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Florida No-Fault Auto Insurance: A Historical Primer Auto Insurance Fraud Strike Force Board Meeting Tallahassee, FL January 24, 2013 Lynne McChristian, Florida Representative Insurance Information Institute  110 William Street  New York, NY 10038

No-Fault Defined  No-fault is also called Personal Injury Protection (PIP).  Statute* requires owners or registrants of motor vehicles to purchase $10,000 of PIP insurance to compensate them for injuries in car crashes – no matter who is at fault.  Drivers also required to have a minimum $10,000 in property damage liability insurance.  Its primary principle is to pay economic damages, such as medical, disability (lost wages) and death benefits, while limiting the right to sue for non-economic damages, such as pain and suffering.  The intent is to be quick, fair and efficient. 2 *Florida Statute

No-fault Objectives  Objectives according to a Florida Supreme Court Case* are to: Directly compensate injured persons by their own insurer to avoid “possibility of swelling the public relief rolls,” Lessen court congestion and limit the number of lawsuits, End inequities of recovery under the traditional tort system, and Lower auto insurance premiums. 3 * Lasky v. State Farm Insurance Co., 296 So2d 9, 14 (Fla 1974).

Variations of No-Fault Coverage No-Fault describes a number of systems allowing policyholders to recover financial losses from their own insurer, regardless of fault.  Verbal Threshold states provide a descriptive on the severity of an injury before one can sue for damages.  Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.  Monetary Threshold expresses severity of injuries in the dollar amounts of medial bills.  Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Dakota, Utah.  Choice No-Fault gives drivers the option of a verbal threshold or traditional tort liability system.  New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kentucky 4

Florida’s No-Fault Threshold Policyholders can sue for non-economic damages (pain and suffering) if certain criteria are met. Threshold: Significant or permanent loss of an important bodily function, permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medial probability, significant/permanent scarring or disfigurement or death. 5

PIP Historical Timeline 1972 – Florida becomes second state to adopt a no-fault auto insurance plan. Passed in 1971, effective Jan. 1,1972.  Provided for 100% of necessary medical expenses up to $5,000, 85% of lost wages and funeral expenses not to exceed $1,000.  Also required minimum coverage requirements under state Financial Responsibility Law ($10,000 bodily injury coverage and $5,000 property damage liability) – Objectives clarified in Lasky v. State Farm – Legislature replaced the “dollar threshold” with “verbal threshold” and specified injured persons could sue only if they suffered a significant injury.AND… s Source: Senate Report , Nov

PIP Historical Timeline 1977 – Legislature eliminates mandatory liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage that were enacted in  Reduced PIP benefit to 80% of medical expenses and 60% of lost wages; increased PIP deductibles – Legislature tightens verbal threshold language by eliminating right to sue for certain serious, but nonpermanent injuries.  PIP benefit raised to $10,000, effective Jan. 1, s (continued) Source: Senate report , Nov

PIP Historical Timeline 1982 – Funeral benefits increased from $1,000 to $1,750; PIP deductibles options reduced to $250, $500, $1,000 and $2, – “Motor Vehicle Insurance Act” enhanced the enforcement of PIP laws and the Financial Responsibility Law.  Enhanced enforcement of compulsory motor vehicle laws to address statewide problem of uninsured drivers. Also mandated that drivers obtain $10,000 minimum for property damage liability.  Funeral benefits increased to $5,000 and renamed death benefits. 8 Source: Florida’s Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law, Report , Nov s

PIP Historical Timeline 1991 – Insurers allowed to provide an option to insured to use preferred providers for medical benefits – Legislature repealed a provision that required a jury to deduct from its verdict the value of benefits received by the injured person from any other collateral source – An act passed that put insurers in violation of the Insurance Code for failing to provide timely benefits to policyholders – Provisions added to provide 30- and 60-day billing limits, standardized medical statements and codes, revised geographical requirements for independent medical examinations of claimants.AND….. 9 Sources: Review of Florida’s No-Fault Automobile Insurance Law, House Insurance Committee, Feb s

PIP Historical Timeline 1999 – Legislature allowed policyholders to elect a deductible amount to combine with wage loss benefits exclusions in exchange for lower premiums – Grand Jury begins looking into organized criminal activity in Florida, including PIP fraud. 10 Sources: Review of Florida’s No-Fault Automobile Insurance Law, House Insurance Committee, Feb Florida’s Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law, Report ,, 1990s (continued)

PIP Historical Timeline 2001 – Legislature adopts all the Grand Jury’s recommendations, except one about adopting a medical fee schedule:  Summary: Required licensure of certain health care clinics, defined “medically necessary” services, limited access to crash reports, required insurers to specify why claims were reduced, omitted or denied – Law strengthened to regulate health care clinics, regulated how PIP providers bill for services, deleted the option for a $2,000 PIP deductible, created and strenghtend criminal penalties for PIP fraud.  Repealed the no-fault law effective Oct. 1, 2007, absent legislative action.AND…. 11 Sources: Review of Florida’s No-Fault Automobile Insurance Law, House Insurance Committee, Feb s

PIP Historical Timeline 2007 – No-fault sunsets Oct. 1, For three months (Oct.-Dec.), Florida operated under a “fault- based” system that held drivers responsible for the injuries they caused – No-fault reenacted on Jan. 1,  Changes included adding a medical fee schedule for PIP benefits, limits on the health care providers who could receive reimbursement, required insurers to reserve $5,000 of benefits for 30 days for physicians providing emergency care s Source: Florida Insurance Council, Senate Summary of Final Bill, Oct. 6, 2007.

PIP Historical Timeline 2011 – Office of Insurance Regulation releases report on no- fault system.  Summary: Shows PIP payouts increased 66% from , while the number of drivers and traffic crashes with injury declined; PIP litigation increased by 387%; Florida charges for medical provider services were 50% above the national average – Insurance Consumer Advocate convenes PIP Working Group.  Report concludes there is no denying “continued and escalating problem with PIP fraud.” 2012 – HB 119 passes to address fraud issues.  2013 – HB 119 reforms launch Jan Sources: Florida Motor Vehicle No-Fault Insurance, Insurance Consumer Advocate, Dec. 2011; 2011 Personal Injury Protection Data Call, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, April 11, s

HB 119 Provisions PIP coverage still provides $10,000 in medical benefits.  For medical emergencies defined as experiencing severe enough symptoms that the absence of immediate medical treatment could result in impairment to health.  Treatment providers defined as ambulance, hospital, physician, dentist, supervised physician’s assistant or advanced registered nurse practioner. Non-emergency treatment is limited to $2,500.  Treatment can be received from any medical provider, except a massage therapist or acupuncturist. 14

HB 119 Provisions (continued) Insurers will maintain a benefit log for each PIP claim and notify claimants within 15 days if policy limits have been reached. Insurers can ask policyholders to take an examination under oath and have an independent medical examination. If lawsuit filed, attorney fees must comply with prevailing professional standards. 15

16 Increase in No-Fault Claim Severity: Selected States, Sources: Insurance Information Institute research from ISO/PCI Fast Track data. The no-fault systems in MI, NJ, NY, FL, and MN are under stress due to rising fraud and abuse, which leads to higher premiums for honest drivers % +46.4% +34.5% +42.0% +36.5%

17 A Snapshot: Florida No-Fault Claim Severity Trends Source: ISO/PCI Fast Track data; Insurance Information Institute Claim Severity is the average cost of a claim. $3,460 $3,902 $6,681

12/01/09 - 9pmeSlide – P6466 – The Financial Crisis and the Future of the P/C 18 Florida Average No-Fault Claim Severity, 2012:Q3* The Average Cost of No-Fault Claims in Florida Has Risen Rapidly in Recent Years *Average of the four quarters ending 2012:Q3. Source: ISO/PCI Fast Track data; Insurance Information Institute. No-fault claim severity (average cost per claim) between 2008:Q1 and 2012:Q3 is up 46.2%. No-fault fraud and abuse are the main drivers.

Insurance Fraud, Florida #1 19 Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau, Dec. 27, OGA is Organized Group Activity; QC is Questionable Claim.

Insurance Information Institute Online: Contact: Lynne McChristian