Auto insurance law in Florida designed to beat fraudsters

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New PIP regulations takes aim at reducing fraud and keeping rates under control. The Florida legislature has now made amendments to its auto insurance personal injury protection (PIP) benefits for drivers in the state, eliminating certain types of medical treatment coverage, such as acupuncture and massage. Governor Rick Scott signed the bill that is designed to reduce the fraud in the state. Bogus auto insurance claims are spiraling out of control in Florida, causing premiums to skyrocket. Though proponents of the bill are seeing this as a victory against those…

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New auto insurance law in Florida to prevent fraud

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State cracks down on massive scam problem with several new laws that took effect on Sunday. Three new measures and anti-fraud auto insurance laws will be included among 150 new regulations in Florida, in a part of the state’s efforts to crack down on a serious scam problem with their personal injury protection (PIP) laws. The changes take direct aim at the way that auto insurance functions within the state. The PIP coverage has been in place in Florida since 1972. Since that time, all drivers in Florida have been…

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Florida auto insurance law loophole causing problems for medical care providers

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Regulators scramble to address issues before damages spiral out of control Florida insurance regulators are making an effort to close a loophole in the state’s no-fault auto insurance law. State legislators introduced a new auto insurance law this year that changed the Florida personal injury protection (PIP) regulations. Regulators have discovered a loophole in the law that could have a serious impact on payments that are given to health care providers. The loophole has already generated a number of lawsuits, some of which have been targeted at the law itself,…

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Governor Scott signs law in the hopes to minimize phony auto claims

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The bill signing occurred in Jacksonville at a ceremony on Friday. Though the city of choice for the signing of the Florida insurance fraud legislation by Governor Rick Scott is not exactly a hotspot for staged accidents, it still drew attention from the entire state, including Sheriff John Rutherford, who is backing the new law. The signing took place in the parking lot located next to the Northeast Florida Criminal Justice Training and Education Center on the North Campus of Florida State College, where Scott added his autograph while surrounded…

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Florida passes new PIP reform bill that will is expected to reduce auto insurance fraud in the state

Florida Governor Rick Scott is claiming a major victory on behalf of the state’s citizens this week. The state Senate has passed legislation that will reform the state’s troublesome personal injury protection (PIP) auto insurance system. The system has been wrought with fraud for several years, becoming much worse over the past two. Legislators supporting reform claim that this fraud was causing auto insurers to raise rates on coverage at alarming speed. The new legislation seeks to remedy the problem. The legislation that was passed by the Senate is House…

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