The Michigan Supreme Court could soon hear arguments related to the state’s auto no-fault insurance law.
As The Michigan Public Radio Network’s Jake Neher reports, the case involves a private fund that reimburses people who are seriously injured in auto accidents.
The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association tacks a fee onto auto insurance policies to pay for the reimbursements. But it has refused to make documents public that could show how it sets its rates. A group called the Coalition Protecting Auto No-Fault is suing the MCCA to force it to release the information. It now plans to appeal the case to the Michigan Supreme Court.
John Cornack is the president of the coalition.
“Michigan insurance rates are going up for no really good apparent reason, just because they can.”
The MCCA says it already provides much of the information online. It says it is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act because it is not a public entity.