no-fault insurance

Cultural  

1. A type of automobile liability insurance that tries to cut the cost of insurance by restricting the legal grounds on which suits arising out of accidents can be brought. Most payments are made without determining legal responsibility, which is most often the reason for going to court.

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no-fault insurance

In 2019 Michigan’s GOP Legislature and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pared back their no-fault insurance regime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

Florida, one of a dozen states with no-fault insurance laws, mandates that drivers carry at least $10,000 in PIP coverage.

From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 10, 2011

High Concept is the no-fault insurance of the entertainment business, a brief description that both sells and sums up a movie or TV show.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was a major backer of no-fault insurance; he fought so hard for child-abuse legislation that admirers floridly called him "champion of the battered child."

From Time Magazine Archive

Despite these obvious benefits, no-fault insurance has met stiff opposition.

From Time Magazine Archive