TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – He was just appointed Florida’s new chief financial officer by Gov. Ron DeSantis in July and is now officially running for the position in 2026.
Former state Sen. Blaze Ingoglia has already gotten off to a fierce start in her new role as Florida CFO, taking responsibility for insurance companies and further promises lower taxes for Florida.
“There’s a reason I didn’t submit for the election right away because I wanted to prove to people that I was in this for a long time, that I care about their premiums and that I care about their property taxes,” Ingoglia said.
Announced its bid for the 2026 CFO race, Ingoglia fined eight insurers over $2 million for fraud during Hurricanes Ian and Idolia.
“We said we’d hold the insurance companies accountable, and that’s what we’re doing,” Ingoglia said.
According to the Insurance Regulation Authority, these findings failed to provide a rights invoice and failed to pay ownership, including using an adjuster that was not properly appointed, not allowing timely receipt of claims, and not including a specific disclosure statement when providing estimates for damages claims.
Ingoglia says his office is actively looking at insurance companies as the peak of hurricane season approaches.
“We are beginning to build a legislative platform and policy proposal for this upcoming session, trying to hold local governments accountable and insurers accountable.
With the new CFO pledged to become Florida taxpayer watchdog, state Democrats are having problems with their current course of action so far, hoping for other candidates.
But for now, there are no Democratic candidates to challenge Ingoglia.
“I think it’s important to emphasize that there are so many opportunities in the CFO’s office that we haven’t seen any results yet. Instead, there was the politicization of this position in this agency that chases local governments and actually creates divisions and collaborations.”
While some now have questions about CFO Doge’s efforts, Ingoglia plans to put it all on the table and share his findings while continuing to investigate local government spending.
