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Shumaker Advisors 2022 Florida Legislative Session Weekly Newsletter, Week Four

HIGHLIGHTS - The fourth week of Florida’s 2022 Regular Legislative Session concluded today. With five weeks remaining in this year’s session, the legislature is approaching the halfway point of their time in Tallahassee...more

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Florida Repeals State’s No-Fault Personal Injury Protection

Until recently, Florida has had a Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance system, also known as “no-fault insurance.” The intention of PIP was to provide injured drivers immediate medical coverage instead of establishing...more

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California Expands on Premium Relief Obligations

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On March 11, 2021, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara expanded his prior orders regarding premium relief for any line of insurance in California where the measures of risk have become substantially overstated as a...more

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California Proposed Group Insurance Regulations

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On February 18, 2021, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a revision to proposed regulations regarding the use of affinity groups in insurance rating. The commissioner will hold a virtual workshop on the...more

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Massachusetts Ballot Question Poses Privacy Concerns

Ballot Question 1 in Massachusetts, if passed in November, would require car manufacturers that sell cars equipped with telematics systems (i.e., a method of monitoring a vehicle by combining a GPS system with on-board...more

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Texas Department of Insurance Mulls COVID-19 Data Call for Auto Insurers

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A special data call for the top 10 auto insurance groups in Texas may be on the horizon. On June 26, 2020, the Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel (OPIC) issued a letter to the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)...more

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Autonomous Cars May Be the Solution to Louisiana’s Insurance Cost Issues

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We are at a point now where we can forecast what a future with autonomous cars could yield Louisiana. The last two years of Louisiana legislative sessions have been centered on lowering car insurance premiums. This problem is...more

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Ohio’s Solution For Exorbitant Towing And Storing Fees: Ohio Revised Code 4513.70

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Ohio Revised Code 4513.70 permits an insurance company to bring a civil action against a towing service or storage facility to recover a motor vehicle, dispute the amount billed for services, or both. The action must be filed...more

Michigan Auto Law

Car Insurance Companies Cancelling Insurance For Missed Payments in Michigan

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Michigan’s law for car insurance cancellation for non-payment provides important protection for drivers who may be at risk of being denied No-Fault insurance coverage due to nonpayment. ...more

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New Michigan No-Fault Auto Insurance Bill: What Does It Mean?

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The whole point behind Michigan No-Fault auto insurance reform is to provide meaningful rate relief to drivers who pay too much. The point of real reform is to make auto No-Fault more affordable. ...more

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What Michigan governor candidates need to do on No-Fault

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How the Michigan governor candidates can both slash car insurance costs and save and preserve No-Fault benefits for car accident injury victims - It is good that the Michigan governor candidates are talking about auto...more

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Oregon Says Auto Insurers Must Accommodate Gender "X"

In April 2018, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation issued a regulatory bulletin prescribing that auto insurers using sex or gender as a factor in setting rates must accommodate consumers who designate their sex as...more

Michigan Auto Law

Bills to replace Michigan No Fault with pure tort liability insurance system introduced

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Here is what a pure tort liability system will mean for car accident victims and drivers in Michigan - Yesterday House Republicans introduced legislation to repeal Michigan’s 45-year-old No Fault auto insurance law and...more

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Plan to Repeal Michigan No-Fault Auto Law Expected

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Republican plan to repeal No Fault and return Michigan to a pure tort liability insurance state expected as soon as tomorrow - House Republicans will introduce – maybe as soon as this Tuesday – a controversial plan to...more

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Why car crash victims can’t get treated in many areas of MI

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The Bahri decision is scaring doctors from treating car crash victims and their injuries. A real fix can only come from the Michigan Legislature....more

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Duggan’s new D-Insurance plans will be great for the auto accident lawyers, but terrible for everyone else

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Does Mayor Duggan want to ‘repeal and replace’ Michigan’s auto No Fault law? Does Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan want to scrap Michigan’s auto No Fault law? Last night, during his State of the City address, the mayor...more

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