PIP Message of the Day
September 4, 2007

 
On fixing no-fault, No excuses
St. Pete Times editorial, September 4, 2007

         
“…Lawmakers have no excuse to let the no-fault automobile insurance law expire and chaos ensue. If lawmakers have any doubt about their obligations, they need only look at the growing confusion and alarm among motorists in the state. With the law set to expire Oct. 1, motorists are being dropped into the middle of what amounts to a legislative-sponsored demolition derby."
      Source: St. Pete Times, September 4, 2007
 
The loss of PIP will mean more dangerous roads
If Florida allows PIP to sunset and requires only Property Damage coverage, it would be a national anomaly – the only state that requires drivers to protect property, but not people. As it stands now, 47 other states require drivers to carry minimum coverage for both medical protection and property damage. Today, New Hampshire and Wisconsin are the only states that have no minimum auto coverage requirements.
 
Know the facts: The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says that even though Property Damage coverage will be required for drivers, state enforcement of this requirement is severely weakened. For example, police will no longer be able to ask to see a driver’s insurance card during routine traffic stops, insurers won’t be required to report policy cancellations, and the state won’t be able to suspend licenses of uninsured drivers. This will increase the number of uninsured drivers in Florida.

Governor Crist, Senate President Pruitt, House Speaker Rubio, please protect all Floridians by including PIP in the September Special Session