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	<title>Comments on: Study: Escambia Drivers Could Save In No-Fault Elimination</title>
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		<title>By: Jim</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2016/09/study-escambia-drivers-could-save-in-no-fault-elimination/comment-page-1#comment-329757</link>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 23:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Florida should pass law that prohibits any person that is in an accident and who did not have mandatory insurance coverage  in accordance with state statues, from filing any claims or lawsuits against the other party. Regardless of who is at fault. Reason being? Because if you don&#039;t play by the rules, you forfeit your right to seek your right to be made whole. That will bring every drivers premiums down who do play buy the rules. want to sue someone? Play by the rules or stay off the roads.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Florida should pass law that prohibits any person that is in an accident and who did not have mandatory insurance coverage  in accordance with state statues, from filing any claims or lawsuits against the other party. Regardless of who is at fault. Reason being? Because if you don&#8217;t play by the rules, you forfeit your right to seek your right to be made whole. That will bring every drivers premiums down who do play buy the rules. want to sue someone? Play by the rules or stay off the roads.</p>
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		<title>By: Jason</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 11:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Henry ----- Florida law (324.021) requires residents to have car insurance that provides minimum coverage amounts for both personal injury protection (PIP) insurance and property damage liability (PDL) car insurance.

There are two optional types of coverage known as Comprehensive coverage and Collision coverage . Generally, when consumers have purchased both the minimally required &quot;Liability and PIP&quot; plus &quot;Comprehensive and Collision&quot; it is deemed they have purchased &quot;full coverage&quot;.   However, I will agree that a consumer who limits themselves to just the aforementioned types of insurance, won&#039;t truly have &quot;full coverage&quot; as there are many &quot;options&quot; available for insurance.  These options include:  
Uninsured or Underinsured Motorist; Rental Car reimbursement; Towing reimbursement; Lock out service; or coverage for non-OEM equipment such as high-end radio and speakers or body moldings.

A short description of each type of insurance is noted as follows:
Liability: When an accident is your fault, bodily injury liability covers expenses related to the injury or death of another driver or a pedestrian, and property damage liability covers expenses related to the damage of another person&#039;s property.

Personal injury protection: If you and/or your passengers are hurt in an accident, this can help cover medical expenses plus related expenses like income continuation.

Collision: Covers expenses related to the damage or destruction of your vehicle that&#039;s been in an accident.

Comprehensive: Covers expenses related to the damage or destruction of your vehicle in situations like thefts or storms.

Uninsured &amp; underinsured motorist: Covers medical expenses and/or repair bills if you&#039;re in an accident, the other driver is at fault and doesn&#039;t have any (or doesn&#039;t have enough) insurance.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Henry &#8212;&#8211; Florida law (324.021) requires residents to have car insurance that provides minimum coverage amounts for both personal injury protection (PIP) insurance and property damage liability (PDL) car insurance.</p>
<p>There are two optional types of coverage known as Comprehensive coverage and Collision coverage . Generally, when consumers have purchased both the minimally required &#8220;Liability and PIP&#8221; plus &#8220;Comprehensive and Collision&#8221; it is deemed they have purchased &#8220;full coverage&#8221;.   However, I will agree that a consumer who limits themselves to just the aforementioned types of insurance, won&#8217;t truly have &#8220;full coverage&#8221; as there are many &#8220;options&#8221; available for insurance.  These options include:<br />
Uninsured or Underinsured Motorist; Rental Car reimbursement; Towing reimbursement; Lock out service; or coverage for non-OEM equipment such as high-end radio and speakers or body moldings.</p>
<p>A short description of each type of insurance is noted as follows:<br />
Liability: When an accident is your fault, bodily injury liability covers expenses related to the injury or death of another driver or a pedestrian, and property damage liability covers expenses related to the damage of another person&#8217;s property.</p>
<p>Personal injury protection: If you and/or your passengers are hurt in an accident, this can help cover medical expenses plus related expenses like income continuation.</p>
<p>Collision: Covers expenses related to the damage or destruction of your vehicle that&#8217;s been in an accident.</p>
<p>Comprehensive: Covers expenses related to the damage or destruction of your vehicle in situations like thefts or storms.</p>
<p>Uninsured &amp; underinsured motorist: Covers medical expenses and/or repair bills if you&#8217;re in an accident, the other driver is at fault and doesn&#8217;t have any (or doesn&#8217;t have enough) insurance.</p>
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		<title>By: Henry Coe</title>
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		<dc:creator>Henry Coe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 01:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jason, Thanks for you post and comments.  re: to your ie: Comprehensive is part of having full coverage, but having comp does not mean you have full coverage. i.e. I carry Comp, but I don&#039;t have full coverage.
 I&#039;m sure if someone has a vehicle that is financed, their loan company would like force them to carry full coverage. That&#039;s totally a guess on my part. I&#039;ve never bought a new car and financed it. I like em&#039; old and paid for. :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jason, Thanks for you post and comments.  re: to your ie: Comprehensive is part of having full coverage, but having comp does not mean you have full coverage. i.e. I carry Comp, but I don&#8217;t have full coverage.<br />
 I&#8217;m sure if someone has a vehicle that is financed, their loan company would like force them to carry full coverage. That&#8217;s totally a guess on my part. I&#8217;ve never bought a new car and financed it. I like em&#8217; old and paid for. <img src='http://www.northescambia.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Jason</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2016/09/study-escambia-drivers-could-save-in-no-fault-elimination/comment-page-1#comment-329427</link>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 19:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Florida has a legal statute that mandates the deductible for windshield repair or replacement  be waived when a person has comprehensive (ie Full Coverage) auto policy.


627.7288 Comprehensive coverage; deductible not to apply to motor vehicle glass.—The deductible provisions of any policy of motor vehicle insurance, delivered or issued in this state by an authorized insurer, providing comprehensive coverage or combined additional coverage shall not be applicable to damage to the windshield of any motor vehicle covered under such policy.

History.—s. 1, ch. 79-241; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 547, 563, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 15, ch. 90-119; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 5, ch. 97-178.
Note.—Former s. 627.7378.

Florida&#039;s &quot;no-fault&quot; coverage requirements (FS 627.736)  mandates personal injury protection to the named insured, relatives residing in the same household, persons operating the insured motor vehicle, passengers in the motor vehicle, and other persons struck by the motor vehicle and suffering bodily injury while not an occupant of a self-propelled vehicle, subject to subsection (2) and paragraph (4)(e), to a limit of $10,000 in medical and disability benefits and $5,000 in death benefits resulting from bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle.  

Any change in &quot;no fault&quot; personal injury mandates will not affect comprehensive coverage for windshield damages. Two totally separate animals. 

With that said, IMHO,  the estimated 4.3% projected savings each year may not be worth the risk of totally eliminating the mandated &quot;no fault&quot; coverage.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Florida has a legal statute that mandates the deductible for windshield repair or replacement  be waived when a person has comprehensive (ie Full Coverage) auto policy.</p>
<p>627.7288 Comprehensive coverage; deductible not to apply to motor vehicle glass.—The deductible provisions of any policy of motor vehicle insurance, delivered or issued in this state by an authorized insurer, providing comprehensive coverage or combined additional coverage shall not be applicable to damage to the windshield of any motor vehicle covered under such policy.</p>
<p>History.—s. 1, ch. 79-241; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 547, 563, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 15, ch. 90-119; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 5, ch. 97-178.<br />
Note.—Former s. 627.7378.</p>
<p>Florida&#8217;s &#8220;no-fault&#8221; coverage requirements (FS 627.736)  mandates personal injury protection to the named insured, relatives residing in the same household, persons operating the insured motor vehicle, passengers in the motor vehicle, and other persons struck by the motor vehicle and suffering bodily injury while not an occupant of a self-propelled vehicle, subject to subsection (2) and paragraph (4)(e), to a limit of $10,000 in medical and disability benefits and $5,000 in death benefits resulting from bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle.  </p>
<p>Any change in &#8220;no fault&#8221; personal injury mandates will not affect comprehensive coverage for windshield damages. Two totally separate animals. </p>
<p>With that said, IMHO,  the estimated 4.3% projected savings each year may not be worth the risk of totally eliminating the mandated &#8220;no fault&#8221; coverage.</p>
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		<title>By: Henry Coe</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2016/09/study-escambia-drivers-could-save-in-no-fault-elimination/comment-page-1#comment-329399</link>
		<dc:creator>Henry Coe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>With Florida being a &quot;No Fault&quot; state, your Windshield only claims will not cause your rates to increase no matter how many Windshield only claims you make. If the &quot;No Fault&quot; rule is done away with, Insurance might be able to allow Windshield claim to count against your rate?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With Florida being a &#8220;No Fault&#8221; state, your Windshield only claims will not cause your rates to increase no matter how many Windshield only claims you make. If the &#8220;No Fault&#8221; rule is done away with, Insurance might be able to allow Windshield claim to count against your rate?</p>
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		<title>By: Henry Coe</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2016/09/study-escambia-drivers-could-save-in-no-fault-elimination/comment-page-1#comment-329398</link>
		<dc:creator>Henry Coe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fisherman - It sounds like the insurance agent was scamming you into buying Full Coverage. You only have to have Comprehensive on your policy to cover a Windshield and in Florida, for a Florida Policy holder, you don&#039;t have to pay the deductible for a Windshield Only Comp claim.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fisherman &#8211; It sounds like the insurance agent was scamming you into buying Full Coverage. You only have to have Comprehensive on your policy to cover a Windshield and in Florida, for a Florida Policy holder, you don&#8217;t have to pay the deductible for a Windshield Only Comp claim.</p>
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		<title>By: Henry Coe</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2016/09/study-escambia-drivers-could-save-in-no-fault-elimination/comment-page-1#comment-329397</link>
		<dc:creator>Henry Coe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is a Comp Claim for a windshield replacement. I worked in the Windshield business for 10 years and my understanding of why a deductible was waived in Florida for a Windshield only claim is because of Florida being a &quot;NoFault&quot; state.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is a Comp Claim for a windshield replacement. I worked in the Windshield business for 10 years and my understanding of why a deductible was waived in Florida for a Windshield only claim is because of Florida being a &#8220;NoFault&#8221; state.</p>
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		<title>By: A Alex</title>
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		<dc:creator>A Alex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I dont  understand why my insurance pays for my hospital billswhen it wasnt my fault. Better than $10,000 worth, more than my last 6 years of premiums with this company.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I dont  understand why my insurance pays for my hospital billswhen it wasnt my fault. Better than $10,000 worth, more than my last 6 years of premiums with this company.</p>
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		<title>By: fisherman</title>
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		<dc:creator>fisherman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 13:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@William
  Thank you for clearing that up. That is what I meant you need collision coverage to get the windshield.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@William<br />
  Thank you for clearing that up. That is what I meant you need collision coverage to get the windshield.</p>
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		<title>By: William</title>
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		<dc:creator>William</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 12:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&gt;&gt;If we get rid of “No Fault”, your deductible will no longer be waived if you have to file a Windshield claim.

I recently filed an insurance claim for a broken windshield in Florida. Agent said it was a comprehensive claim.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>>>If we get rid of “No Fault”, your deductible will no longer be waived if you have to file a Windshield claim.</p>
<p>I recently filed an insurance claim for a broken windshield in Florida. Agent said it was a comprehensive claim.</p>
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