Rally Held in FL to Protest PIP Fraud Issue
On Wednesday, January 25,2012, Governor Scott of Florida spoke to his constituents at the state capital about auto insurance fraud. New statistics have found that the state pays more than one billion dollars in auto insurance due to the fact that criminals are staging automobile accidents.
This process has become so easy for people to get away with. For example, a driver of a sedan might get close to you when you are heading to a stop light. Once the stop light turns red, the driver may sudden stop and if you are not paying attention then you might accidentally rear end the driver in question.
The driver of the other vehicle who suddenly was involved in the rear end collision might appear to be irate. He or she might be screaming and irate but this is how they try to legitimize the crash itself. They will even ask to call the police to file a police report. This will help them with their fraudulent auto insurance claim and even increase your auto insurance premiums because you will be ruled the at fault driver.
On average, a Florida driver will pay about 56% more for their auto insurance premiums than other drivers in the other 49 states. It is sad that this is what things have come to. Many criminals make a lot of money just by staging automobile crashes. They scope out their victims very carefully so that they can make sure that their work will not go to waste.
It is important for people to understand that the public needs to be educated on staged crashes. Many people attended the rally on Wednesday because they are fed up with PIP fraud. In the last two years, politicians have ramped up their efforts to try and do things about the issue. The governor wants more reforms in place so that the number of fraudulent auto insurance claims can go down.
The one issue here is that closing the insurance claim loopholes needs to close. It is so easy for criminals in Florida to commit fraud because they know which loopholes to exploit. The number of car accidents has gone down by about 12 percent but still the fraud continues to be a huge issue.
Florida can tackle this issue if the public helps out more. A rally is a great way to boost community efforts to try and stop auto insurance fraud. We live in an era where many people are afraid to talk to law enforcement officials because they do not want to be labeled a snitch.
If members of the community can band together and say that they will not stand for paying the price for PIP fraud then real progress can finally be made. Many people were holding up signs and expressing their support for the governor. However, this enthusiasm needs to be channeled into real reform and results. If people do not take action then nothing can really be achieved.
The governor and other politicians in the state’s legislature need to come up with more ways to motivate the public to get involved. If there can be more rallies and speeches then maybe the necessary reforms can be passed quickly.
Time is ticking away because many Florida residents feel that no real progress is being made. 2012 is an election year and many people want to see that the government is working hard for them. If the governor can begin to show people that he is serious and wants to fight PIP fraud then hopefully everyone will benefit. This journey will be a long one but hopefully it will yield positive results so that people can save money.
