Florida Insurance Commissioner

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The Florida Insurance Commissioner was the former state official responsible for regulating and overseeing the insurance industry in Florida before those duties were consolidated under the Chief Financial Officer.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf regulatory authority
state executive office
abolishedAsSeparateOffice 2003
appliesToJurisdiction State of Florida
linked to: Florida
branch executive branch of Florida government
changedBy Florida Cabinet reform
Florida constitutional revision of 1998
country United States
duty approval and review of insurance rates
consumer protection in insurance matters
enforcement of Florida insurance laws
financial solvency oversight of insurers
licensing of insurance entities
market conduct examinations of insurers
oversight of insurance regulation in Florida
hasJurisdictionOver casualty insurance in Florida
health insurance in Florida
life insurance in Florida
property insurance in Florida
specialty lines of insurance in Florida
hasLegalAuthorityFrom Florida Constitution (prior to Cabinet reform)
Florida Statutes
linked to: Florida statutes
historicalRole chief insurance regulator for Florida
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Florida
methodOfSelection statewide elected official
officeHeldBy Bill Gunter
Bill H. Gunter Jr.
linked to: Bill Gunter

Bill Nelson
Clarence William Nelson II
Thomas B. Gallagher
Tom Gallagher
partOf Florida state government
reasonForAbolition consolidation of financial regulation under Chief Financial Officer
regulates insurance adjusters in Florida
insurance agents in Florida
insurance brokers in Florida
insurance companies operating in Florida
insurance industry in Florida
reorganizedInto Florida Department of Financial Services
Office of Insurance Regulation (Florida)
replacedBy Florida Chief Financial Officer
seat Tallahassee, Florida
status defunct state office
subordinateTo Florida Cabinet
State of Florida executive branch
successorAgency Florida Department of Financial Services
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
successorOffice Chief Financial Officer of Florida

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Chief Financial Officer of Florida replacedOffice Florida Insurance Commissioner
Florida Department of Financial Services headquarters relatedTo Florida Department of Insurance (predecessor functions)
linked to: Florida Insurance Commissioner