{"id":724,"date":"2020-03-01T17:59:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T22:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/?p=724"},"modified":"2020-03-25T15:28:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T19:28:10","slug":"why-you-must-buy-uninsured-motorist-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/why-you-must-buy-uninsured-motorist-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Must Buy Uninsured Motorist Coverage!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Florida Law Re<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">quires Car Insurance<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0BUT no<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Bodily Injured Liability insurance<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is a minimum amount of insurance coverage that drivers in Florida must purchase.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Florida law requires a driver to be insured for, at a minimum:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PIP or personal injury protection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the amount of $10,000 per person<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/why-you-must-buy-uninsured-motorist-coverage\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Why You Must Buy Uninsured Motorist Coverage!\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Law Requires Car Insurance\u00a0BUT not\u00a0Bodily Injured Liability insurance. 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