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Senate PIP reforms get warm reception

St. Petersburg Times

By Tia Mitchell, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau
Thursday, February 2, 2012

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate's plan to reform the no-fault auto insurance program has already achieved what its counterpart in the House has not: unanimous approval from a committee.

Insurers and business groups have sided in favor of the House proposal, while Democrats, consumer advocacy organizations and attorneys have lined up against it. But the Senate legislation received almost universal support from them all in its first committee hearing Thursday.

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