In First Week Of Session, Florida House Took Big Steps Toward Insurance Reform

Right out of the gate, the Florida House took several major steps toward statewide insurance reform during the first week of the 2018 Legislative Session. On Friday, lawmakers advanced a trio of House bills: repealing the state’s motor vehicle no-fault law and PIP insurance requirements, addressing “assignment of benefits” abuse and making significant changes in Florida’s workers’ compensation system. Lawmakers passed HB 19, from Vero Beach Republican Erin Grall, by a vote of 88 to 15. HB 19 eliminates the existing No-Fault/PIP system, replacing it with a fault-based system that requires every motorist to buy bodily injury coverage of $25,000 per individual and $50,000 per accident.