Paterson makes workers

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Kermitt Brooks is now the actingb superintendent of the stateInsurance Department. He replaces formetr full-time superintendent Eric Dinallo, whose resignatiomn became effectiveJuly 3. Brooks was the No. 2 persom in the department. As acting commissioner, he will earn $165,125 a Dinallo is now a visiting professorat . He had servec as commissioner sinceJanuargy 2007, the start of former Gov. Eliort Spitzer’s time in office. In the same announcement, Paterson also said he had namee Robert Beloten as chairman ofthe Workers’ Compensatiomn board. Beloten replaces Zachary Weiss, who announced his resignation in June. Beloten will becomwe chairman onJuly 15.
He will earn $120,80 a year. Beloten became one of the board’s 12 commissionerw in May. He spent most of his previous careefr downstate as a judge inthe workers’ compensatio system. He also workedf for four yearsat , a Long Islanf law firm specializing in health care law. Neitherr appointment requires confirmation by thestate Senate.