William H. L. Woodyard III

Member

Bar Admissions: Arkansas

Education

B.A., University of Arkansas, 1967
J.D., University of Arkansas, 1971
Admitted to practice in Arkansas, 1971

Professional Experience

Providing legal and counseling services on all forms of insurance-related corporate and regulatory matters both in Arkansas and on a countrywide basis. Assisting in the design and regulatory approval of new insurance products. Planning and executing insurance company expansion through admissions into additional states. Assisting in mergers, acquisitions and restructuring of insurance companies. Representing insurance companies and rating organizations in rate cases. Participating in and directing issue management for companies and trade associations. Representing insurance companies and trade associations before regulatory agencies. Representing companies in financial and market conduct examinations.

Other Activities

Served as Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner & Chief Counsel, Arkansas Insurance Department; Served as Vice President and President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC); Presidential Appointee, Supplemental Health Insurance Panel, Department of Health and Human Services; Chairman, NAIC Subcommittee on Insurance Holding Companies; Vice-Chairman, NAIC Task Force on Variable Life Insurance Regulation; Gubernatorial Appointee, Arkansas Health Care Reform Task Force; Chairman, Insurance Reform Committee; Vice-chair of the Public Regulation of Insurance Law Committee of the Torts and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association; Past President Passe’ Club International; Commissioner’s Insurance Industry Economic Development Task Force, Member; Law Clerk, Associate Justice George Rose Smith, Arkansas Supreme Court; Served on Board of Governors, Country Club of Little Rock; Served on Advisory Board, Arkansas Multiple Sclerosis Society; Board of Directors, Arkansas Food Bank; Board of Directors, Pulaski County Bar Association; American Bar Association, Member; Arkansas Bar Association, Member.