Recent Posts in Auto Accident Insurance Category
Posted on Mar 23, 2012 By Scott Distasio
It is a simple fact that parents worry about their kids. When it comes time for children to start driving, that worry often escalates. Concerns arise about how inexperienced drivers might react and ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2012 By Scott Distasio
14 years ago, college-bound high school senior Eric Brody was on his way home from his part-time job when his car was hit by a Broward County Sheriff's Deputy, Christopher Thieman, who was late ...
Continue reading "Florida Legislature Takes 14 Years to Resolve Car Accident Case with Government Employee" »
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 By Scott Distasio
In the past, insurance companies have been protective, service-oriented organizations that the public trusted. But in the mid-90s they began to evolve by adopting a new business model based on profit. ...
Continue reading "The Dark Side of Insurance" »
Posted on Jan 2, 2012 By Scott Distasio
MSN Money recently published a list of insurance companies' top 10 “dirty little secrets.” 40 percent of these were related directly to auto insurance claims and policies. When you are ...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Florida's auto accident personal injury protection coverage was established in 1970 with the goal of reducing exploitation. Unfortunately it has recently been plagued by fraud and staged car ...
Continue reading "Florida Legislature Set to Look at Personal Injury Protection Reform" »
Posted on Nov 15, 2011 By
This summer, Robin Westcott was put in charge of a work group to study the increases in payouts under Florida's no-fault insurance system. The group met with members of Governer Rick Scott's cabinet ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2011 By
As I have discussed in previous blogs, staged car accidents are a serious problem in Florida. After deliberately causing typically either a rear-end accident or a sideswipe accident , con artists take ...
Continue reading "Are Car Insurance Carriers Using Staged Car Accidents as an Excuse to Deny Real Claims?" »
Posted on Aug 26, 2011 By
Sunshinestatenews.com reported recently that the Florida Cabinet has been discussing personal injury protection insurance (PIP) and the rising costs associated with the system. According to their ...
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Posted on Aug 22, 2011 By
One of the videos in the Distasio Law Firm video vault addresses uninsured motorist coverage . It explains what uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) coverage is and how it benefits you in the event of ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By
When it comes to auto insurance not all states are created equal. One thing a few states have that others do not is Personal Injury Protection or PIP insurance. This coverage pays for medical expenses ...
Continue reading "The Problems With PIP Auto Insurance" »
Posted on Jun 14, 2011 By
The Binary Blogger recently posted about the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's proposal to put black box event recorders in all vehicles. The agency claims the data collected by this ...
Continue reading "Are Black Boxes in Cars Really a Good Idea?" »
Posted on May 13, 2011 By Scott Distasio
The owner of the Bethel health & Rehab Clinic, along with several employees has been arrested for fraudulently billing insurance companies more than $60,000 in PIP claims . PIP is the portion of ...
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Posted on Apr 15, 2011 By Scott Distasio
As I've previously discussed in a blog , Florida is the worst state in the country for insurance fraud and staged auto accidents . Tampa has recently overtaken Miami as the worst city in the world for ...
Continue reading "Are Florida Legislators Doing Enough To Prevent Staged Car Accidents?" »
Posted on Mar 1, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Tampa Bay is the worst area in Florida for staged car accidents. As a result, Hillsborough county officials have drafted an ordinance to crack down on bogus claims. Florida's PIP insurance allows a ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2011 By
Republicans in Wisconsin have proposed a bill that would repeal provisions set by democrats in 2009 that raised minimum coverage limits on auto accident insurance. Scott Richmond of the Associated ...
Continue reading "Should Florida Lower it's Auto Accident Insurance Minimums?" »