Major Florida PIP Reform Effort Dies in Committee

The industry’s push for comprehensive reforms to Florida’s no-fault personal injury protection (PIP) insurance law came to an abrupt end in Florida after a House committee by a single vote margin rejected a comprehensive reform bill. Despite a widespread coordinated effort on the behalf of state officials, insurers and consumer groups such as the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud and the Sunshine Alliance to Ease Fraud, the House Subcommittee on Health Care and Human Services by a 9 to 8 margin voted down HB 967/HB 1411, which represented the most far reaching attempt to...