Thursday, August 10, 2023

Former DeSantis Insurance Commissioner Cashes In As Lobbyist, Donates To Governor's Presidential Bid Amid Looming FL Homeowner Crisis

Now, in the middle of hurricane season, the looming home insurance crisis has taken center stage in the minds of Florida homeowners, and it is now a point of debate within the current GOP Presidential Primary, with President Trump recently calling on DeSantis to go back home to Florida and do his job to address the insurance crisis in Florida.

Senate Bill 2A was claimed by lawmakers to be an "Overhaul" of the state's Insurance Statutes to combat the current insurance crisis that was created by a group of corrupt Florida officials, including Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis and now Former Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier, allowing insurance companies that were supposed to be regulated by the Office of Insurance Regulation to get a pass.

Hurricane season has already began in Florida, and DeSantis is an absentee Governor who has failed to present any real solutions for the insurance crisis as he jet sets on private jets across the country living his Presidential fantasy.

David Altmaier, now a Tallahassee lobbyist and DeSantis for President campaign donor, was once the top insurance official in the state of Florida when he served as the Florida Commissioner of Insurance Regulation from May 2, 2016 until December 28, 2022.

As the State of Florida's top insurance regulator under CFO Jimmy Patronis, Former Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier oversaw the OIR, which manages the State of Florida's insurer of last resort, Citizens property insurance, industry rate filings, and is also supposed to manage investigations into insurance companies, their conduct, and ultimately has the power to declare insurers insolvent.

Like Gillway and Patronis, Commissioner David Altmaier was heavily involved in the passage of Florida Senate Bill 2A. However, after it passed the Florida Legislature, and just 12 days after Governor DeSantis signed it into law on December 16, 2023, the now Former Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier submitted his resignation to Governor DeSantis, and it was made effective on December 28, 2022.

Since 2019, Mr. Thomas has attempted to come forward and speak out against the alleged corruption within the OIR, DFS, Citizens Property Insurance, and he has also reported former Citizens Insurance CEO Barry Gillway, FL CFO Jimmy Patronis and Former Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier to various state and federal agencies, including the Florida Attorney General's office, as is seen in the documentation above that was provided to me by Thomas exclusively. 

https://lauraloomer.substack.com/p/exclusive-former-desantis-insurance

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