Chances are excellent that auto insurance reform legislation will finally win passage in Massachusetts, according to an insurance trade group.

Last week GOP Gov. Mitt Romney filed legislation to reform what he has termed the "Soviet style" auto insurance rate regulation.

But while Frank O'Brien, regional manager for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), sees a favorable outlook for the measure, he nonetheless expects a "tremendous battle." Auto insurance is one of the most controversial topics in the state, he said.

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