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11/26/2024
Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis warned consumers to beware of potential scams surrounding Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday as Floridians begin their search for holiday shopping deals and offers. CFO Patronis offered tips to avoid becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft this year, as consumers are expected to spend 19% more than they did last year during the Thanksgiving holiday. In 2023, American’s donated over $3.1 billion to charitable causes during Giving Tuesday.
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11/26/2024
Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis is encouraging all Floridians to practice fire safety while cooking during the Thanksgiving Holiday. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Thanksgiving is the leading day of the year for home fires involving cooking equipment. Additionally, the NFPA recommends you test your smoke alarm at least once a month and replace all smoke alarms in your home every 10 years.
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11/25/2024
Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis launched the 2024 Holiday Money Hunt and is encouraging Floridians to spread the word and search to see if you or your business has Unclaimed Property that has been unknown or lost and ready to recover.
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11/20/2024
Today, the Florida Department of Financial Services announced that the “My Safe Florida Condo” pilot program has received the maximum number of applications for existing grant funding and that the pilot program is no longer accepting applications at this time.
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11/19/2024
Today, during a meeting of the Florida Elections Canvassing Commission, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis released a statement following the certification of voting returns in the 2024 General Election.
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11/15/2024
Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis issued an official letter to major U.S. banks warning against a coordinated activist campaign to “de-bank” meat and dairy businesses. More than 100 activist organizations are targeting the nation’s largest banks in an effort to cut off financial services for meat and dairy livestock and animal feed production, which they say will stop climate change. In his letter, CFO Patronis made it clear that Florida will not tolerate any form of financial discrimination against its livestock or agricultural industries, that no one has the right to take food off of Floridians’ tables, and that he stands ready to assist financial institutions in resisting the climate activists’ radical demands.
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11/15/2024
Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the arrests of Rochell Green and Breana Ferguson, both employees of the health care company Aetna. Green and Ferguson allegedly submitted at least 42 false insurance claims and uploaded false documentation to support their claims. The scheme took place from 2019-2023 and resulted in Green receiving more than $408,000 and Ferguson receiving more than $736,000 from their false claims.
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11/13/2024
Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis and the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) launched the “My Safe Florida Condo” pilot program, a new initiative that helps condominium associations strengthen their properties against hurricanes.
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11/8/2024
Today, at a press conference in Naples, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis highlighted the 'Check My Contract' portal to fight post-storm fraud. The Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) 'Check My Contract' portal assists residential or commercial property insurance policyholders who have entered into a repair contract with contractors, restoration professionals, or public adjusters related to an insurance claim.
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11/8/2024
Today, at a press conference in Tampa, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis highlighted the 'Check My Contract' portal to fight post-storm fraud following Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) 'Check My Contract' portal assists residential or commercial property insurance policyholders who have entered into a repair contract with contractors, restoration professionals, or public adjusters related to an insurance claim.
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11/5/2024
Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the appointment of David Powell to the First Housing Development Corporation of Florida Board of Directors.
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11/3/2024
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis will host a press conference TOMORROW, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4th at 10 a.m. ET to discuss post-storm fraud prevention and provide resources for policyholders recovering from storms.
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11/1/2024
Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced that more than $36 million in unclaimed property was returned to Floridians during the month of October. Since CFO Patronis took office in 2017, nearly $2.6 billion in unclaimed property has been returned to Florida citizens. For the month of September, CFO Patronis returned more than $33 Million in Unclaimed Property to Floridians.
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10/31/2024
Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced a priority initiative to develop a statewide business court in Florida to support small businesses and job creators statewide. Florida's courts have the most extensive case backlog in the country, and this proposal will expedite complicated business cases and relieve the burden of these cases on the state's overwhelmed court dockets.
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10/30/2024
Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) & State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis toured the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Training Facility. The CFO surveyed live firefighter and paramedic training and received a brief regarding post-storm relief and rescue efforts following Hurricane Milton, including Urban Search and Rescue assets. These assets included swift water boats, high-water vehicles, wave runners, and more.
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10/29/2024
Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis issued a letter to the State Board of Administration (SBA) requesting a report on the feasibility, risk, and potential benefits of directing a portion of state retirement system monies into cryptocurrency.
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10/25/2024
Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the arrest of WM Roofing owner, Wilmer Maldonado, for allegedly Unlicensed Contracting During State of Emergency and Failure to Secure Worker's Compensation Insurance. Maldonado was arrested by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Disaster Fraud Action Strike Teams (DFAST) deployed by CFO Patronis to fight fraud in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
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10/25/2024
Today, at a press conference in West Palm Beach, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis launched the 'Check My Contract' portal to fight post-storm fraud following Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The Florida Department of Financial Services' (DFS) 'Check My Contract' portal is designed to assist residential or commercial property insurance policyholders who have entered into a repair contract with contractors, restoration professionals, or public adjusters related to an insurance claim.
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10/25/2024
Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis discussed the health of Florida's economy and insurance market at the 2024 Florida Chamber of Commerce Future of Florida Forum in Orlando.
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10/17/2024
Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced that the Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Consumer Services is hosting four insurance villages in critical locations around the state impacted by Hurricanes Milton and Helene. The villages serve as an opportunity for policyholders to meet with their insurance carriers in person and work together to file insurance claims.