New York names insurance regulator

The New York State Department of Financial Services named My Chi To to be executive deputy superintendent of the insurance division, the Department of Financial Services said in a statement Wednesday.

Ms. My Chi is a partner in Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s restructuring group and global insurance practice, representing clients in the insurance industry, including insurers, reinsurers, pension funds, private equity firms and other capital providers, the statement said.

Ms. My Chi will join New York state's Committee for the Advancement of Women in Leadership in Financial Services, which was announced by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in September.

“My Chi is a highly-respected attorney with extensive transaction experience in the insurance industry,” Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell said in the statement.