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Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty resigns

January 15, 2016

On January 5, 2016, Kevin McCarty resigned as Florida’s top insurance regulator and stated that his departure would be effective May 2, 2016, according to Bradenton Herald. McCarty, 56, is the state’s Insurance...

Allstate Wants High Court to Enter PIP Dispute

January 4, 2016

Allstate Insurance Co. has asked the Florida Supreme Court to address the issue of reimbursement for medical services under the state’s No-Fault auto insurance system as a result of conflicting opinions in the lower courts....

Man arrested/accused of running unlicensed medical clinic

December 22, 2015

A Central Florida man has been arrested by State investigators for running an unlicensed medical clinic to rip off insurance companies for tens of thousands of dollars, according to a WFTC article. State insurance fraud...

Florida Insurance Commissioner discusses TNCs

December 17, 2015

On December 4, 2015, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty discussed insurance issues related to Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) in an interview with the Florida Taxicab Association (FTA). McCarty stated during...

Florida Decision States That Uber Drivers Are Independent Contractors

December 7, 2015

On December 3, 2015, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) determined that Uber drivers in Florida will be considered independent contractors rather than employees. This reverses an earlier state decision and...

Lyft Sued for Wrongful Death Over Miami Crash

November 25, 2015

On November 18,2015, a Miami widow of a car crash victim sued Lyft for alleged negligence leading to the wrongful death of a motorcyclist. The widow is alleging that the ride-hailing company failed to properly train the...

Four Miami Residents Sentenced for Their Roles in $63 million HealthCare Fraud Scheme

November 13, 2015

On November 6, 2015, four former employees of the now defunct healthcare provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN) were sentenced for their role in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Florida Medicaid for...

Four Sentenced For $126 million Florida Healthcare Fraud

November 6, 2015

Four individuals were sentenced on October 29, 2015 in Florida Federal court for their roles in a large complex scheme to rip off the city of Miami, Miami-Dade County Public Schools and numerous major companies for...

Broward County Chiropractor Arrested for $1.5 Million Insurance Fraud Scam

October 29, 2015

On October 15, 2015, the Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) announced the arrest of Eric Wiegandt, 41, on multiple felony fraud charges for conducting a $1.5 million insurance fraud...

State Charges Couple with Insurance Fraud Over $15K Engagement Ring

October 28, 2015

Zian Scott Snyder, 29, and Alicia Maria Hill, 26, of Cantonment, Florida have been charged with scheme to defraud, insurance fraud, grand theft, and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud by the Florida Division of Insurance...