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Even before no-fault automobile insurance was first introduced in North America in 1971, it was a topic that generated a tremendous amount of research and debate. Since then, some sixteen states have introduced no-fault provisions (three have since repealed them), and four Canadian provinces have done likewise. At the moment, the province of British Columbia is seriously considering following suit. Thus, this topic still commands a considerable amount attention by academics and public policy makers alike.
An anonymous referee, Kathleen Day and Dane Rowlands provided valuable comments as did various participants at the conference on Automobile Insurance: Road Safety, New Drivers, Risks, Insurance Fraud and Regulation, held in April 1997 at the University of Montreal’s Centre de Recherche sur 1e Transports (CRT) and at the Risk Management Chair at HEC Montréal. The financial assistance of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council is gratefully acknowledged.
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Devlin, R.A. (1999). No-Fault Automobile Insurance and Accident Severity: Lessons Still To Be Learned. In: Dionne, G., Laberge-Nadeau, C. (eds) Automobile Insurance: Road Safety, New Drivers, Risks, Insurance Fraud and Regulation. Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance, and Economic Security, vol 20. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4058-8_19
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