The Senate's no-fault auto insurance bill continued to lurch forward, but minus most of the measures that many insurers believe are vital for significant reform.

Many lawmakers, including state Sen. Rudy Garcia, the Hialeah Republican who chairs the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, believe the bill helps reduce litigation and continues to beef up the state's efforts to fight fraud.

The bill provides $2.6 million to add 19 positions to the Department of Financial Services' Division of Insurance Fraud and provide pay raises for existing personnel. It also adds $750,000 to pay for six new assistant state attorneys to work solely on insurance fraud cases.

But even before this year's legislative session got under way last month, insurers were lobbying aggressively for various measures such as a fee schedule for doctors' services and a limit on attorneys' fees, which they believe would limit claims costs and further reduce lawsuits.

Delegal and other insurance industry officials continue to stress that eliminating the requirement to buy so-called PIP coverage -- personal injury protection -- consumers could save as much as $250 on auto insurance premiums.

Florida, one of the 12 states that have no-fault auto insurance laws, requires all drivers to buy at least $10,000 in PIP coverage, which guarantees medical, disability and death benefits.

''We're hoping [the Legislature] does the right thing for consumers, and the right thing for consumers would be to reenact'' the no-fault law, said Glenn Klausman, vice chairman of the Academy of Florida Trial Attorney's auto insurance committee.

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