A bill repealing Florida's "no-fault" auto insurance law has cleared a key Senate committee. If the bill is successful, vehicle owners in the state will no longer be able to buy personal injury protection, which offers up to $10,000 in emergency medical care for drivers and other occupants of their vehicles, regardless of who causes the crash. The Florida House approved the measure on Wednesday by an overwhelming vote of 319-0. Opponents claim that premiums and the number of lawsuits will rise as a result of the law change.
A bill repealing Florida's "no-fault" auto insurance law has cleared a key Senate committee. If the bill is successful, vehicle owners in the state will no longer be able to buy personal injury protection, which offers up to $10,000 in emergency medical care for drivers and other occupants of their vehicles, regardless of who causes the crash. Instead, they would be made to buy liability coverage for occupants of other vehicles for when the policyholder is at fault for the collision. Opponents claim that premiums and the number of lawsuits will rise as a result of the law change.