Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has announced a number ofnew staff changes. “The new additions to our management team givethe Office of Insurance Regulation an exceptional combination ofexperience, talent, and expertise and will give the state ofFlorida the leadership it deserves during the 2007 hurricane seasonand beyond.”

Belinda Miller is a long-time member of the state's insuranceregulatory staff with more than 20 years of experience. She hasbeen named as the Deputy Commissioner of Property and CasualtyInsurance after serving in an interim capacity since October 2006.Her other capacities include being director of legal services,director of insurer services, and the director of rehabilitationand liquidation.

Mary Beth Senkewicz has been named Deputy Commissioner of Lifeand Health. She has more than 25 years of public service. She hasheld positions with the U.S. Attorney's Office, the U.S. Court ofAppeals, the Wyoming Insurance Department, and spent 12 years asthe senior counsel for health policy with the National Associationof Insurance Commissioner's office in Washington, D.C.