GEICO General Insurance v. Tarpon Total Health Care

I am inclined to believe, as did several circuit courts on appeal, that the legislature intended a physician’s professional license number to be an important part of a claim for benefits under the PIP (personal injury protection) statutes. In light of the fact that an insurance company is expected to process and pay these claims within thirty days, and given that fraudulent PIP claims have become a major problem in Florida, requiring full and complete infor*589mation on an application for PIP benefits seems entirely reasonable to me. On the other hand, compelling a judicial forfeiture of a…