On the last day of the legislative session this year, Florida lawmakers said they wanted guarantees from insurance companies that PIP premiums would go down by 10 percent in 2013. Right now, it's looking like the savings under the new no-fault car insurance law will be about one-fourth of that.
HB 119 required insurers to submit new rate filings by Oct. 1 that either reduced PIP premiums by 10 percent or explained why they could not. Most insurers chose option No. 2.
The state is still in the process of reviewing most of the 141 rate filings from 151 companies selling auto insurance in Florida, said Sandra Starnes, director of property and casualty product review at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. She was speaking during a session on PIP Reform at the Florida Chamber's Annual Insurance Summit.
The rate filings are all across the spectrum. Some companies said they would reduce PIP by as much as 25 percent while the biggest requested increase is 41 percent. The average, as of Nov. 16, is a 2.5 percent reduction in PIP, Starnes said.
As of this week, 64 rating filings have been approved.
Drivers who renew their auto policies after Jan. 1 will see their new HB 119-affected PIP rates reflected on their bills. That is also when many provisions of the new law take effect.
You will lose around 50-75% of your PIP coverage and will save around 2.5% on pip premiums which is around 15 to 25 cents per month. Next, the insurers will increase bodily injury coverage because pip insurers will pay less. Thankfully, we have Rick Scott looking out for consumers.
Posted by: Richard Parillo | November 28, 2012 at 05:03 PM
All that nonsense Scott made about PIP to save 2.5%, come on! Just another Rick Scott hug to the insurance industry. Get this loser out of office, GO Charlie 2014
Posted by: Dick Scott | November 28, 2012 at 08:47 PM
Sometimes I wish that I didn't have to have (http://www.advanceinsuranceusa.net/about.html) auto insurance. It would just be easier here in Provo, UT without having to spend all my time on seeing how much it costs and such. Sheesh.
Posted by: billshields | November 29, 2012 at 07:53 PM
This is ridiculous, save little to none just for lose coverage. What is this guy thinking? Auto insurance is getting ridiculous with the schemes they try to work with politicians.
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Posted by: James Williams | February 11, 2013 at 01:32 PM