Commissioner Holly W. Lambert
Holly Williams Lambert was appointed as the Indiana Department of Insurance Commissioner by Governor Eric Holcomb in October 2024. As the Indiana chief insurance regulator, Commissioner Lambert is committed to upholding the statutory responsibilities of the department and ensuring the effective execution of its mission to protect and inform all Hoosiers while ensuring a strong insurance market. Her goal is to continue to build on the department’s foundation by implementing key initiatives and fostering collaboration within the insurance industry to meet the needs of Hoosiers.
Commissioner Lambert spent much of her career in public service prior to her appointment as commissioner. She served as a Market Conduct Attorney in the IDOI Enforcement Division, then Deputy General Counsel, Chief Deputy Commissioner – Consumer Protection Unit, IDOI General Counsel, and then Chief of Staff for the department. She has worked with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) serving as a member of the NAIC’s Market Analysis Working Group (MAWG) and the Collaborative Action Designee, and Market Analysis Chief for Indiana with the NAIC as the primary contact for all market conduct regulation and examination functions.
Commissioner Lambert earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School and a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Purdue University.