Florida Insurance Office Announces Staff Changes

March 28, 2011

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced several staff changes at the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR).

Al Willis has been appointed acting deputy commissioner for Property & Casualty. Willis was the director of Life & Health Financial Oversight and has been with the OIR since 1987. Willis will be replacing Robin Westcott who was tapped by CFO Jeff Atwater to be executive director of the newly formed Medicaid and Public Assistance Fraud Strike Force.

Steve Szypula has been appointed acting director of Property & Casualty Financial Oversight. Szypula was the chief analyst in the unit, and has been with the OIR since 1989.

Toma Wilkerson has been appointed acting director of Life & Health Financial Oversight. Wilkerson was the financial administrator in the unit. Wilkerson has primarily worked at the OIR since 1996, although she did work for a brief period at the Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA).

Belinda Miller will continue in her role as the acting general counsel. She assumed this role in February following the retirement of Steve Parton. Miller had been the deputy commissioner for Property & Casualty, and has more than 20 years of experience in insurance regulation and receiverships.

Topics Florida Property Casualty

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  • March 29, 2011 at 10:10 am
    Mr. Solvent says:
    As we found with Northern Capital and the like, reinsurance is only good if the company purchasing it buys enough of it and can afford it when the bill comes down.
  • March 28, 2011 at 2:50 pm
    Mr. Solvent says:
    The tarp is the new 40 year shingle.
  • March 28, 2011 at 2:44 pm
    ESpitzer says:
    Which of the Lloyds syndacates do you think are not going to be able to make good on their cat reinsurance treaties?

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