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  19 Fraudsters Nabbed As Florida PIP Reform Takes Hold

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 4, 2013

  Authorities shut down yet another clinic specializing in bogus treatment. What will stricter guidelines portend for the flawed PIP system?

• Getting PIP Reform Right

  By Lynne McChristian  |  April 25, 2012

  Will the PIP reforms work, and will they bring auto insurance rates down? Legislators want proof they made the right decisions, and they want it fast.

• Empower the ‘Pure Sharing of Information’

  By Melissa Stewart  |  February 29, 2012

  Learn what to expect at the upcoming 2012 PLRB/LIRB conference in this special sneak peek.

• Featured Fraud: Corrections Officer Goes Directly to Jail

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 28, 2012

  A former prison guard who erroneously thought he could beat the system earns a view from the other side.

• PCI Names Donovan Brown Florida Counsel and Regional Manager

  By Staff Writer  |  December 13, 2011

  An assistant to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has been named regional manager and counsel for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America in the Sunshine State.

• More PIP Fraud Arrests in Miami, Orlando

  By Staff Writer  |  November 28, 2011

  Staged auto accidents and fake insurance adjusters—PIP fraud is a heavy cloud hovering over the sunshine state. Seven related arrests last month is just a drizzling of the storm.

• More PIP Fraud Arrests in Orlando, Miami

  By Staff Writer  |  November 4, 2011

  Five people in Orlando and two in Miami have been charged with PIP fraud.

• Five PIP Fraud Arrests Made in Miami

  By Staff Writer  |  October 26, 2011

  Five people have been arrested for staging a car accident in Miami and submitting fraudulent claims.

• HomeWise Preferred Ordered Into Receivership

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 7, 2011

  Tampa-based HomeWise Preferred Insurance Co. was ordered into receivership on September 2.

• Florida Contractor’s Sinkhole Fraud Uncovered

  By Staff Writer  |  August 16, 2011

  CFO Jeff Atwater announces arrest of Central Florida contractor in sinkhole scam.

• Three Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud in Tampa

  By Staff Writer  |  June 27, 2011

  Insurance Plus owner and two employees have been arrested for the theft of thousands of dollars in auto insurance premiums.

• Workers' Comp Fraudster Convicted in Florida

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 24, 2011

  David Rodriguez Socarras has been convicted in a Florida court of workers’ compensation fraud and sentenced to 4 years in prison.

• Florida Makes $2.7 Million Workers' Comp Fraud Arrest

  By Staff Writer  |  June 14, 2011

  Florida has arrested a North Carolina man in a $2.7 million workers’ compensation insurance scam.

• Summer Months May Mean Heavy Legislative Lifting for NRRA Preparation

  April 6, 2011

  The Non-Admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, which brings change for Florida’s surplus lines marketplace with regard to tax allocation, surplus lines insurer eligibility requirements, and more, is set to take effect July 21.

• Federal Surplus Lines Reform and Those Devilish Details

  By Douglas A. Mang, Richard Santurri  |  October 1, 2010

  The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act is of limited benefit to only a few Florida surplus lines agents and of no benefit at all to most.

• Foreign Tax Bill Hearing Set For Wed.; Opponents Release Study

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 12, 2010

  A Congressional subcommittee will hold a hearing Wednesday on whether Congress should tighten rules dealing with the tax deduction taken by insurers who cede premiums to overseas affiliates, including reinsurers.