As the swordfish in the governor's kitchen broiled this week, the press corps stewed, and then was left out and got cold.

As Rick Scott takes the reins of Florida government, some longtime political players find themselves marginalized or cut out of the decision-making loop altogether.

Responding to questions from state Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Commissioner Kevin McCarty offered a presentation to the Cabinet on Tuesday on what his office has done about two financially unstable insurance companies.

Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has  the money to weather almost any major hurricane to strike the state, the chief financial officer of Florida’s state-run insurance company told the governor and his cabinet.

In a presentation Tuesday, Citizens CFO Sharon Binnun revealed the company is in a better financial position than it has ever been.

Citizens has $14 billion to pay claims in 2010, $11 billion in cash and assets, and $3.9 billion in surplus to stay afloat if a catastrophe occurs.