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State Representative Rick Kriseman sent a three-page letter to Governor Rick Scott. He’s asking the Governor to take a second look at the new PIP insurance reform bill.
Kriseman says there are many problems with it.
“The first and foremost would be ‘the glitch,’ as it’s affectionately being referred to as,” Kriseman said.
Starting July 1st, new licensing requirements go into effect, but some medical providers can ask for an exemption.
But that exemption doesn’t start until January 1st.
So Kriseman is worried some insurers may deny claims made by those exempted for that six-month period.
“The problem that I have is, the carriers are all saying ‘trust us, we’ll go ahead and pay those claims.’ But they also said ‘we’ll reduce your premiums,’ and meanwhile people are getting notices their premiums increased.”
Kriseman says the bill was passed at 3 a.m. on the last day of the session. He says it was rushed through, without much debate.
“Unless people are really following this, they may not even know the law is changing and that they’re paying for coverage they might not have,” Kriseman said.
The Governor says the law was needed to cut down on insurance fraud. The Tampa Bay area leads the country is staged accidents. Many drivers say insurance fraud is a problem and does need to be addressed.
But they are also worried about not having the coverage.
“I count on my insurance covering me, that’s what I pay for. And I expect it to cover me if I’m in an accident,” said driver Jim Barker.
Drivers hope the Governor does take a second look, before the law goes into effect July 1st.
“I can’t imagine this will hold, and I’ve got to imagine the governor would take an objective look at it,” Clint Decuir said.
If it does go through though, without a second look, Kriseman says “You have to hope you don’t get in an accident.”
At least not only after January 1st.
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Most Oklahoma business executives are confident their businesses will grow and about a third plan to hire workers this year, according to the findings of an online survey of company owners and officials released on April 4.
But more than half are less than positive about government services and do not believe future state legislation will have a positive impact on their businesses, according to the survey.
The survey was launched in December by Gov. Mary Fallin and Department of Commerce officials to determine what business leaders want to help their businesses grow. Fallin has made economic development and job creation her administration’s top priority.
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New York’s attorney general is warning homeowners to be alert for phone calls from people posing as bank or government officials to get personal information through bogus offers of help with their mortgages.
Eric Schneiderman says the calls are connected to the recent national settlement of loan management and foreclosure abuses by banks.
He says some of the scammers are offering help making a loan payment and asking for a borrower’s bank account routing information. Others may ask for an upfront fee for help with a mortgage modification.
In any case, Schneiderman says the best defense is refusing to provide personal and financial information that their actual banks will already have. And charging the upfront fees is illegal in New York.
Suspicious calls should be reported to Schneiderman’s office.
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