West Virginia Insurance Commission

900 Pennsylvania Avenue
Charleston, WV 25302
888-879-9842
Website of the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner

The Office of the Insurance Commissioner is responsible for the regulation of insurance in the Mountain State. The agency’s mission is to promote a competitive and solvent insurance market with adequate consumer protection by fairly and consistently administering the insurance laws of West Virginia.

Erin Hunter was appointed as West Virginia's Insurance Commissioner on July 1, 2026. She began her career with the OIC as a Legal Regulatory Counsel in December 2012. Erin was promoted to General Counsel in March 2018, and then to Deputy Commissioner in April 2019, a position she held until November 2025. She served a brief term as Acting Insurance Commissioner during this time as well.

In November 2025, Erin served as Associate General Counsel to a multi-state HMO domiciled in West Virginia before returning to the OIC as Insurance Commissioner.

Commissioner Hunter attended West Virginia University where she earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and English Lit, and then a Juris Doctor degree from WVU Law School in Morgantown, WV.