PIP repeal legislation set for Senate committee hearing this week
Florida Legislature, auto insurance, PIP, Insurance Regulation News, Personal Injury Protection
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Florida Legislature, auto insurance, PIP, Insurance Regulation News, Personal Injury Protection
Repealing Florida’s no-fault (PIP) auto insurance system again will command legislative attention in the 2020 legislative session. Although 2020 once seemed so far away, the legislature already is having committee meetings in anticipation of the session’s January start. Florida’s Personal Injury Protection (PIP) system has drawn significant criticism in recent years. The legislature has tried to […]
Office of Insurance Regulation, Florida Legislature, auto insurance, PIP, Insurance Regulation News, Personal Injury Protection, no fault coverage
A Senate committee has advanced SB 1052 on a 5-3 vote. The bill is one of two proposals pending in the Senate that would replace Florida’s no-fault (PIP) auto insurance system with mandatory bodily injury coverage. The other Senate bill has not been heard in committee. Perhaps more importantly, the Florida House also has not […]
Florida Legislature, Florida Supreme Court, auto insurance, PIP, Insurance Regulation News, personal injury
Florida Legislature, auto insurance, PIP, Insurance Regulation News, uninsured motorist coverage, assignment of benefits
Two bills of interest to the auto insurance industry have been filed in the Florida House of Representatives. Neither has a Senate companion yet, although it is still early. HB 323 attempts to address concerns with an explosion of auto glass claims and resulting litigation. The bill would prohibit motor vehicle repair shops and their […]
Just before the new year, the Florida Supreme Court released its opinion in Progressive Select Insurance Company v. Florida Hospital Medical Center resolving a split among Florida’s appellate courts about the proper application of the deductible in Personal Injury Protection (PIP) claims. The underlying question related to whether the PIP deductible should be applied before […]
The 2018 Florida legislative session is drawing to a close, barring any extensions or subsequent special sessions. This year’s session has been unusual for issues outside of the typical annual cycles of budgets and other expected business. The 2018 session began with a lot of attention directed to the range of relationships between legislators, staff […]
Florida Supreme Court, auto insurance, PIP, Insurance Regulation News