PIP coverage News

Michigan Bill to Cut Auto Insurance Premiums Rejected

A bill to reduce auto insurance premiums was defeated late Thursday by the Michigan House, another blow for longstanding efforts to rein in medical costs contributing to the highest average rates in the country. After hours of behind-the-scenes arm twisting …

Florida House Subcommittee Passes Insurance Reform Attempt

A House subcommittee has voted up a measure that would help reduce the fraud rampant in the state’s personal injury protection, or PIP, coverage. The bill (HB 119) was approved 10-5 by the Florida House Banking and Insurance Subcommittee on …

Florida Governor Pushing Lawmakers on Insurance Issues

Gov. Rick Scott wants lawmakers to fix a pair of auto and property insurance issues that are costing Floridians hundreds of millions of dollars but have eluded resolution for more than a decade. The issue facing the largest number of …

Florida 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 reform the state’s no-fault auto law, Scott has now …