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Tampa PIP Fraud Investigation Results in Seven Arrests

April 13, 2015

An office manager who acted as a patient broker as well as her six patient recruits were recently arrested on insurance fraud charges by the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) after...

Beyond Texting: Distracted Driving Includes Selfies, PDA & Grooming

April 8, 2015

Although texting while driving remains a top driving distraction, a recent survey from Erie Insurance found that there are a variety of activities happening behind the wheel that could lead to impending accidents. The online...

Sales of Fraudulent Life Insurance Policies Leads to Pompano Beach Arrest

April 6, 2015

A Pompano Beach woman who sold fraudulent life insurance policies to elderly military veterans and their families has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud, according to an April 1 announcement by Florida’s Chief...

Florida CFO Stresses Insurance Fraud Prevention Efforts

April 1, 2015

As Fraud Prevention Month came to a close, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced that the Florida Department of Financial Services remains focused on raising awareness of insurance fraud and its impact on the...

Four Arrested in Medicaid Fraud Scam Targeting Orlando Homeless

March 30, 2015

The Florida Attorney General’s Office announced on March 20, 2015 that four people have been arrested for Medicaid fraud. Homeless people were allegedly recruited to pose as patients in the Orlando fraud scheme, frequently...

Tampa Area $40K Tow Truck Fraud Leads to Four Arrests

March 27, 2015

On March 25, 2015, the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud announced the arrest of four Tampa Bay area men on charges of insurance fraud. The men reportedly collected more than $40,000 in...

Fort Lauderdale residents arrested for PIP Fraud

March 26, 2015

The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud announced on March 19, 2015 the arrest of two Fort Lauderdale Residents for PIP fraud following a staged accident. Kendrick Callins and Lashaunda...

Cape Coral Cracks Down on Drivers without Insurance

March 23, 2015

Representatives from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the local police department, and 17 state and national auto insurance carriers conducted an insurance crackdown in Cape Coral, Fla. on Tuesday, March 17. More...

1st DCA Upholds Allstate Use of Medical Fee Schedules

March 20, 2015

In an opinion filed March 18, 2015, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal held that language in an Allstate Insurance Co. policy gave sufficient notice to an assignee of its election to use Medicare fee schedules to...

The 11th Judicial Circuit Court Issues Key Ruling in Health Care Clinic Licensure Case

March 17, 2015

On March 10, 2015, the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County issued a ruling in favor of Imperial Fire & Casualty Insurance in a mandatory licensing (House Bill 119) case. The Court found that the charges...

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