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Michael MolineFebruary 6, 2018

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A Property Casualty Insurers Association of America study made a splash last week in Tallahassee by suggesting repeal of Florida’s no-fault auto insurance system would produce significant increases in motorists’ premiums. The findings contrast those of a similar study last year by Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, which estimated repeal would save policyholders 8.1 percent in liability […]

Michael MolineNovember 7, 2017

Legislation to repeal Florida’s no-fault auto insurance system handily cleared the House Commerce Committee Tuesday — the only committee slated to consider the measure. The vote was 17-8, and support for the measure was bipartisan — even though some members confessed to qualms about overturning an insurance system that has prevailed since 1971. “I know […]

Michael MolineMay 4, 2017

When Lee Jacobson heard that that an insurance omnibus bill had been pulled from the Rules Committee onto the Senate floor Wednesday, he hightailed it to Tallahassee. The Orlando insurance and personal-injury attorney, active in the Florida Justice Association, was watching his daughter play soccer at the time. “I ran home, threw two suits in […]

Michael MolineApril 19, 2017

The House voted Wednesday to replace Florida personal-injury protection insurance mandate for motorists with a requirement that they buy bodily injury protection, upending an insurance system in place since 1971. “Today, we have the ability to start thinking about personal responsibility in a different way, and shifting that paradigm in the state of Florida in […]

Michael MolineMarch 27, 2017

A House committee voted overwhelmingly Monday to do away with personal injury protection, or PIP, insurance in Florida. The vote in the Insurance & Banking Subcommittee was 12-2, with Jay Fant and Blaise Ingoglia the holdouts. PCS/HB 1063 passed despite concerns by insurers that they need stronger protections against bad-faith lawsuits by people injured by […]

Michael MolineMarch 27, 2017

The House version of legislation to do away with personal injury protection, or PIP, insurance in Florida will get a hearing Monday before the Insurance & Banking Subcommittee. PCS/HB 1063 is 57 pages long, but here’s the thrust: Effective Jan. 1, motorists no longer would be required to maintain PIP coverage. Instead, they would insure […]

Michael MolineFebruary 16, 2017

The Florida Supreme Court has taken a narrow view of the amount of evidence hospitals and other health care providers are obliged to turn over to insurance companies concerning the reasonableness of personal injury protection claims. In a unanimous ruling, the court sided with the 1st District Court of Appeal over the 4th District Court […]

Michael MolineFebruary 16, 2017

A state appeals court has upheld a law limiting payments to chiropractors under reforms to Florida’s personal-injury protection insurance system the Legislature approved in 2012. The 3rd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday reversed a ruling by Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Michaelle Gonzalez-Paulson holding that the limits were unconstitutional. “We must presume that the Legislature conducted […]

Michael MolineJanuary 24, 2017

The chairwoman of the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee foresees changes to Florida’s personal-injury protection, or PIP, mandate for auto insurance, but wants assurances reform will reduce premium costs. “I think that this is an issue that you will see some legislation that will come before this committee at a future date,” Anitere Flores said […]

Staff ReportsDecember 14, 2016

State Sen. Jeff Brandes wants to sound the death knell for Florida’s no-fault auto insurance system. The St. Petersburg Republican on Tuesday filed a repeal (SB 156) of the personal injury protection, or PIP, requirements under Florida law for motor vehicle insurance. “PIP is a broken insurance system, and it does not reflect the reality […]

Tag: Personal Injury Protection

Insurance industry’s Michael Carlson: We hope PIP-repeal study ‘will kill the bill’

House PIP repeal legislation clears its only committee

Insurance bill sponsor insists it won’t become a train for AOB, PIP

House votes to repeal Florida’s PIP mandate for auto insurance

Florida House panel votes to abolish PIP insurance effective Jan. 1

House insurance subcommittee to take up repeal of Florida’s PIP mandate

Supreme Court limits information insurers may demand under PIP policies

Appeals court reverses ruling striking limits on PIP payments to chiropractors

Committee chair wants assurances PIP repeal would lower premiums

Jeff Brandes files PIP repeal for 2017