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Drew WilsonMarch 6, 2017

A bill filed by Orange Park Republican Sen. Rob Bradley Wednesday would require the state to set up a website detailing the amount of state, federal and local money school districts spend on each public school student. “Florida invests nearly a third of the state’s total budget in education. Florida parents and taxpayers deserve access […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 30, 2017

Florida will receive $111,000 in a multistate settlement over alleged one-sided use of the Social Security Administration’s death master file. Ameriprise Group, and its RiverSource Life Insurance Co. and RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York affiliates, will pay $1.5 million in all to California, New Hampshire, North Dakota and Pennsylvania, as well as to Florida. The […]

Staff ReportsDecember 7, 2016

Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has some consumer advice for Floridians during the holiday season: Don’t let your Christmas tree burn the house down. “Christmas tree fires do not happen often, but they have the potential to be serious fires when they do,” Atwater said in his Department of Financial Services newsletter Wednesday. “More often than […]

Phil AmmannNovember 17, 2015

Rob Fields, chief information officer of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, is joining One Eighty Consulting, a Tallahassee-based governmental affairs consultancy firm. Fields, a 14-year-veteran of Florida state government, has been a top adviser to several senior government leaders on a variety of issues: health care, banking, insurance, motor vehicle and […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 18, 2015

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater this week turned in his budget request for 2016-17, asking for $311.2 million. “The agency’s most important budget priority was $45.3 million to upgrade FLAIR, the state’s three decade old accounting system,” LobbyTools reported. “The agency is in the second year of replacing FLAIR with the Florida Planning, Accounting and Ledger […]

Peter SchorschMay 27, 2015

Veteran communications director Chris Cate is moving over to Tallahassee-based public relations firm 180 Communications as the new vice president of corporate communications. Cate, who most recently served as Communications Director for the Florida Department of Financial Services, brings over a decade of media and public relations experience. “Chris’ experience working in a newsroom and […]

Tag: Florida Department of Financial Services

New bill would give parents a closer look at education funding

Insurers settle multistate litigation alleging misuse of death master file

Jeff Atwater warns against killer Christmas trees

Personnel note: Veteran state CIO Rob Fields joins One Eighty Consulting

Jeff Atwater pitches $311.2 million budget request

Personnel note: DFS Comm Director Chris Cate moves to 180 Communications