Appeals Decisions Give New Ground for Bad-Faith Claims But Support PIP Rules
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Jeff Brandes says pushing new PIP bill without new actuarial analysis is ‘legislative malpractice’
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No-fault insurance repeal re-emerges
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Is PIP Repeal Dead?
Observers of Florida’s personal auto market are well aware of the legislative debates in recent years over the future of Florida’s no-fault Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance laws. Proponents of PIP have pointed to it as a relatively fast, no-fault basis of ensure basic coverage amounts are in place for injuries arising from auto accidents. […]
Governor Vetoes PIP Repeal Bill
Governor Ron DeSantis ended weeks of speculation, persuasion and publicity campaigns when he vetoed SB 54, which would have repealed Florida’s Personal Injury Protection (PIP) law. SB would have replaced the no-fault PIP system with certain mandatory bodily injury (BI) coverage. The potential repeal of PIP has been an annual topic in the legislature for […]
Window Closing on 2021 Session
The 2021 legislative session is entering its final week, barring an extension. As usual, key insurance legislation remains unresolved in the session’s final days. The session began two short months ago with Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier and Citizens Property Insurance Corporation CEO Barry Gilway discussing problems plaguing Florida’s residential property insurance market. Commissioner Altmaier later […]
Insurers say no-fault repeal would be costly to Florida drivers
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Florida Legislative Session Begins
The annual 60-day legislative session begins in Florida on March 2, 2021. This session will feature accommodations designed to limit exposures to COVID-19. This includes most public testimony being presented by video stream from an offsite location in downtown Tallahassee. From an insurance perspective, the session will include substantial discussion about the auto and property […]
Bad-faith amendment again could be poison pill for Florida no-fault repeal
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PIP repeal legislation set for Senate committee hearing this week
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