Recent News About Florida Department of Financial Services
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A proposal that would allow Florida officials to provide up to $5 million in public funds to former President Donald Trump to help finance his legal bills has been sidelined in the current legislative session.
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A Florida bill that would bar financial institutions from considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment decisions advanced to the floor of the state House of Representatives this week.
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Months of work by newly created insurance fraud squads has led to a more than twofold increase in successful property insurance fraud prosecutions across Florida, the state’s chief financial officer reported.
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A St. Petersburg woman has filed a federal class-action complaint against Jimmy Patronis in his role as Florida’s chief financial officer, accusing the state of failing to pay owners of unclaimed properties just compensation.
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Florida officials are hoping to roll out a program to encourage residents to retrofit their homes against future hurricane damage in a bid to reduce property insurance claims and the litigation that often accompanies such claims.
