Florida Under Pressure To Renew Personal Injury Insurance Legislation

Tallahassee, FL (AHN) - If lawmakers don't act quickly, Florida will be the only state in the union that would not require drivers to have bodily injury liability coverage.

Florida's Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink said on Wednesday that if a current law is allowed to expire, the estimated 20 percent of the state's residents who have inadequate or no health insurance would be rendered unable to pay their bills if injured in a traffic accident.

"That's serious," Sink said. Should the measure expire drivers will only be required to carry liability insurance for property damage.

Currently the state's requirement for personal injury protection, or PIP, will automatically expire Oct. 1 unless the legislature passes a law to continue it.

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