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Legislation championed by Jim Boyd rep from Bradenton, which gained momentum during the past week–and rightly so. With Florida became ground zero for staged vehicle accidents, the injuries were fake and fraudulent auto insurance for several years now, the legislature has tried but failed to adopt a remedy. This session looks like a game-changer.
Although the number of vehicle accidents have been decreasing over the past seven years, PIP claims have soared 70 percent since 2008. The State estimates the drivers pay an additional $ 900 million in annual premium to cover fraud, and even then insurers lose money on the PIP.