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Michael MolineFebruary 28, 2018

An advertising onslaught against the Senate version of no-fault auto insurance repeal broadened Wednesday, even as a committee prepared to take up an amendment dropping a requirement that motorists buy mandatory medical coverage. That mandate was among the business community’s principal objections to the bill. The amendment also contains language intended to discourage lawsuits alleging […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 26, 2018

Floridians are blessed with a low cost of living. When comparing the cost of housing, utilities, transportation, health, or the overall cost of living, Florida is lower than the U.S. average. Why, then, is Florida ranked among the five most expensive states for car insurance? The answer is, in part, because of a broken statutory […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 26, 2018

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The Florida Chamber of Commerce is releasing an ad this week targeting a senate bill it says will cause auto insurance rates to skyrocket. “Caution alert: Florida state senators want to pass a new law making you pay more for your car insurance,” the ad states. “The bill will force you to pay more for […]

Michael MolineFebruary 21, 2018

PIP repeal is not officially dead, but it wasn’t looking at all well Wednesday after a key Senate committee adjourned its last meeting of Session without taking up the matter. “It is referenced to this committee, but was not on this agenda. In theory, it makes the prospects of that policy change happening obviously very […]

Michael MolineFebruary 12, 2018

One argument in the debate over repeal of Florida’s no-fault auto insurance system isn’t finding much love in the Legislature — that the real key to lower premiums is reform of the legal rules governing coverage disputes that do land in court. People injured by covered motorists can resort to the tort system if carriers […]

Michael MolineFebruary 6, 2018

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 MolineFebruary 1, 2018

Repeal of Florida’s no-fault auto insurance system would drive the cost of coverage up by 5.3 percent, or $67 per year, according to an analysis conducted for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. The findings assume that more drivers will buy underinsured and uninsured motorist coverage to protect themselves against motorists who skip purchasing […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 15, 2018

Right out of the gate, the Florida House took several major steps toward statewide insurance reform during the first week of the 2018 Legislative Session. On Friday, lawmakers advanced a trio of House bills: repealing the state’s motor vehicle no-fault law and PIP insurance requirements, addressing “assignment of benefits” abuse and making significant changes in […]

Guest AuthorApril 28, 2017

One year ago, I was riding my bicycle down A1A. Out of nowhere, a woman driving a 1988 LTD hit me going 45 miles per hour. The force of the collision sent me flying 60 feet. I landed face first. The next thing I remember is being rolled into the hospital. My lip was ripped […]

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 […]

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Senate amendment would drop ‘med pay’ mandate, as attack on PIP repeal bill widens

Stephanie Smith: Florida Senate should vote to fix auto insurance laws

Florida Chamber wants Senate to ‘put the brakes’ on auto insurance bill

Prospects for PIP repeal dive as Senate panel disdains the legislation

Tort reformer William Large keeps plugging away for PIP bad-faith revamp

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

New report: PIP repeal could cost motorists

In first week of Session, Florida House took big steps toward insurance reform

Paul Davidson: Florida Senate needs to act on auto insurance reform

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