(1) The commissioner of insurance is the head of the division of insurance. The commissioner shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the governor, subject to confirmation of the appointment by the senate pursuant to section 23 of article IV of the state constitution. The commissioner shall be a person well versed in insurance, and an elector of the state of Colorado, and shall have no pecuniary interest in any insurance company or agency directly or indirectly other than as a policyholder.
(2) The commissioner shall have such employees as may be required for the transaction of the business of the office of the commissioner. One or more shall be deputy commissioners of insurance who are authorized in all matters to act as and for the commissioner of insurance in the absence of the commissioner. Examiners shall be classified as senior and junior. A senior examiner shall have had three full years' experience in the examination of insurance companies as an employee of a state insurance department. The salary and term of office of the commissioner and the employees of the division shall be fixed pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution.
Source: L. 2003: Entire article RC&RE, p. 592, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 10-1-104 as it existed prior to 2002.