If you own a car in Tampa, you may wonder if personal injury protection is required. The answer is: yes. Personal injury protection (PIP) must be a part of your car insurance and is required of any car driven in the state. There are also other types of PIP insurance as well. However, the insurance company isn’t always forthcoming with what is deemed fair compensation when a claim is made. This is when you may want to contact a personal injury protection attorney in Tampa. As a physician, having to fight with a patient’s insurance company robs you of your time and income.
Reason Why Everyone Needs PIP Insurance
The reason everyone is required to have PIP insurance as part of their vehicle insurance to to insure that if you are involved in an accident, you (or rather your insurance company) can pay the cost of medical care and property damage. The majority of people don’t have the kind of money needed to pay for such emergencies.
In addition of vehicle insurance, PIP is also available for other reasons and may be part of a regular health insurance or life insurance policy.
Reasons Why Your Claim May be Denied
*In case your patient does not have an emergency medical condition
*If your patient does not take treatment within a 14-day period
*If you delay your billing to your patient as you were given wrong information by your patient
*If your patient has an independent medical examination
*If you do not respond to a 627.736(6)(b) request
If for any other reason your PIP claim has been either reduced or denied by the insurance company, you as a medical professional need a personal injury protection attorney in Tampa who knows the Florida No-Fault statute and are ready, experienced, and able to handle your unpaid or reduced medical claims.
Your Lawyers
Your personal injury protection attorney in Tampa Shuster & Saben are experienced in the areas of personal injury claims and personal injury protection for the thirteenth year running and they have successfully defended half a million PIP claims on behalf of medical professional all over Florida.
