Eric R. Dinallo | |
|---|---|
| Superintendent of Insurance of New York | |
| In office April 18, 2007 – May 28, 2009 | |
| Governor | Eliot Spitzer David Paterson |
| Preceded by | Howard Mills III |
| Succeeded by | James J. Wrynn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 7, 1963 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Priscilla Almodovar |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | New York City |
| Alma mater | Vassar College (BA) Duke University (MA) New York University (JD) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Website | Website |
Eric R. Dinallo is a partner and chair of the insurance regulatory practice at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and a member of the firm's Financial Institutions and White Collar & Regulatory Defense Groups.[1] Formerly Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Inc.[2] Formerly Superintendent of Insurance for New York State, he was nominated by Governor Eliot Spitzer and confirmed by the New York State Senate on April 18, 2007, as the 39th Superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department. On May 28, 2009, he announced his resignation and subsequently left state government service to become a visiting professor at New York University's Stern School of Business. On August 24, 2009, Dinallo announced that he was preparing for a possible campaign for the elected office of New York State Attorney General. He was defeated in the primary on September 14, 2010, by Eric T. Schneiderman, who went on to win the office in the general election.