[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S1976]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO ERIC CIOPPA

  Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, I rise today to honor Eric Cioppa, the 
superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance, who recently retired 
after more than three decades of distinguished public service to the 
State of Maine. Throughout his time at the bureau, Eric's leadership 
and service have benefited all Mainers and have contributed to the 
financial health of Mainers.
  Eric joined the bureau in 1988 as a statistician before being named 
supervisor of the workers' compensation section. I had the pleasure of 
working directly with Eric when I was commissioner of the Maine 
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. In 1998, he was 
promoted to deputy superintendent and was then appointed to the 
position of superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance by Governor 
Paul LePage in 2011, a position to which he was unanimously confirmed, 
and then reconfirmed in 2017 to serve another 5-year term.
  Throughout his service as superintendent, Eric's work has touched the 
lives of nearly every citizen in Maine. His tireless commitment to 
protecting insurance consumers, while also supporting ongoing 
competition and innovation in Maine's insurance industry, will leave a 
lasting positive impact on the State. Furthermore, numerous Governors 
have benefited from Eric's guidance and expertise on a wide range of 
insurance issues for decades, and his deep knowledge of Maine's 
insurance industry will be missed by all policymakers.
  Outside of Maine, Eric has been heavily involved in helping to set 
national priorities and developing new laws and regulations through his 
longtime service with the National Association of Insurance 
Commissioners, NAIC. At NAIC, he has served as the association's 
president, vice president, and secretary, among other positions. 
Attributable to his stellar reputation, Eric was appointed by his peers 
at NAIC to serve a 2-year term as the State insurance commissioner 
representative on the Financial Stability Oversight Council in 2018 and 
was reelected for another 2-year term in 2020.
  Eric has also been an invaluable resource for me on insurance issues 
going back to my time as commissioner of the Maine Department of 
Professional and Financial Regulation. Throughout my service in the 
Senate, Eric has continued to provide wise counsel and advice to both 
me and my staff, and his wisdom and insight will be greatly missed.
  Eric exemplifies the ideal public servant, and there is no doubt that 
Mainers are better off because of his longtime dedication to protecting 
and serving the public. I wish him and his family all the best as they 
embark on their next chapter.

                          ____________________