STATE LAW – MINNESOTA LIBRARY – GUIDE 02

Required Auto Insurance, No-Fault/PIP & Minimum Limits in Minnesota

Minnesota requires liability insurance, no-fault basic economic loss benefits, and uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. Each is a distinct protection with its own limits, priority rules, and claim procedures.

VG-TOPIC-02Source review Oct. 15, 2026
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Required Coverage

Minnesota combines liability, PIP, and mandatory UM/UIM

A declarations page should be read as several separate coverages rather than as one pool of insurance.

Liability minimums

Minnesota’s current residual liability baseline is $30,000 for bodily injury to one person, $60,000 for bodily injury to two or more people in one accident, and $10,000 for property damage. Higher personal, commercial, umbrella, or excess limits may apply and should be investigated separately.

Basic economic loss / PIP

Minn. Stat. § 65B.44 requires at least $40,000 in basic economic loss benefits for each injured person. The statutory minimum is divided into $20,000 for medical expense loss and $20,000 for income loss, replacement services, funeral expense, and survivor economic loss. These are first-party no-fault benefits and are not a substitute for liability damages.

UM/UIM

Minn. Stat. § 65B.49 requires uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, with minimum bodily-injury limits of $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident. UM and UIM operate under statutory priority and anti-stacking rules that must be read together with the policy.

What to obtain after a crash

  • Declarations page and complete policy.
  • PIP/basic economic loss limits and deductibles.
  • UM/UIM limits and endorsements.
  • Umbrella, excess, commercial, employer, rental, and TNC policies implicated by the facts.
  • Written coverage and limits disclosure under Minnesota law.
Bottom line. Minnesota’s statutory minimums are a floor, not a complete coverage inventory. Separate liability, PIP, UM, UIM, and additional policy layers before valuing the claim.

Authorities

Official Minnesota sources

Source review: October 15, 2026. These links support the stated statutory and agency propositions. Apply the policy and law version governing the crash, service or benefit period; broader enactment and controlling-case review remains separate.

Need the bigger picture? Use the citizen roadmap to see where this Minnesota issue fits in the crash-to-closure process, or open the glossary when an insurance or litigation term is unfamiliar.