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  Arson Awareness Week Aims To Prevent Youth Firesetting

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 8, 2012

  Sunday marked the beginning of a nationwide initiative to educate the public on preventing the loss of life and property stemming from blazes set by children.

• Florida Gov. Scott Signs ‘Milestone’ PIP Reform

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 4, 2012

  Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed what the insurance industry is calling the “most significant auto insurance law in decades.”

• From Takeout to Takedown: Food Truck Sham Derailed

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 12, 2012

  Fifteen suspects accused of using food trucks to rig more than a dozen accidents are now sampling the cuisine at a Florida detention center.

• From Takeout to Shakeout: Food Truck Sham Derailed

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 27, 2012

  During the course of a two-year investigation, authorities tracked a Miami, Fla. staged accident ring whose routes put a new spin on the term “the lunch rush.”

• Florida PIP Reform Heads to Governor’s Desk

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 12, 2012

  The last day of the Florida Legislature on Friday saw the passage of a measure to help bring reform to the state’s auto-insurance system.

• VIDEO: Fla. Gov., Insurance Commissioner Urge Lawmakers to Pass PIP Reform

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 9, 2012

  Florida Gov. Rick Scott was joined by Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater to encourage lawmakers to pass reforms the state's no-fault, personal injury protection system.

• Florida House Passes PIP Bill; Will Senate Follow?

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 5, 2012

  Florida lawmakers push for PIP reform in the waning days of the current legislative session, which ends on March 9.

• Florida PIP Bill Heads to House Floor

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 1, 2012

  The Florida House Economic Affairs Committee has advanced legislation to reform the state’s no-fault Personal Injury Protection (PIP) program.

• 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.

• McCarty: Florida at 'Critical Crossroads' on Road to PIP Reform

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 7, 2012

  Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty says that if the Florida legislature does nothing to reform the state’s no-fault, personal injury protection auto insurance system, rates will simply continue to increase and lawmakers could be forced to repeal the law.