The Consumer Federation of the Southeast has issued a consumer alert regarding provisions in HB 1101. The letters below outline concerns about the racketeering of damaged motor vehicles. Please find three letters below from the National Salvage Vehicle Reporting Program, the National Vehicle Service and a retired agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
ICYMI Sunshine State News Bad, Bad Bills: Getting Consumer Protection Struck From the Statutes By Nancy Smith February 25, 2012 Rolling under the radar like a Stealth bomber, through committee after insurance committee, are HB 4087 and SB 1152 — among the worst proposed legislation of the 2012 legislative session. These bills smell fishier than a Key West cannery. (See bills attached below.)
By Walter Dartland Consumer Federation of the Southeast “We are aware of organized criminal groups which stage phony car accidents. Many of the staged automobile accidents involve highly structured groups…” With the rampant auto insurance fraud we see today in Florida, it would be easy to believe that quote came from the Governor or Chief Financial Officer. Actually, it came from then-FBI Director Louis Freeh, speaking back in 1995. Here we are 17 years later, still grappling with the same … →
Tallahassee, FL – As Florida lawmakers consider budget proposals that raid the Lawton Chiles Endowment and propose deep cuts to health care services – threatening some of the Sunshine State’s most vulnerable citizens – the Consumer Federation of the Southeast today urged lawmakers to impose an equity fee on cigarettes made by manufacturers who do not participate in the state’s historic tobacco settlement. Depending on federal matching dollars, the fee could generate anywhere from $50 million to $200 million to … →
Consumer Federation of the Southeast Warns Public Employees Against Investing in Unvetted Indexed Annuities ~Educators among the top targets of those ensnared by unscrupulous brokers selling unvetted indexed annuity plans~ 2011 — In an era in which budgets are being cut drastically and public employees are being asked to carry a larger burden for their own retirement and healthcare costs, the Consumer Federation of the Southeast today issued a warning to educators to “beware” of purchasing unvetted investment plans.
Health care, climate, low taxes & housing are big drivers of where Baby Boomers will live after retirement ~New survey finds one in three Boomers may move to another state~ SEE MASON-DIXON POLL RESULTS BELOW WASHINGTON, D.C. — Where will Baby Boomers go to retire? A revealing new survey shows this massive generation of imminent retirees is looking for a place where taxes and housing costs are low, the climate is good and quality health care is readily available.
