Re: What's Driving the New Florida PIP Law

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Makes me wonder if the Insurance Research Council uses "data" from insurance sponsored IME's in their final findings/statistics. (:-)

M. s, D.C.

What’s Driving the New Florida PIP Law

The following link to an Insurance Research Council (IRC) press release from 2011 may provide some insight to factors underlying recent changes in their PIP statutes. To quote from the press release:Almost one in every three no-fault auto insurance claims closed in Florida in 2007 appeared to involve the exaggeration of an injury or to be inflated by unnecessary or excessive medical treatment, according to a new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC). In addition, as many as one in ten no-fault claims appeared to be fraudulent, with material misrepresentation of some or all aspects of the claim, such as claims based on fictitious accidents.The IRC is an independent research organization. Data from their reports has been cited by leading chiropractors including Arthur Croft and Larry Nordhoff. Here's the link to the press release:http://www.insurance-research.org/sites/default/files/downloads/IRCFloridaPIP_020911.pdfJ. Burke, D.C.