Miami Herald: Commissioner McCarty to appear before Senate panel
October 6, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on October 6, 2009
The Associated Press
Florida’s insurance commissioner is headed for what could be a lively meeting with a Senate committee.
Commissioner Kevin McCarty – who has sparred with lawmakers on the state’s insurance regulations – is scheduled to appear Tuesday afternoon before the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee.
Presentations are also expected on the viability of Florida’s Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance in the event a major hurricane, or a series of smaller ones, hit Florida.
One committee member, Republican Sen. Mike Bennett of Bradenton, sought to unseat McCarty earlier this year, calling him “duplicitous and untrustworthy.”