The battle over Michigan's no-fault auto insurance system — particularly, its lifetime health payments for accident victims — is headed to the courts.
The Lansing-based Coalition Protecting Auto No Fault filed a lawsuit Monday morning in Ingham County Circuit Court seeking access to accident and health data held by the insurance industry. Officials with the group are fighting efforts by insurers to overhaul the state's coverage system.
On the receiving end of the lawsuit is the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association, a nonprofit association created by the state Legislature more than three decades ago. The association collects an annual assessment from auto policy holders — $145 per vehicle in 2011-12 — to help fund the lifetime payments.
Since Michigan drivers are required to pay that fee, CPAN officials believe the data kept by MCCA is in the public domain.
Two bills before the Legislature seek an overhaul of the no-fault insurance system, an effort supported by the MCCA.
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