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From The Desk Of Jimmy Patronis

Floridians, your home and family are protected. Do not wait until a I was thrilled to announce that more than $24 million
The 2020 Hurricane storm is approaching, it may be too late. in unclaimed property was returned to Floridians during
Season is here and I can’t Hurricane Financial Preparedness Tips the month of May. Since the COVID-19 pandemic
stress enough how critical Secure flood insurance coverage. Standard began, Florida’s Division of Unclaimed Property has
it is to prepare now before homeowner’s insurance policies don’t cover flood worked tirelessly and returned more than $95 million to
the next storm takes aim at damage. If you live in a flood-prone area, contact your the pockets of Floridians when they needed it most. I’m
the Sunshine State. Experts agent about obtaining flood insurance. There are several looking forward to continuing this great trajectory and
are already predicting an insurance carriers writing flood insurance in Florida’s working to make 2020 a record-high year for returns.
active storm season, and private insurance market. Depending on your home’s Individuals and businesses can start your search now at
homeowners insurance location, you may qualify to enroll in the federally- FLTreasureHunt.gov.
policies may contain administered National Flood Insurance Program. I held virtual meetings with the Chamber of Commerce
limitations and exclusions, Ensure you are adequately covered. The value of your in Jacksonville, Tampa, Daytona, and Pensacola to discuss
so it’s important consumers review their insurance home and possessions may have increased during the past important issues impacting Florida as well as their local
policies now to better understand their coverages. several years, or you may have made home improvements. business communities. As we work to safely re-open our
As our communities continue to face the impacts Review your insurance policy and check your coverage state, and as a former small business-owner myself, I’m
of COVID-19, we must remember severe weather limits. committed to supporting Florida’s small businesses. I
and hurricanes do not care that we’re responding to a Do not wait until a storm approaches. Property discussed the need for vital legislation next year to take
pandemic. If you haven’t already, conduct a disaster insurance companies do not accept new applications away incentives for lawyers to engage in predatory “sue
preparedness check-up and make sure you are prepared or requests to increase coverage once a hurricane nears and settle” tactics and shield our small businesses from
by checking your homeowners insurance policy to ensure Florida, so it is important not to wait until a storm is liability for COVID-19 related claims. We must not allow
you are adequately covered. Now is the time to make sure imminent to verify coverages. In addition, most flood our state’s recovery to be derailed by the constant threat of
insurance policies take 30 days to go into effect, so it is lawsuits that will put people out of business and inevitably
vital to act now. increase insurance rates for all Floridians.
For additional hurricane financial preparedness Lastly, I held a call this week with the executive boards
tips and resources, visit PrepareFL.com or contact my of the Florida Fore Chiefs Association and the Florida
Wanted Insurance Consumer Helpline by calling 1-877-MY-FL- Professional Firefighters to receive updates on COVID-19
CFO (693-5236).
response efforts from first responders statewide. My office
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vital data on the impacts of the virus to their workforce,
As your CFO, I remain committed to protecting continues to work with fire chiefs to capture and monitor
People are vandalizing golf your taxpayer dollars and ensuring transparency in state as the threat of exposure can take fire personnel off-line
courses after play hours. Sand spending. This week, we provided an update on the for extended periods of time. With nearly 380 firefighters
traps, greens and fairways request of state vendors to self-identify whether they statewide taken off the frontlines due to the threat of
are being damaged. If you see are majority-owned by the Communist Party of China. COVID-19, this data is crucial to our fire departments who
work to support each other and protect our communities.
This is a follow-up to the announcement that was made
anyone on courses after hours, at the May 28 Florida cabinet meeting. The Department I cannot thank these brave men and women enough for
please call POA Security issued a letter to approximately 100,000 vendors who are their tireless efforts to keep us safe as we work together
at 627-1600 or Resort Security, registered to do business with State of Florida and are to safely reopen our state.
627-2000. setup to receive taxpayer money. To date, the Department Sincerely,
Thank you. has received more than 6,500 responses and a number of Jimmy Patronis,
questions related to the vendor letter. To find our more, Chief Financial Officer,
please visit our vendor survey website here. State of Florida

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