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1/5/2012 Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott Adds Insurance Expert and Long-Time Legislative Staffer to Team Insurance Consumer Advocate's Office
8/11/2011 Insurance Consumer Advocate Creates PIP Working Group Insurance Consumer Advocate's Office
8/4/2011 Citizens Sinkhole Rate Filing Insurance Consumer Advocate's Office
7/20/2011 CFO Jeff Atwater Appoints Watchdog to Serve as Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate CFO Jeff Atwater's Office

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Date Title Source
11/16/2011 Scott Wants Change in Florida's No-Fault Insurance Program By Lloyd Dunkelberger, Lakeland Ledger
11/16/2011 PIP reform in Florida looks challenging, even as Scott, Atwater urge its passage By John Kennedy, Palm Beach Post
11/13/2011 Insurance issues resurface By Michael Peltier, Naples News
11/11/2011 Lawmakers to tackle PIP fraud in upcoming session By Tom Flanigan, WFSU State News
11/10/2011 Governor says he'll look to Hillsborough for crackdown on auto insurance fraud By Marissa Lang, St. Petersburg Times
11/3/2011 Cabinet Hears PIP Woes, No Solutions By Michael Peltier, News Service of Florida
11/2/2011 Fraud, Massage Therapy Driving Up No-Fault Coverage By Jim Turner, Sunshine State News
11/2/2011 Atwater wants insurers to divulge more information about claimsBy Christine Jordan Sexton, Florida Tribune
11/2/2011 Florida leaders demand insurers fork over fraud dataBy Julie Patel, Sun Sentinel
11/2/2011 Scott, Cabinet get lots of bad insurance news By Steve Bousquet, Miami Herald
11/2/2011 Florida officials blast personal-injury protection auto insurance 'fraud tax' By Aaron Deslatte, Orlando Sentinel
11/2/2011 Gov. Scott, Cabinet hear horror stories on PIPAssociated Press
11/2/2011 Citizens or private insurers?By Julie Patel, Sun-Sentinel
10/31/2011 Final PIP report won't be finished in time for Gov. Scott and Cabinet By Christine Jordan Sexton, Florida Tribune
10/27/2011 Insurers float plan to whack attorneys fees and license health care clinics By Christine Jordan Sexton, Florida Tribune
10/26/2011 PIP workgroup to release its report on Tuesday By Christine Jordan Sexton, Florida Tribune
10/10/2011 Auto insurance fraud meetings in South Florida and Tallahassee By Julie Patel, Sun-Sentinel
9/26/2011 PIP's cap set in 1979 is far below 2011 realities, insurance industry says By Christine Jordan Sexton, Florida Tribune
9/26/2011 Are Massage Therapists Gaming the System? By Michael Peltier, West Orlando News
09/23/2011 Florida bar targets 1-800-ASK-GARY service By Michael Sasso, Tampa Tribune
09/16/2011 Florida Set to Tackle PIP Auto Insurance Reform Again By Michael Adams, Claims Journal
09/15/2011 Group urged to take a "rough" look at Florida's no-fault auto insurance law By Christine Jordan Sexton, Florida Tribune
09/12/2011 State Farm, Allstate Representatives Named to PIP-Fraud Working Group in Florida By Diana Rosenberg, Best Week
09/8/2011 State Farm, Allstate Representatives Named to PIP-Fraud Working Group in Florida By Florida Tribune
09/8/2011 PIP workgroup members named Florida Tribune
09/06/2011 McCarty: Florida Eyeing Ending PIP System Because of 'Vexing' Fraud and Abuse By Diana Rosenberg, Best Week
08/29/2011 Consumer advocate releases list of those asked to serve on auto insurance panel By Christine Jordan Sexton, Florida Tribune
08/25/2011 State says workers' comp fraud totals $438 million or more By Christine Jordan Sexton, Florida Tribune
08/21/2011 Scott, Atwater look to fix or kill no-fault auto insurance By Catherine Whittenburg, Tampa Tribune
08/19/2011 Gov. Rick Scott eyes car policy change By Tim Engstrom, Fort Myers News-Press
08/16/2011 Push for legislation to fight auto insurance fraud already under way By Julie Patel, Sun Sentinel
07/22/2011 Westcott brings experience to insurance advocate By News Service of Florida, Palm Beach Post
07/21/2011 CFO names Westcott new insurance consumer advocate By Associated Press
07/21/2011 Meet your new Insurance Consumer Advocate By Julie Patel, Sun-Sentinel
07/21/2011 Atwater finally names new insurance consumer advocate By Christine Jordan Sexton, Florida Current
07/20/2011 Castle Key Insurers Look for More than 30 Percent Hike By Gray Rohrer, Sunshine State News
07/20/2011 Consumer advocate favors bigger rate hike for insurer By News Service of Florida
07/20/2011 Allstate's Florida insurers grilled on rate hikes By Julie Patel, Sun-Sentinel
06/23/2011 Gov. Scott kills insurance rate comparison website By Paige St. John, Herald-Tribune
06/04/2011 Insurance rage yields to decorum By Harold Bubil, Real Estate Editor, Herald-Tribune
06/01/2011 Get ready for a hurricane Published in the Herald-Tribune
05/25/2011 Poll: Floridians want more property insurance regulation, not less By Julie Patel, Sun-Sentinel
05/13/2011 Insurer wants 27% rate hike as hefty profits reported for parent, MGA By Julie Patel, Sun-Sentinel
04/27/2011 Bill would make it harder for insurers to hide profits By Paige St. John, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Gainesville Sun and Ocala.com
04/08/2011 Sinkhole claims chip away at Fla. insurance industry; can state handle major hurricane? By Ryan Mills, Naples Daily News
04/03/2011 Property insurance overhaul by Legislature aiding insurers or consumers? By Ryan Mills, Naples Daily News
04/01/2011 FIRM fights bills By Timothy O'Hara, Citizen Staff, Keys News
03/28/2011 State insurers graded on how they handle claims By Paige St. John, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
03/27/2011 Florida Hears First Community’s Home Rates; OKs Dwelling Increase Insurance Journal
03/23/2011 Insurers helped write bill intended to shrink Citizens By Paige St. John, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
02/16/2011 Consumer advocate grills State Farm on rate hikes By Julie Patel, Sun-Sentinel
02/15/2011 State Farm Seeking Insurance Rate Hikes By Brent Kallestad, The Associated Press

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