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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ( FDACS) is an executive department of the government of Florida . The Commissioner of Agriculture (directly elected by voters statewide for a four-year term, and a member of the Florida Cabinet) is the head of the department. The current commissioner is Wilton Simpson.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is the agency charged with licensing and regulating more than 1.6 million businesses and professionals in the State of Florida, such as alcohol, beverage & tobacco, barbers/cosmetologists, condominiums, spas, hotels and restaurants, real estate agents and appraisers, and veterinarians, among many other industries.
Florida Department of Financial Services ( FLDFS) is a state agency of Florida. Its headquarters are in Tallahassee. [1] 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. [2]
A 2021 analysis by then-Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier found that Florida made up 8% of the nation’s homeowners’ claims in 2019, but 76% of its lawsuits. Although critics note ...
Tasha Carter, Florida insurance consumer advocate, speaks during a town hall meeting regarding insurance rates at the Treasure Coast Builders Association, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Port St. Lucie.
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According to the DCRA: The mission of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs is to protect the health, safety, economic interests, and quality of life of residents, businesses, and visitors in the District of Columbia by issuing licenses and permits, conducting inspections, enforcing building, housing, and safety codes, regulating land use and development, and providing consumer ...
Carter said higher property insurance is being driven by the rising cost of re-insurance, the rising cost of materials and labor, insurance fraud and the roughly $48 billion in claims after ...