About the Agency
Recommended by the
Constitutional Revision Commission, and passed into law by voters in 1998,
the Florida Legislature carried out an amendment to the state's
constitution by merging the Department of Insurance, Treasury, State Fire
Marshal and the Department of Banking and Finance into the Department of
Financial Services effective January 2003.
The Department is made up of 13 divisions, several specialized offices and
2,000 employees providing the most efficient and effective help for you. Get
detailed information and links to each Division's web page here. You can also
read about
what DFS can do for you.
Service Divisions
Functional units of the agency required to carry out the statutory duties of
the state of Florida.
Support Divisions
Regional Offices
Executive Offices
Functional units required for the CFO to fulfill statutorily defined
obligations