Hochul promises to lower auto insurance rates, crack down on fraud

Описание: New York state residents pay the highest auto insurance rates in the country, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul.

"Averaging $4,000 a year, $1,500 more than the national average," she said during her annual State of the State address Jan. 13.

A portion of that cost going up, Hochul said, is due to "bad actors" — people filing phony claims. In 2023 alone, there were some 38,000 incidents of suspected motor vehicle fraud, a record high.

"There are certain types of frauds, like stage accidents," said David Kirst, insurance sales and operations manager for AAA of Western and Central New York. "There's some medical fraud that goes into this, where someone may go to the doctors with fake injuries."

Those force insurance companies to pay out, impacting the rest of us and our rates. Kirst said Hochul's proposed legislation will take time to pass and then implement.

"You're going to see this phased into effect over the next probably several years," Kirst said. "The government is going to change a few things."

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