NYC cops, firefighters back Hochul plan to curb car-insurance fraud: ‘Make NY affordable’
NY Post
Law-enforcement unions including for New York City police and firefighters are backing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to attack car-insurance fraud and rein in personal-injury lawsuits.
Hochul’s reforms aim to put the brakes on soaring auto-insurance premiums as New Yorkers pay an average of $4,000 a year — a whopping $1,500 more than the national average.
Her plan includes targeting high premiums with a crackdown on staged accidents, saying insurance companies are “jacking up prices” because of fraud and “runaway litigation costs.”
“Our members don’t just keep New Yorkers safe on the road. We deal with the same high costs of driving as every other New Yorker, including high insurance premiums,” said city Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry in a statement.
“We applaud the governor’s efforts to reduce these costs and make New York affordable for working class families like ours.”
United Firefighters Association President Andrew Ansbro added, “We completely agree that the high cost of auto insurance is a problem for our members both at work and at home, which is why we support the governor’s efforts to lower auto insurance.”
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