in succession Jan. 7, Tom Gallagher...

in succession Jan. 7, Tom Gallagher began serving as Florida's chief financial officer, heading up the Department of Financial Services. The recent structure merges the Department of Insurance and the Department of Banking and Finance. He also assists on the Financial Services Commission with Gov Jeb Bush, the attorney general and the agriculture commissioner. The commission appoints the director of the Office of Insurance Regulation. Before his inauguration, Gallagher talked with Best's Review about to what degree the new structure would impact the insurance industry.

Q: What are the benefits of Florida's fresh cabinet structure?

Prior to the constitutional changes