<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Nobody likes to read jargon-filled fine print, especially at the bottom of complex insurance policies. Unfortunately for many people, until they're involved in an accident, they might not realize what is and isn't covered.</span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Every state requires different types of insurance, and reimbursement after an accident can be opaque, especially when authorities have difficulty determining who was at fault.</span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">As a result, many states, including Michigan, have adopted no-fault systems, meaning that no matter who is at fault in an auto accident, insurance companies pick up the medical bills, rehabilitation expenses and wages lost due to personal injury for every person involved.</span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">However, no-fault systems are still complex and insurance companies are notorious for shirking accident victims of the benefits they're due.</span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Along with learning about how no-fault works, if you've been in an accident, you can also </span></span></span></span>talk to a professional<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> for advice about your unique situation.</span></span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">States with no-fault systems</span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The tort or lawsuit system is infamous for long and expensive court battles that financially drain plaintiffs and defendants alike, and that is one of the reasons many states have adopted the no-fault system.</span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">As of this year, 12 states and Puerto Rico have no-fault auto insurance laws. </span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Controversy about paying for damage</span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The amount of property protection insurance money awarded to drivers varies depending on the elements of the accident.</span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">In Michigan, PPI can pay as much as $1 million for property damage and all medical costs. It will also pay up to 85 percent of the income you would have earned if you had not been hurt, for up to three years, according to the </span></span></span></span>Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Service<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">.</span></span>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Although PIP makes some aspects of the insurance claim process smoother, opponents of no-fault laws say that forcing people to buy insurance with these provisions make premiums and medical procedures too expensive, according to the </span></span></span></span>Michigan Chamber of Commerce<span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">.</span></span>