Staff ReportsMarch 13, 2023
3min0
The former Agriculture Commissioner made the comments in Jacksonville Monday.
Tag: Insurance Commissioner
Staff ReportsMarch 13, 2023
Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 6, 2023
5min0
'I am excited about what is going to happen over there.'
Renzo DowneyDecember 12, 2022
9min0
The bill requires that insurance reforms trigger an automatic rate reduction.
Ryan NicolOctober 25, 2019
4min484
Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier submitted an order on the issue Thursday.
Staff ReportsOctober 25, 2016
3min340
State Sen. Anitere Flores is calling for the state’s insurance commissioner to be elected. Flores, a Miami Republican, issued a statement Tuesday. She referred to current “discontent” with the Office of Insurance Regulation. Over the last year, GOP lawmakers have unsuccessfully pushed to return other officers to elected positions from appointed, including education commissioner and secretary […]
Guest AuthorOctober 12, 2016
6min217
As the chair-elect of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar, I believe it is important to correct misconceptions and misstatements made by the head of the Florida Chamber regarding Florida’s workers’ compensation system and the attorneys who represent injured Floridians. In a recent column, Mark Wilson and the Chamber suggest the workers’ compensation […]
Peter SchorschJuly 10, 2016
5min425
Florida’s new insurance commissioner has a rare, meaningful and high-stakes opportunity to earn his chops and establish his credibility for years to come. He can demonstrate he has the mettle to stand up to the insurance industry to the benefit of both consumers and the business community. How often does that happen? Just three months […]
Gary FineoutApril 25, 2016
5min257
Thanks to an arcane state law, Florida could enter hurricane season with no one firmly in charge of the state agency responsible for regulating the state’s at-times fragile insurance industry. The reason? The two Republican elected officials responsible for picking a new commissioner are locked in a stalemate over who should be hired to replace […]
Peter SchorschMarch 21, 2016
46min1011
Florida public records laws provide a treasure trove of information on candidates seeking top statewide positions, as well as a seemingly endless source of entertainment. Currently, the Florida Cabinet is seeking candidates for top jobs at both the Office of Insurance Regulation and the Department of Revenue. Unlike the Office of Insurance Regulation, the top […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 28, 20155min223
Apparently, not even the Florida Constitution can save Kevin McCarty. He’s an insurance regulator in a sinkhole of Tallahassee politics. Here’s what we know about Kevin McCarty – Gov. Rick Scott is finished with him. He doesn’t want McCarty to regulate the insurance industry any longer. This week, after three weeks of stalling and avoiding […]