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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Sen. Lee has again filed a PIP repeal bill, SB 150, to be considered during the 2018 Session which begins in January 2018. He was also the bill sponsor in 2017. A House bill on this issue has not been filed yet. This year’s Senate bill repeals mandatory PIP…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel During the August 16th Cabinet meeting, Insurance Commissioner Altmaier presented the OIR’s 2018 legislative agenda to the Florida Cabinet. The only issue on the agenda was assignment of benefits (AOB) reform indicating the regulator believes that AOB reform is the most critical issue facing Florida’s insurers. In fact, Commissioner…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel At the August 16th Cabinet meeting, in response to a question from Governor Scott, Insurance Commissioner Altmaier expressed support for legislative changes to deal with the increasing use of assignment of benefits (AOBs) in auto glass/windshield claims. He noted there is more litigation involving AOBs on auto coverage…