New statistics from insurance and the healthcare industry provide some troubling news about the severity of auto crashes involving teen drivers.  It’s estimated that 30% of teens involved in car accidents suffer from head injuries.  According to the Insurance Journal, “Since full recovery from serious head injuries is often...

While the media’s coverage of Florida’s PIP reform was extensive, there were also significant changes to Florida’s unemployment law for both unemployed workers and employers.  Here are some of the changes: Related to Benefits The bill makes several changes related to benefits, including: Requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity...

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has announced the arrest of 15 individuals involved in an alleged auto insurance fraud that involved food truck workers who organized and staged auto accidents in order to collect insurance money.  According to law enforcement officials, more arrests are forthcoming.  The alleged scam...

Today marked the first full day of testimony before the nine justices of the US Supreme Court in the case of Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida, more widely recognized as Obamacare.  The first day’s testimony related to whether the Court should actually make a decision on...

The US House of Representatives has voted to drop the Independent Payment Advisory Board.  The vote was 223-181. It also would cap awards in medical-malpractice claims for pain and suffering at $250,000 in most states. The IPAB is part of the Affordable Care Act signed into law two years...

While PIP and and property insurance garnered the lion’s share of media attention during this year’s Florida legislative session, there were important bills passed concerning workers’ compensation in Florida.  Legislators approved a bill that will significantly reduce fraudulent activity concerning check cashing companies and their roles in circumventing workers’...

It will be arguably one of the most discussed cases in recent US Supreme Court history.  Next Monday, the US Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments regarding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is set to go into effect January 1, 2014.  The...

On March 14, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services finalized its rules for the implementation and processing of health insurance exchanges.  Health insurance exchanges are state-regulated and standardized healthcare plans from which individuals may purchase their health insurance.  These are federally subsidized programs and are set to...

This week has been designated as National Flood Safety Awareness Week.   According to Wakulla News, “During this week, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), are partnering to raise awareness regarding the many ways floods can occur, the hazards associated with floods,...

It’s taken some time for the notion to catch on but it seems it’s finally arrived.  Businesses are putting more dollars into employee wellness programs.  According to an employer survey conducted by Fidelity Investments and the not-for-profit National Business Group on Health, employers are recognizing the strategic benefits in...