Industry Groups Seek Crackdown on Insurance Scams

Calling Florida the epicenter of an auto insurance "fraud epidemic," industry groups want the Legislature to crack down on scam artists who are driving up motorists’ premiums. “Floridians need to know that our state, unfortunately, continues to have the highest number of questionable, or ‘staged,’ auto accidents of any other state in the country," said William Stander, assistant vice president for Property Casualty Insurance Association.