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Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR), a coalition dedicated to reducing insurance costs for New Yorkers, today announced new supporters as part of its broad and diverse alliance.…
Citizens for Affordable Rates is particularly supporting city legislation that would reduce the minimum liability coverage taxi and ride-share drivers are required to carry…
Today, a diverse coalition of concerned citizens, advocates, and organizations launched Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR) to address the pressing issue of rising insurance premiums in New York State…
American Transit, the largest insurer of the city’s for-hire vehicles, is insolvent. Its collapse could create a crisis that would take thousands of cars out of service…
The average price of home insurance surged 23% in January compared to the previous year — with premiums in some states slamming inflation-battered homeowners by more than 60%…
Huge losses from national disasters prompt industry to jack up prices and pull back from some markets; ‘worst possible scenario’ for consumers…
The price of motor vehicle insurance rose more than 22 percent in the year through April, the fastest pace since the 1970s, according to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Homeowners in New York faced a 6.4 percent increase in their property insurance premiums in 2023 as rates soared nationwide due to climate change-linked natural disasters, according to analysts…
Quiles, who required surgery on his left shoulder, said he is still waiting for payments from American Transit Insurance, which underwrote the driver’s policy…
Half of drivers have dependents and 70% are the main wage earners in their households…
“It is the housing crisis that nobody is talking about,” Ms. Meyer Lucas said...
A new coalition with backing from Uber Technologies is launching a campaign to lower insurance costs for consumers and small businesses in New York State.…
Today, a diverse coalition of concerned citizens, advocates, and organizations launched Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR) to address the pressing issue of rising insurance premiums in New York State…
According to New York Post, Uber will fund efforts to promote lowering NYC TLC-specific $200,000 no-fault (PIP) insurance requirement, which is being blamed for widespread fraud and increased costs…
Soaring construction costs are at the root of New York’s priciness, trade and business groups charge...
Homeowners are facing an insurance affordability crisis, squeezed by the triple threat of skyrocketing premiums, shrinking coverage, and vanishing options…
Gov. Kathy Hochul is spotlighting a critical issue affecting millions of New Yorkers: affordability…
Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR), a coalition of New York consumers and advocates, today unveiled its first television and digital ad, “Hidden Tax,” exposing how special interest groups in Albany drive up costs for everyday New Yorkers…
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles is cautioning New York drivers to be aware of a rise in staged crashes and car insurance fraud.…
New York drivers lose hundreds of dollars every year from staged car crashes designed to scam insurance companies, according to the DMV. They said that, in 2023, intentional accidents in New York jumped 34% since 2021, and 14% over 2022…
Council Member Carmen De La Rosa (D-Manhattan, District 10) and advocates for for-hire drivers highlighted the urgent need to reform New York City’s excessive auto insurance mandates today at a key City Council transportation hearing…
A group calling for reforms to lower insurance costs across New York has launched its first ad…
The NYS Department of Motor Vehicles is warning drivers about a rise in staged crashes, when scammers intentionally cause a crash…
Staged car crashes are contributing to rising insurance premiums on Long Island and nationwide, the state Department of Motor Vehicles said…
In today’s edition of Newsday, Phil Andrews, president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, urges Governor Kathy Hochul to take real action on New York’s affordability crisis by addressing the state’s soaring insurance costs…
Officials are warning staged car crashes, where scammers deliberately cause accidents to try to collect insurance money, are on the rise in New York…
In a new op-ed in AM New York, Matthew W. Daus, former NYC Taxi & Limousine Commissioner…calls for immediate reform of New York’s insurance system to address the root causes of rising premiums…
New York state's economic development arm is stepping in to help solve…
ABC’S Aaron Katersky on Business owners who say some construction workers are faking work site injuries in hopes of getting big insurance payouts.…
Some Long Island builders and contractors are blaming the rising costs of new construction not only on the escalating costs of steel and concrete but on the soaring price of commercial insurance…
Some people may have been experiencing their own form of sticker shock when they see their new premium payment statements for property and auto insurance…
The New York state Department of Motor Vehicles says there is a scam causing car insurance to be even pricier…