Unfortunately, it's this guarantee -- full, lifetime coverage for auto accident injuries -- that has placed our auto insurance system under attack by insurance companies. Recently, the insurance industry introduced a series of bills in the Michigan Senate that would completely undo our 30-year-old auto insurance system.
Michigan auto insurance expert Steven Gursten provides a great overview of the legislation and the underhanded arguments made by the insurance industry. Please check out his blog and then contact your legislators and tell them to leave our auto insurance alone!
Michigan Auto Lawyers Blog
I’ve been a staunch defender of the Michigan No-Fault insurance system for my entire legal career. It is quite simply one of the very best things that we have in our state.
Insurance industry experts in Michigan and elsewhere in the country agree with me. Just look at their comments about Michigan’s No-Fault insurance, especially about the unlimited lifetime benefits that No-Fault guarantees for auto accident victims:
- “The benefits policyholders receive under the No-Fault policy in
Michigan far outpace benefits available in any other state.
Michigan is the only state that mandates insurance companies provide
unlimited, lifetime medical benefits to motorists injured in auto accidents.
- Insurance Institute of Michigan press release, 12/21/2010, quoting Executive Director Pete Kuhnmuench - “Michigan is fortunate to have a healthy auto insurance market
where competition, safer cars and company fraud fighting efforts have
resulted in lower costs for policyholders…”
- Insurance Institute of Michigan press release, 12/21/2010, quoting Executive Director Pete Kuhnmuench
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