Illinois
Dana Popish Severinghaus
Director
(Midwest Zone)
Springfield Office
Illinois Department of Insurance
320 W. Washington St., 4th Floor
Springfield, IL 62767-0001
Phone: (217) 558-2757
Fax: (217) 782-5020
Chicago Office
Illinois Department of Insurance
122 S. Michigan Ave. 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
Conservations, Liquidations and Receiverships
Office of Special Deputy Receiver
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 960
Chicago, IL 60654
Email Address
doi.communications@illinois.gov
Dana Popish Severinghaus, Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, has served since January 2021. She brings extensive legal, policy, government relations and insurance industry-related experience to her role heading a state regulatory agency.
Popish Severinghaus was formerly Legislative and Regulatory Counsel at Allstate Insurance Company where she advised Allstate and its subsidiaries on legal, regulatory and legislative matters across the Midwest. Before that, she served as Senior Policy Advisor at the State of Illinois in Central Management Services where she oversaw the Bureau of Benefits. Prior to that, Popish Severinghaus was the Director of Government Relations for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.
Popish Severinghaus formerly served on the board of the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund and was a member of the Illinois Insurance Association. Currently, she is an Advisory Board Member and Co-Chair of the Government Relations Advisory Council for the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center, a Women in Law Mentor at Chicago Kent College of Law, and an Auxiliary Board Member of ChildServ.
She also holds committee leadership roles with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), including serving as Co-Vice Chair of the Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Technology (H) Committee and as a member of the International Insurance Relations (G) Committee.
Popish Severinghaus earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and Journalism & Mass Communications from the University of Iowa and Juris Doctor from Chicago Kent College of Law.
Popish Severinghaus was formerly Legislative and Regulatory Counsel at Allstate Insurance Company where she advised Allstate and its subsidiaries on legal, regulatory and legislative matters across the Midwest. Before that, she served as Senior Policy Advisor at the State of Illinois in Central Management Services where she oversaw the Bureau of Benefits. Prior to that, Popish Severinghaus was the Director of Government Relations for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.
Popish Severinghaus formerly served on the board of the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund and was a member of the Illinois Insurance Association. Currently, she is an Advisory Board Member and Co-Chair of the Government Relations Advisory Council for the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center, a Women in Law Mentor at Chicago Kent College of Law, and an Auxiliary Board Member of ChildServ.
She also holds committee leadership roles with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), including serving as Co-Vice Chair of the Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Technology (H) Committee and as a member of the International Insurance Relations (G) Committee.
Popish Severinghaus earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and Journalism & Mass Communications from the University of Iowa and Juris Doctor from Chicago Kent College of Law.
