  Paul L. DeAngelo Memorial Teaching Award
In Recognition of Excellence in Insurance Education
Who was Paul L. DeAngelo?
Paul L. DeAngelo worked for the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance and
died in April 2000 while returning home from attending and teaching at the IRES Foundation
Market Conduct School in San Diego.Paul began his insurance regulatory career with the New
Jersey Department as an actuary in the mid-1970s and worked his way up to Assistant
Commissioner for Enforcement and Consumer Protection at the time of his death. Why
was this Award established? The Paul L. DeAngelo Memorial Teaching Award in Recognition of
Excellence in Insurance Education annually honors an insurance regulator, or former
regulator, who has continually committed himself/herself to insurance regulatory education
through his/her commitment to increasing and improving insurance regulatory knowledge, and
through excellence in educating regulators, industry and the public. The Award was
conceived in 2000 and first awarded in 2001 to The Family of Paul L. DeAngelo, in his
memory. Since that time, the Award has been presented to: 2002 - Angela Ford (NC), 2003 - Michael Bownes (AL), 2004 - Michael Hessler (IL), and 2005 - Dennis Shoop (PA), 2006 - Dudley Ewen (MD), 2007 - Bruce Ramge (NE), 2008 - Anne Marie Narcini (NJ)
What does the Award include?
The person selected will receive a personal plaque, inscription on a permanent plaque, and
a $1,000 Scholarship* toward attendance at the IRES Career Development Seminar (CDS), IRES
Foundation Market Conduct School, and/or at a program or seminar of the NAIC. Who
can qualify to be nominated for the Award?
- Nominee must be a current or former state insurance department employee. **
- Nominee must be or have been a speaker, instructor, moderator or panelist at the IRES
CDS, IRES Foundation Market Conduct School, and/or at a program or seminar of the NAIC.
- Current IRES Foundation Term Directors are not eligible for nomination.
What criteria are considered for evaluating the nominees for the Award?
In addition to the specific qualifications above, the person selected to receive the Award
must:
- Be a skilled presenter and/or communicator in the delivery of insurance knowledge.
- Serve as a role model who inspires and motivates others by exemplifying leadership in
insurance education.
- Be respected as a subject matter expert in insurance education.
- Exhibit a strong commitment to insurance regulation, the field of insurance and/or
insurance education.
How are individuals nominated and selected for the award? The
Paul L. DeAngelo Memorial Award Selection Committee coordinates the
submission of all nominations which are made by members of the
Foundation Board of Directors in December of each year. The Foundation
Board Members then vote to select the winner, whose name remains
confidential until announced at the next IRES Foundation Market
Conduct School.
What do the asterisks above mean?
*Scholarship awarded in compliance with Conflict of Interest Laws in the
State of the person selected.
** Contract insurance department employees and regulators from other state
departments responsible for oversight of the insurance marketplace are also eligible for
nomination. Example: Department of Health oversight of health insurance plans.
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