Drivers with auto insurance will soon starting getting $400 refunds per vehicle.

The money comes from a $3-billion dollar surplus from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the state's top insurance regulator say the payments will start this week.

Companies have 60 days to issue the refunds - no later than May 9.

The governor has attributed the surplus and refunds in part to 2019 law that curbed or cut what health providers and attendant care aides can charge auto insurers.

Critics say the slashed reimbursements have led to injured drivers losing quality care.