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New Michigan No-Fault Auto Insurance Bill: What Does It Mean?

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The whole point behind Michigan No-Fault auto insurance reform is to provide meaningful rate relief to drivers who pay too much. The point of real reform is to make auto No-Fault more affordable. ...more

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Michigan legislation would repeal No-Fault auto insurance system by 2022

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House Bill 4397 to replace No-Fault with fault based system in tort, where crash victims would sue for medical expenses, lost wages due to injury...more

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Update on the West Virginia Legislature - Issue 4

The dates below are the significant deadlines in this year's regular session: - February 12: Last day to introduce bills in the House of Delegates. This does not apply to bills originating in committee. - February 18:...more

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Michigan Senate Passes No-Fault Changes for Senior Drivers

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The full Michigan Senate has passed two No-Fault bills – Senate Bill 787 and Senate Bill 1014 – which, if passed by the House and enacted into law, will substantially alter the rights and benefits guaranteed to car, truck and...more

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Detroit Medical Center CEO calls insurers’ No-Fault bluff

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Auto insurers balk at Detroit Medical Center CEO Conrad Mallett’s offer for a dollar-for-dollar price cut with hospital charges and No-Fault insurance premiums - Did Detroit Medical Center CEO Conrad Mallett just call-out...more

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UK: The new Civil Liability Bill – will it mean a better discount rate soon?

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The Government’s proposed Civil Liability Bill has just had its first reading in Parliament. The Bill proposes a new method of calculating the discount rate and ways in which to reduce the number of whiplash claims....more

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Rep. Lucido’s Macomb Solution to get rid of Michigan’s Mandatory Car Insurance is Ludicrous

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So-called “Macomb Solution” to get rid of mandatory car insurance in Michigan and allowing drivers to elect to be uninsured is epically bad idea; financial ruin if a car crash occurs - Macomb County Rep. Pete Lucido’s...more

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Bills to replace Michigan No Fault with pure tort liability insurance system introduced

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Here is what a pure tort liability system will mean for car accident victims and drivers in Michigan - Yesterday House Republicans introduced legislation to repeal Michigan’s 45-year-old No Fault auto insurance law and...more

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UK: A new insurance framework for driverless cars – Government Bill provides details

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The Government has introduced the Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill to Parliament, setting out in detail how the UK’s compulsory motor insurance framework will be amended to handle automated vehicles....more

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Duggan’s new D-Insurance plans will be great for the auto accident lawyers, but terrible for everyone else

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Does Mayor Duggan want to ‘repeal and replace’ Michigan’s auto No Fault law? Does Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan want to scrap Michigan’s auto No Fault law? Last night, during his State of the City address, the mayor...more

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Infrastructure Alert - June 19, 2013

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New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released a report titled Private Financing of Public Infrastructure: Risks and Options for New York State, which chronicles the state’s public-private partnership progression and...more

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