- (a) The legal division is comprised of the legal counsel unit, the enforcement unit, and the fraud unit, under the direction and supervision of the general counsel. Pursuant to RSA 400-A:6, VII, the general counsel performs the duties and exercises the power of the commissioner as authorized by the commissioner.
- (b) The legal counsel unit interprets existing laws and rules pertaining to insurance regulation, conducts research to develop departmental policy, and participates in the department’s legislative and rulemaking process.
- (c) The enforcement unit assists the department in meeting its mission of promoting and protecting the public good by ensuring the existence of a safe and competitive insurance marketplace through the equitable enforcement of New Hampshire’s insurance laws and rules. The compliance and enforcement counsel manages the unit in accordance with RSA 400-A:6, VII.
(d) The fraud unit conducts criminal investigations and collaborates with other law enforcement agencies to prevent insurance fraud and other insurance-related crimes pursuant to RSA 417:23. The fraud unit may be contacted directly by telephone, 603-271-2261 or 1-800-852-3416, TDD access relay 800-735-2964, by facsimile, 603-271-1406, by email nhfraud@ins.nh.gov, or by written communication addressed to the insurance commissioner, to the attention of the fraud unit, at:
The New Hampshire Insurance Department
21 South Fruit Street, Suite 14
Concord, NH 03301.
Source. #2336, eff 4-8-83; ss by #4287, eff 7-1-87; ss by #5653, eff 7-1-93; ss and moved by #6967, eff 3-26-99 (from Ins 102.07); ss by #7984, eff 11-10-03; ss by #12983, eff 2-1-20; renumbered by #13218 (formerly Ins 102.04)