Florida Lawmakers Take Two-Pronged Approach to Insurance Reform
Tort reform and fraud have become the two big targets as Florida lawmakers are finally gearing up to tackle the state’s no-fault auto insurance law. Taking a divide and conquer approach, the House...
View ArticleFlorida Governor Suggests Making PIP Coverage Optional for Drivers
Florida drivers should have the option to forgo purchasing what is now mandatory auto personal injury protection (PIP) coverage, says Gov. Rick Scott. Following the failure of lawmakers this year to...
View ArticleN.Y. Official Says Alleged Insurance Scam Artist Caught
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the arrest of an alleged scam artist, Arthur Bogoraz, who officials contend devised a massive scheme to defraud insurance companies out of millions...
View ArticleInsurer Trade Group Urges Florida to Curb Auto Insurance ‘Fraud Tax’
Florida should allow more time for looking into suspicious claims, place a cap on attorneys’ fees and more closely regulate medical clinics to help reduce rampant fraud in the state’s personal injury...
View ArticleAuto Insurance Claim Costs Rising Again
Auto insurance claim costs countrywide have recently increased, reversing previous trends of declining or relatively stable costs. A new report from the Insurance Research Council (IRC), “Trends in...
View ArticleLawsuit Seeks Information on Michigan Auto Injury Claims
A coalition fighting proposed changes to Michigan’s auto insurance laws filed a lawsuit seeking claims information from an association that handles medical bills for seriously injured accident victims....
View ArticleN.Y. Unveils Plan to Shut Down Fraud Docs, Medical Mills
Dishonest doctors and medical mills in New York better watch out! Following highly publicized crackdowns of major auto insurance fraud rings in the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a statewide...
View ArticleN.Y. to Boot Crooked, ‘Dirty Doctors’ From No-Fault Insurance
Insurance regulators plan to start kicking crooked doctors out of New York’s no-fault program next month, calling them linchpins in fake-accident scams that cost insurers and ultimately policyholders...
View ArticleAssociation’s Suit Seeks Information from Michigan Auto Claims Administrator
The Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI) announced it has filed a lawsuit against the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) to obtain vital financial information, specific claimant...
View ArticleAllstate Slaps 2 N.Y. Medical Corporations With $1.7M Fraud Lawsuit
Allstate Insurance Company said it is seeking to recover $1.7 million against New York area defendants in its second insurance fraud lawsuit of 2013. Since 2003, Allstate has filed 46 fraud lawsuits in...
View ArticleSurvey: Michigan Voters Support No-Fault Reform
According to a recent statewide poll commissioned by the Coalition for Auto Insurance Reform (CAIR), an overwhelming number of Michigan voters believe their auto insurance premiums are too high and...
View ArticleNew York to Provide $4M Grant Funding to Fight Auto Theft, Insurance Fraud
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state will provide nearly $4 million in grant funding to 29 local police departments, district attorneys’ offices and other agencies in the state to combat...
View ArticleChange to Michigan Auto Insurance Bills Requires $100 Premium Cut
The Republican-led House will consider legislation that would cut auto insurance premiums in Michigan by $100 annually for two years and no longer let health providers charge car insurers much more to...
View ArticleIs No-Fault Auto Insurance to Blame for High Rates, Fraud?
A dozen states still use no-fault auto insurance to cover the medical expenses of crash victims. Michigan House members returned to work last week to decide whether they’ll give the state’s motorists a...
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