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Jim RosicaJanuary 21, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet Thursday began moving on replacing two high-profile state positions by agreeing on salary ranges and interview dates. Marshall Stranburg, executive director of the state’s Department of Revenue, and Kevin McCarty, the state’s insurance commissioner, both quit in the past two months. Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chief Financial Officer Jeff […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 12, 2016

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Outgoing Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty may have just turned in his resignation, but Gov. Rick Scott already is leaning toward his replacement: Tom Grady, former interim president of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Sources inside the Governor’s Office told FloridaPolitics.com that Grady, a friend of Scott’s and a fellow resident of Naples, is at the top […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 7, 2016

Outgoing Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty “is vying to become the next head” of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, according to a Wednesday news report. SNL Financial, relying on unidentified sources, reported on its website that McCarty “spent recent weeks discussing his potential candidacy with several other insurance commissioners … and is now confident that he has […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 5, 2016

Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano said Tuesday’s resignation of Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty means Floridians will be “losing one of their greatest advocates.” Fasano, a former longtime Republican state lawmaker, issued a news release shortly after news broke that McCarty would be leaving the post he’s held since 2003. “During my many years as a state legislator, […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 5, 2016

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Gov. Rick Scott got a belated Christmas gift on Tuesday with the not-entirely-unexpected resignation of Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty. Scott’s communication director Jackie Schutz confirmed McCarty’s leaving, saying, “We appreciate his service to the state and we wish him the best of luck in his next endeavor.” It’s not clear where McCarty is going next; […]

Jim RosicaDecember 7, 2015

Embattled Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty won the “Insurance Man of the Year” award from the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies, his office announced Monday. The award was presented Friday at the association’s annual holiday event. As commissioner, McCarty runs Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation. McCarty was chosen “in recognition of his many years of service and contributions to […]

Peter SchorschNovember 2, 2015

Governor Rick Scott huddled with embattled insurance commissioner Kevin McCarty last Tuesday after a meeting of the Florida Cabinet, however the scheduled meeting did not appear on the governor’s official schedule. The off-the-grid meeting is only serving to fuel speculation that McCarty will soon leave the Office of Insurance Regulation, despite his public statements to the contrary. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 14, 2015

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has responded to State Sen. Jeff Brandes’ request to study the methods used to determine National Flood Insurance Program policy rates. The group agrees that with the limited information available to regulators, the rates may be “unfairly discriminatory.” According to a letter from OIR commissioner Kevin McCarty, his NFIP […]

Phil AmmannAugust 11, 2015

Caitlin Murray has been tapped as director of government affairs for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. Murray, picked as one of the “30 under 30″ rising stars in Florida politics by SaintPetersBlog, began her new role effective Monday. According to OIR Commissioner Kevin McCarty, Murray will handle oversight of the agency’s government affairs initiatives […]

Christine Jordan SextonJune 18, 2015

A managed care plan that fell below statutory surplus requirements is citing, among other things, acquisitions and state reporting requirements for the dip in net worth. The Office of Insurance Regulation entered into a consent order (see below) with Molina Healthcare of Florida on May 15 . The consent orders allow the Florida plan to continue to accept […]

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Governor, Cabinet move forward on high-profile hires

Report: Governor’s Office eyeing Bill Hager, Tom Grady for insurance commissioner

Report: Kevin McCarty in the running for NAIC top post

Mike Fasano sticks up for resigning state insurance commissioner

Kevin McCarty quits as state’s insurance commissioner

Kevin McCarty named “Insurance Man of the Year”

Rick Scott meets off-the-grid with insurance regulator Kevin McCarty

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation says flood rates in Florida may be unfair

Personnel note: Caitlin Murray named Government Affairs Director for Office of Insurance Regulation

HMO points to acquisitions, accounting practices for its impaired net worth