Insights

Wake Up Call: Drowsy Driving Plays Significant Role in Fatal Crashes

November 7, 2014

As daytime hours shorten and evening commutes darken due to the end of daylight saving time, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is pointing out that the prevalence of driver fatigue plays a bigger role in fatal crashes...

Broward County Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud Involving Accident Staging Ring

November 7, 2014

On Tuesday, Broward county chiropractor Jennifer Adams, 39, of Boca Raton, admitted to one count of conspiring to commit mail fraud and agreed to pay more than $1.92 million in restitution to 10 insurance companies. Adams...

Crooks Use Stolen IDs to Take Vehicles, Reports NICB

October 9, 2014

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has noticed an uptick in the use of more sophisticated schemes to steal cars as new vehicle technology makes methods like hot-wiring almost obsolete. These findings highlight a...

East Naples Woman Tries to Defraud Insurance Company over Spilled Coffee

October 8, 2014

An East Naples woman was arrested for phony medical and car wash bills after claiming Dunkin’ Donuts employees did not secure the lid on her coffee, causing it to spill on herself and in her car. According to the Florida...

Text Mining an Emerging Tool in Anti-Fraud Technology

September 29, 2014

Insurer use of anti-fraud technology is rising, according to a report released this month by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. The study reports that as of 2014 nearly all insurers (95 percent) said they use anti-fraud...

Bodily Injury Claims Costs Drop when Data Analytics Increases, Study Finds

September 18, 2014

A recent study by LexisNexis concludes that insurance companies incorporating more data into the claims process at an earlier stage can realize considerable benefits. According to the study, carriers incorporating third-party...

Jeff Atwater, Facing Re-Election, Notes Success in Shutting PIP Clinics

September 10, 2014

Jeff Atwater has served as Florida’s Chief Financial Officer since January 4, 2011, and is up for re-election in November. He recently spoke with the editorial board at The News-Press in Naples about his accomplishments...

JFK Medical Center Target of Lawsuit Alleging Excessive Billing in PIP Claims

September 3, 2014

Two women injured in unrelated 2013 car accidents have filed suit in Hillsborough County Circuit Court against a holding company that operates several hospitals in Florida, according to an article in The Tampa Tribune. The...

Court Rules for Progressive in Health Care Clinic Licensing Dispute

September 2, 2014

On July 29, 2014, the 13th Judicial Circuit Court for Hillsborough County granted final judgment in favor of Progressive Insurance in a case involving licensure violations by defendant health care clinic Best Medical. The...

Florida’s Third-Party Bad-Faith Laws are Costly to State’s Auto Insurance, Says IRC Study

August 27, 2014

More than $800 million in additional auto liability claim payments were made in 2013 as a result of Florida’s third party bad-faith lawsuit environment. Those findings were revealed in a recent study—“Third-Party...