David Altmaier was appointed Commissioner of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation by the Financial Services Commission on April 29, 2016. As Commissioner, Altmaier leads the Office of Insurance Regulation and has oversight of one of the largest insurance markets in the world. Under Altmaier’s leadership, the Office of Insurance Regulation has worked to cultivate a market in Florida in which insurance products are reliable, available, and affordable.

Altmaier began his public service career at the Office of Insurance Regulation in 2008, serving in a number of roles including Chief Analyst of the Property and Casualty Financial Oversight unit and Deputy Commissioner of Property and Casualty Insurance.

In 2019, Altmaier was elected by his peers as Vice President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). He also chairs the NAIC's Financial Condition (E) Committee, Group Capital Calculation (E) Working Group and the Capital Adequacy (E) Task Force.

Prior to joining the Office of Insurance Regulation, Altmaier worked as a Florida licensed 2-20 and 2-14 insurance agent and as a high school math teacher.

Altmaier graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

Jimmy Patronis is a native Floridian born and raised in Panama City. He earned his associate degree in restaurant management from Gulf Coast Community College and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Florida State University. He is a partner in a family-owned seafood restaurant called Captain Anderson’s, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017.

His public service career began as an intern in the FL Senate and the United Kingdom’s House of Commons. After graduation, Governor Lawton Chiles appointed him to the FL Elections Commission, and he was reappointed by Governor Jeb Bush. He served in the FL House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing his hometown region in the FL Panhandle. He was appointed to serve on FL’s Public Service Commission, as well as the Constitution Revision Commission, which meets once every 20 years to propose changes to the state constitution.

Recognized for outstanding leadership in his hometown of Panama City and throughout FL, he is committed to active civic engagement and business development. He has chaired the Greater Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Council, served on the board of the Bay County Economic Development Alliance, the Salvation Army Advisory Board, the Bay County Chapter of the FL Restaurant and Lodging Association, and national president for the FL Vocational Industrial Clubs of America. He is a former trustee of the Gulf Coast Medical Center, and former director of the Bay Medical Center’s Foundation and Gulf Coast Community College Foundation Board. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Northwest FL Beaches International Airport in Panama City and has served as chairman and a board member of Bay County-Panama City International Airport and Industrial District.

Patronis and his wife, Katie, are proud parents to Jimmy Theo III and John Michael and are lifelong members of the Saint John’s Greek Orthodox Church.