Jimmy Patronis predicts Florida will soon have a new Insurance Commissioner
Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said he expects Florida to have an Insurance Commissioner next month.
At a Monday news conference, Patronis predicted that “something will happen” either at the March 21 Cabinet meeting or perhaps earlier if Gov. Ron DeSantis calls a “special meeting.”
“I am excited about what is going to happen over there. We have to have the right person for the job,” Patronis said.
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has been without a leader since the start of 2023. David Altmaier, who headed the OIR for six years, resigned his post in late December. He has not publicly announced his future plans.
The former OIR Deputy Director of Life and Health, John...
