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Broward County Debates Rules for Ride-Sharing Companies

September 23, 2015

On September 17, 2015, Broward County commissioners debated on the proposed ordinance to clear a path for Transportation Network Companies (TNC) such as Uber Technologies Inc. However, ride-sharing services and supports will...

Crash Victims Lose Bad Faith Claim at Eleventh Circuit Court

September 21, 2015

According to an August 28, 2015, Law360 article, The Eleventh Circuit Court determined that Clarendon National Insurance Company did not act in bad faith when protecting two of its insureds from a $750,000 excess judgment...

Miami Residents Arrested for Conducting $200K in Illegal Insurance Transactions

September 17, 2015

On September 4, 2015, two Miami residents Alina Del Prado, 60, and Karla Patricia Figueroa, 40, were arrested for deceptively using unsuspecting licensed insurance representatives’ licenses to defraud Florida consumers and...

Broward Health Offers $69.5 Million to Settle Federal Fraud Probe

August 31, 2015

Broward Health offered to pay $69.5 million to settle a four-year old federal investigation regarding allegations of massive Medicare and Medicaid fraud. According to an August 21, 2015 post by the FloridaBulldog.org, the...

Insurance Companies Are Using Drones Instead of Insurance Adjusters

August 25, 2015

According to a July 24, 2015 article in the Boston Business Journal, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Liberty Mutual Insurance permission to use four types of drones of varying sizes with several conditions...

GEICO Sues Medical Providers Over $5.7M In False Claims

August 24, 2015

According to an August 18, 2015, Law360 article, GEICO General Insurance Co. has filed suit against several alleged fraudulent medical companies and their owners for over $5.74 million in paid and pending claims for various...

Undercover Agents Arrest Bradenton Clinic Operators for Insurance Fraud

August 14, 2015

On August 12, 2015, an undercover operation led to the arrest of three Bradenton clinic operators and a search for another suspect for insurance fraud charges, according to the Bradenton Herald. The Florida Division of...

South Florida Men Arrested For Insurance-Billing Fraud

August 12, 2015

On August 5, 2015, four South Florida men were arrested for their alleged involvement in insurance- billing fraud cases. According to The Florida Department of Financial Service’s Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF), they...

Drones Used to Detect Insurance Fraud

August 7, 2015

On August 4, 2015, WFLA News Channel 8 showcased private investigator Paul Colbert’s methods of hunting down workers compensation fraud suspects through the use of the most cutting-edge technology of our time, remote...

Insurance Agent Arrested for Fraudulent Polices

July 29, 2015

Insurance Agent Arrested for Fraudulent Polices On July 27, 2015, the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) announced the arrest of insurance agent Julia Shurdom, 67, for conducting...

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