Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
Posted in: N-J Editorials Tagged:Citizens Property Insurance Corp. ,insurance Florida officials have taken a welcome and overdue step to downsize Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-created insurer. April 20, 2012|By Doreen Hemlock, SunSentinel An undercover sting at a Miami massage clinic has netted arrests of 16 people for alleged auto insurance fraud and grand theft. The group is...
Read MoreHow PIP fraud affects Fla. car insurance rates
WBBH-TV updated 3/21/2012 11:50:21 PM ET 2012-03-22T03:50:21 A national survey ranks Florida in the top quarter for states with the highest car insurance rates. And with personal injury protection insurance fraud costing Floridians an estimated one billion dollars a year, many are questioning how much that fraud is impacting your car insurance. Irina Ramos, a mother of two, knows her money well...
Read MoreFake Car Insurance Crackdown
By Betty Yu NBCMIAMI.com Police officers and state troopers from 22 law enforcement agencies joined to crackdown on fake auto insurance cards Wednesday. It was the largest one-day operation of its kind in Florida’s. “We have a system in place where we have someone at the command post and will right away confirm if the insurance card is valid or not,” said Florida Highway Patrol...
Read MoreFlorida PIP Bill Heads to House Floor
By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com The Florida House Economic Affairs Committee has advanced legislation to reform the state’s no-fault Personal Injury Protection (PIP) program. The bill, HB 119, now heads to the floor of the Florida House with less than two weeks left in the state-legislative session. According to the Florida Insurance Council, the bill needs to be merged with a Senate...
Read MoreTime may be running out on PIP overhaul in Florida
By John Kennedy Palm Beach Post Staff Writer TALLAHASSEE — Although a House committee advanced its version of a bill to revamp personal injury protection auto insurance Friday, the House and Senate remain far apart and there may not be enough time left in the session to pass this priority of Gov. Rick Scott. “I don’t know whether we’ll be able to bring the House and Senate...
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