Beware of AOB Abusers
The dog says it all. Stop #AOBabuse. The Florida Senate has an opportunity to prove its commitment to constituents rather than caving to special interests.
Report Shows Florida AOB Abuse Worsening as Lawmakers Consider Reforms
January 17, 2018 Insurance Journal Amy O’Connor The 2018 Florida Legislative Session is underway, and lawmakers have wasted no time taking up legislation to address the assignment of benefits crisis plaguing the state. While they debate which reform option to back, stakeholders say the Florida Legislature must do something this year to keep an already…
LAWMAKERS MUST PUT CONSUMERS FIRST IN ANY REPEAL OF PIP SYSTEM
Contact: Michael Carlson PH: (850) 597-7425 michael.carlson@piff.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAWMAKERS MUST PUT CONSUMERS FIRST IN ANY REPEAL OF PIP SYSTEM TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Jan. 10, 2018) – The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee today took an initial step toward repealing Florida’s fraud-riddled No-Fault/PIP auto insurance system with the passage of Senate Bill 150, filed…
Our dangerous roads: As fatalities surge in Cape Coral, Fort Myers, we urge strong no texting while driving law
Jan. 5, 2018 News-Press Darla Letourneau, Special to The News-Press BikeWalkLee, a coalition raising public awareness and advocating for complete streets in Lee County, has long urged the Florida legislature to improve the safety of all road users in Florida. In particular, our top legislative priority for the past five years has been passing a…
Lawmakers to take another stab at ending claims abuses blamed for rate hikes
January 7, 2018 Sun Sentinel By Ron Hurtibise, Contact Reporter Will 2018 finally be the year that property insurers and trial attorneys agree on legislation aimed at curbing costly claims abuses and excessive lawsuits? Insurers don’t sound too confident as they prepare for Tuesday’s start of the legislative session in Tallahassee. Several industry representatives say…
Don’t raise driver bills with no-fault PIP reform, insurer group says
January 8, 2017 Palmbeachpost.com Charles Elmore Florida legislators have a chance to save drivers close to $1 billion a year by ending the state’s no-fault car insurance system after nearly five decades, but not if they adopt a Senate version expected to be considered a day after the session opens Tuesday, an industry group said.…
SENATE PIP REPEAL BILL IS THE WRONG DIRECTION FOR FLORIDA
Contact: Michael Carlson PH: (850) 597-7425 michael.carlson@piff.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SENATE PIP REPEAL BILL IS THE WRONG DIRECTION FOR FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2018) – The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee will soon consider SB 150, which repeals Florida’s decades-old Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law and the Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) insurance mandate. The bill,…
2018 Legislative Priorities
Personal Insurance Federation of Florida 2018 Legislative Priorities The Personal Insurance Federation of Florida (PIFF) is a leading property & casualty insurance trade association that advocates for a healthy and competitive marketplace for the benefit of insurance consumers in Florida. PIFF member companies write 45 percent of automobile insurance policies in Florida and approximately 20…
Florida’s Legal Tourism: Judges and politicians turn the state into a plaintiff-lawyer paradise
The Wall Street Journal By The Editorial Board Dec. 15, 2017 7:07 p.m. ET Florida has attracted high earners and businesses with its zero income tax, but as night follows day the state has also become a paradise for plaintiff attorneys. That’s the dispiriting news from the American Tort Reform Association’s annual survey of state…
Florida drivers could avoid need to pay personal injury coverage in 2018
Florida Record by Dee Thompson | Dec. 13, 2017, 7:42pm TALLAHASSEE — Car insurance reform bills are again moving through the Florida Legislature. Sen. Tom Lee (R-Thonotassa) is sponsoring SB 150, which would repeal the no-fault rule requiring motorists to carry $10,000 worth of personal injury (PIP) coverage. Lee’s bill would require only medical payment…