Description

Overview of The Virginia Bureau of Insurance and Virginia's insurance regulations.

Course #225697| 3 Ethics | Instructor: Bill Bolling

About our Instructor

Bill Bolling was born and raised in the coalfields of southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia.  He was the first member of his family to attend college, graduating in 1979 with a BA degree in Political Science from the University of Charleston.

In 1981 Bill and his wife, Jean Ann, moved to Mechanicsville in Hanover County to put down roots and start their family.  Bill spent his early years working on the carrier side of the insurance business.  He was employed by the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company and the Reciprocal Group, where he specialized in providing professional liability insurance to health care providers.  In 2003 Bill moved to the brokerage side of the insurance business, serving as a producer and Client Executive with RCM&D.

Bill also has a distinguished career in public service in Virginia.  He served as a member and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in Hanover County and then spent ten years in the Virginia State Senate.  In 2005 Mr. Bolling was elected to serve as the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.  He was reelected to that office in 2009.  Mr. Bolling has the distinction of serving as Lieutenant Governor with a Democratic Governor, Tim Kaine; and a Republican Governor, Bob McDonnell. 

Following his service as Lieutenant Governor Mr. Bolling returned to RCM&D and served as Managing Director of the firm’s Virginia insurance operations for five years.  In the fall of 2018, he left his career in the insurance industry behind and accepted a teaching Fellowship at James Madison University, where he taught government, politics, public policy and leadership.  Mr. Bolling is currently continuing his focus on teaching at George Mason University and Virginia Commonwealth University, and he also teaches professional courses for the IIAV.

Bill Bolling is married to his wife of 42 years, Jean Ann, and the Bolling’s have two sons, Matt, who graduated form Virginia Tech in 2006; and Kevin, who graduated from JMU in 2010.  Bill and Jean Ann live in Mechanicsville in Hanover County.