For the purposes of paying PIP benefits within 30 days under Florida Statute 627.736(4)(b), the mailbox rule applies. The insurance company complies with the 30-day standard when they put the settlement check in the mail. It doesn’t count just to put the settlement check into their own intra-office mail system.
It’s also not enough to authorize payment on the 30th day and then wait for the accounting department to cut a check. Instead, the insurance company needs to put the check into the actual mail system by the 30th day. Then, if it takes a few days to get to the recipient, the insurance company is still in compliance with the law.