Featured Member of the Month

Gennet Purcell
Commissioner
District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking

Gennet Purcell was recently nominated by Mayor Adrian Fenty to serve as the Commissioner for the District of Columbia Government, Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB). Purcell previously served as the Deputy Commissioner for DISB where her primary responsibilities included oversight of the Department’s core functional areas, including the divisions of Insurance, Securities, Banking, Fraud Enforcement and Investigation, and Risk Finance.

Commissioner Purcell is an attorney and member of both the State of Maryland Bar and the Commonwealth of Virginia Bar. Prior to her government level appointments, Purcell was a partner in her privately owned law firm where her areas of practice included Estate Planning, Insurance Claims Law, Surety Bond Financing and Small Business Planning.

Purcell has also tenured as an associate lawyer with the law firm of ShawPittman where she was a member of the Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions divisions. Purcell is a pending nominee to serve on the District of Columbia Financial Literacy Council.

Communication and collaboration with our members are ongoing priorities for the NAIC. Our success emanates from people with a desire for the future of state insurance regulation. As such, we are pleased to provide you our Featured Member of the Month as both a means for building relationships and strengthening the Association's mission.