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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...

Insurance Bill addresses issues with Assignment of Benefits

March 24, 2015

Florida House of Representative, John Tobia of the 53rd district, has introduced CS/HB 669 which addresses consumer issues related to “Assignment of Benefits”. The bill is still alive after a hearing on March 19, 2015 in...

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...

GEICO Prevails on Appeal in Case Involving $50K Typo

March 16, 2015

Bernadette Ryan was involved in a car accident in 2013 and sued her insurer, GEICO, based on the uninsured/underinsured motorist portion of her insurance policy. A rejected, pre-trial Proposal for Settlement for the $50,000...

Miami Health Care Fraud Scheme Results in 14 Arrests

March 13, 2015

A $13.9 million fraud scheme involving a network of medical clinics resulted in the arrest of 14 Miami-Dade County residents on March 11, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. As...

CFO Jeff Atwater Supports Fighting Fraud During 2015 Legislative Session

March 11, 2015

CFO Jeff Atwater supports the Health Care Clinic Proposed Legislation House Bill 1127 and Senate Bill 1306 that strengthen the Agency for Health Care Administration’s (“AHCA”) Health Care Clinic Act...

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