Florida Department of Financial Services (FLDFS) is a state agency of
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
. Its headquarters are in
Tallahassee
Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the population ...
. In 2002 the
Florida Legislature merged the Department of Insurance, Treasury and State Fire Marshal and the Department of Banking and Finance into one department, the Florida Department of Financial Services.
About The Agency
" Florida Department of Financial Services. Retrieved on November 19, 2019.
Organization
The Department is led by the Chief Financial Officer of Florida
The chief financial officer of Florida is an elected statewide constitutional officer of Florida. The office was created in 2002 following the 1998 reforms of the Florida Cabinet. The CFO is a combination of the former offices of comptroller and ...
(CFO), who is elected statewide to a four-year term. The CFO is assisted in running the Department by two Deputy Chief Financial Officers and a Chief of Staff. The Department is made up of 14 functional Divisions, which perform the work of the Department, and 7 Offices, which assist the CFO in managing the Department and fulfilling the CFO's responsibilities.
*Chief Financial Officer
**Accounting and Auditing Division
**Administration Division
**Consumer Services Division
**Funeral, Cemetery, & Consumer Services Division
**Information Systems Division
**Insurance Agent and Agency Services Division
**Insurance Fraud Division
**Legal Services Division
**Rehabilitation and Liquidation Division
**Risk Management Division
**Treasury Division
**State Fire Marshal Division
**Workers' Compensation Division
**Cabinet Affairs Office
**Chief of Staff Office
**External Affairs Office
**Inspector General Office
**Insurance Consumer Advocate Office
**Legislative Affairs Office
**Strategic Planning Office
**Public Assistance Fraud
References
External links
Florida Department of Financial Services
Financial Services
2002 establishments in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
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