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No-fault insurance.

No-fault insurance has your own auto policy pay your medical costs after a crash regardless of who caused it, rather than the other driver's insurer.
Verified July 2026 · Source: NAIC
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In plain English

No-fault insurance is an auto system used in some states where, after a crash, each driver's own policy pays their medical bills and certain losses regardless of who was at fault. It runs through a coverage called personal injury protection, or PIP. The goal is faster payment and fewer lawsuits over who caused minor injuries. In exchange, no-fault states limit when you can sue the other driver for pain and suffering. It applies to injuries, not vehicle damage, which is still handled by fault-based collision and property coverage.

Most useful ages
18 to 75

01Why it matters

Whether you live in a no-fault state changes which policy pays your injury bills and your right to sue, so it directly affects the coverage you need and how a claim plays out.

02The math, step by step

In a no-fault state, you are hurt in a crash the other driver caused. Your own PIP coverage pays your medical bills quickly, rather than waiting to collect from the at-fault driver's insurer.

03What this is NOT

Do not confuse with Meaning no one is at fault

No-fault does NOT mean fault is ignored. It means your own insurer pays your injury costs regardless of fault; fault still matters for vehicle damage and for serious-injury lawsuits.

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Last reviewed July 13, 2026 · Reviewer Joseph Citizen, Founder