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Eight Arrested for Staging Accidents in Miami-Dade County, Connections to Six Different PIP Fraud Rings

September 5, 2012

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Atwater, announced Tuesday that eight individuals involved in multiple staged accidents in Miami-Dade County were connected to six different PIP fraud rings. The press release...

Property Casualty Insurers Association of America: Allow the New PIP Law Adequate Time to Take Effect to Achieve its Full Potential

August 27, 2012

Donovan Brown, state government relations counsel for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), recently issued a statement in response to the Office of Insurance Regulation’s (OIR) recent analysis of...

Owners of Sky Imaging, North Miami Beach Arrested Friday, More Than $1.5mil in Fraudulent PIP Claims

August 13, 2012

On Friday authorities arrested arrested Robbie N. Chamoun, 30, and Nazih Boulos Chamoun, 74, owners of Sky Imaging located in North Miami Beach for alleged PIP fraud. The two are accused of operating an unlicensed accident...

11 Additional Palm Beach County Defendants Charged In Staged Accident Fraud Scheme

June 19, 2012

According to a June 18, 2012 FBI press release from Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field...

Palm Beach County Court: PIP Demand Letter Requirements Must Be Strictly Adhered

May 16, 2012

On May 8, 2012, Palm Beach County Court Judge Sandra Bosso Pardo granted Final Judgment for State Farm in a claim for PIP benefits filed by Lake Worth Emergency Chiropractic Center, P.A. Judge Bosso Pardo granted...

American Insurance Association (AIA) Applauds Scott’s Signing Florida’s New PIP Law

May 7, 2012

The American Insurance Association (AIA) applauded Governor Rick Scott’s signing Florida’s new PiP law Friday. In a statement from Ray Farmer, AIA southeast region vice president, about Scott’s signing HB 119, Farmer...

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Issues Informational Memorandum On New PIP Statute “Fee Schedules”

May 6, 2012

On the same day Florida’s new PIP statute was signed by Governor Rick Scott, Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), and Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty, released Informational Memorandum OIR-12-02M to...

Record Setting First Quarter for Florida Division of Insurance Fraud

May 3, 2012

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater reported a record setting first quarter for the Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF). With over 100 arrests each month so far in 2012, and...

Social Marketing Effective In War Against Insurance Fraud

May 2, 2012

According to an April, 2012 report from the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, social marketing, and directing marketing campaigns at those who commit “small crimes,” is an effective deterrent in the national insurance...

3 Clinics Closed and 13 People Arrested

April 27, 2012

After a year of investigation, the Miami Police Department announced a series of arrests and clinic closures as a result of Operation Crash Clinics. The investigation focused on the scheme of medical providers billing for...

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