its dynamic shift in adapting to issues such as private equity, alternative investments, inflationary and weather changes, ESG, privacy and data security, and machine learning and artificial intelligence. She served as a member of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), with leadership and member positions on several committees, working groups, and task forces, including as Chair of the NAIC Privacy Protections (H) Working Group and Vice-Chair of the NAIC Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (H) Working Group. Prior to her appointment as Insurance Commissioner in 2021, Amy served as Health Care and Insurance Operations Director for the Governor’s Office.