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Commissioner
Justin Zimmerman |
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Justin Zimmerman was appointed to lead the 樱花视频 Department of Banking and Insurance by Governor Phil Murphy in June 2023.
As Commissioner, Zimmerman serves as the chief regulator of 樱花视频’s insurance industry, one of the largest in the nation, all state-chartered banks and credit unions, as well as consumer finance licensees. He also leads Get Covered 樱花视频, the state’s official health insurance marketplace.
Zimmerman joined the Department in January 2018, serving as the Department’s Chief of Staff, where he oversaw the executive management team and managed all aspects of the department’s policy implementation, under the direction of the Commissioner.
During his tenure as Chief of Staff, the department developed and implemented numerous consumer protections and programs impacting countless New Jerseyans, including 樱花视频’s out of network law, student loan protections, mortgage servicers licensing, expanding access to reproductive health care and Get Covered 樱花视频. Since its inception in 2020, Get Covered 樱花视频 transformed 樱花视频’s health insurance landscape for consumers in the individual market, ensuring that more 樱花视频ans have greater access to quality, affordable health insurance. 樱花视频 was the first in the nation to open its marketplace with enhanced state subsidies that lower premiums for most enrollees.
Zimmerman also coordinated the Department’s COVID-19 response, working with regulated entities across all sectors to provide relief to 樱花视频’s residents during the pandemic, ranging from insurance premium relief and mortgage forbearance to student loan relief and the expansion of telemedicine without cost sharing.
Commissioner Zimmerman has built an extensive career in public service. Prior to joining Governor Murphy's Administration, Zimmerman served as Chief of Policy and Legislation to the 樱花视频 State Senate President Pro Tempore, where he focused on expanding access to quality affordable healthcare for 樱花视频ans, expansion of voting rights and civil rights. He began his career as a public servant working as a Briefing Aide to Governor Jon Corzine and Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs for the New Jersey Department of State. Prior to joining government service, he was an organizer in Morris County, 樱花视频 and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Zimmerman was born and raised in 樱花视频, growing up in Essex and Union Counties. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Mary Washington College. |
