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Jennifer Hammer was the first woman to serve as confirmed Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. In January 2018, Hammer became the Chair of the Property and Casualty (C) Insurance Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). She successfully led the Illinois Department through accreditation and strategic planning and implementation. JWHammer has successfully provided services to four separate states and currently provide regulator navigation consulting services to clients.

Prior to her appointment as Director, Jennifer served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy in the Office of the Governor where she worked closely with state agencies to develop and implement the Governor's public policy agenda. Previously, she served as Special Counsel to the Governor and Policy Advisor for Healthcare and Human Services.

Prior to joining state government, Hammer was Associate Vice President/Legal Counsel for Government Affairs for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and a lawyer in private practice with a focus on insurance defense, healthcare, business and advising clients on legislation including the Affordable Care Act.

Hammer now provides results driven, strategic consulting to insurance companies and trade associations through her consulting business, JWHammer, LLC. JWHammer has experience improving and maintaining relationships with state insurance regulators, managing accreditation, market conduct examinations from both the regulator and insurer perspective, as well as advocating for regulations, model laws and state legislation. JWHammer also provides policy advocacy, government affairs consulting, and regulator navigation. She is very active at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and other national association meetings (NCOIL and NCSL) and assists clients with strengthening their relationship with state insurance regulators.

Hammer resides in Springfield, Illinois with her husband, Grant, and three children, Cam, Josie & Riley.