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Mike Yaworsky

New Year Means Legislative Session in Sight

New Year Means Legislative Session in Sight

The Florida legislative calendar typically ensures there’s no post-holiday haze as we return to work in the new year. This year’s session begins March 4, 2025, and lasts 60 days. This isn’t as early as some years—  the session begins in January in even-numbered years. Still, committee meetings begin before the session starts so the […]

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OIR Fills Two Deputy Commissioner Positions

OIR Fills Two Deputy Commissioner Positions

Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky has named two current regulators to deputy commissioner positions at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR). Commissioner Yaworsky named Sheryl Parker as OIR’s first Deputy Commissioner of Market Regulation. He likewise appointed Virginia Christy as the new Deputy Commissioner of Property and Casualty. A recent press release from OIR indicates […]

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Yaworsky Nominated for Insurance Commissioner

Yaworsky Nominated for Insurance Commissioner

Governor Ron DeSantis has nominated Mike Yaworsky as Commissioner of the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR). Yaworsky’s name might be familiar to those who follow insurance regulation in Florida— he previously served as Chief of Staff of OIR under former commissioner David Altmaier before leaving for his current position as Vice Chair of the Florida […]

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OIR Names Chief of Staff

OIR Names Chief of Staff

Mike Yaworsky will be joining the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation as chief of staff, succeeding Belinda Miller.  Mr. Yaworski most recently has worked as an attorney with the Georgia Department of Insurance and previously worked in the Georgia Senate President Pro Tem’s Office. Mr. Yaworsky is familiar with Tallahassee, having received his undergraduate degree from Florida […]

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