Florida lawmakers will take on personal injury protection insurance fraud this year and Gov. Rick Scott thinks they can fix a system where fraud causes $1 billion in increased premiums every year, according to the Tampa Bay Times.<\/p>\n
Florida law requires a driver to carry a minimum of $10,000 in personal injury protection. It has been widely reported that Florida leads the nation in fraudulent insurance claims in part because of Florida\u2019s no-fault law.<\/p>\n
A new group called Gear Up Florida hopes to help push lawmakers to crack down on insurance fraud. That group believes higher insurance costs put an undue burden on businesses that rely on fleet vehicles.<\/p>\n
\u201cFlorida’s most honest consumers are paying the price resulting from staged accidents, out-of-control litigation and unscrupulous personal injury protection (PIP) clinics that foist often unnecessary services on PIP claimants,\u201d said Donovan Brown, counsel and regional manager of State Government Relations Property Casualty Insurers Association of (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Florida lawmakers will take on personal injury protection insurance fraud this year and Gov. Rick Scott thinks they can fix a system where fraud causes $1 billion in increased premiums every year, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Florida law…<\/span><\/p>\n