About Fraud Costs New York

Fraud Costs New York is a coalition of consumers, small businesses, elected officials and insurance trade associations committed to reforming New York State’s no-fault automobile insurance system and stopping insurance fraud and lawsuit abuses that drive up costs for consumers.

Coalition Partners:

U.S. Congressman Ed Towns

Councilmember Peter Vallone, Jr. (D-Astoria)

Councilmember Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone)

Councilmember Peter Koo (R-Flushing)

Councilmember Albert Vann (D-Bedford Stuyvesant)

Councilmember Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica)

Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village)

Councilmember Jessica Lappin (D-Manhattan)

Assemblyman Micah Kellner (D-Manhattan)

Assemblyman Dan Quart (D-Manhattan)

Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Holliswood)

Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing)

Assemblywoman Vivian Cook (D-Jamaica)

Assemblyman Alan Maisel (D-Brooklyn)

Queens County District Attorney Richard A. Brown

Richmond County District Attorney Daniel M. Donovan

Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen M. Rice

Nassau County Legislator Rich Nicolello (R)

Nassau County Legislator Joe Scannell (D)

Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg (D)

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowtiz

Village of Flower Hill Mayor Charles W. Weiss

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman

Roslyn Estates Mayor Jeff Schwartzberg

Greater New York Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce of Washington Heights and Inwood

Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

Great Neck Chamber of Commerce

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Queens Chamber of Commerce

Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Staten Island Chamber of Commerce

New York State Business Council

Auburndale Improvement Association

Queens Civic Congress

Bayside Business Improvement District

Mill Basin Civic Association

Millenium Development Corporation

Bayside Whitestone Lions Club

North Queens United

109th Police Precinct Community Council

Little Neck Pines Civic Association

Bayside Hills Civic Association

East Bayside Homeowners Association

Malba Gardens Civic Association

The Organization of Chinese Americans

Waterside Estates Homeowners Association

Station Road Civic Association

Young Korean American Network

Whitestone Village

New York Young Republican Club, Inc.

Bay Village Properties, LLC

Korean American Association of Greater New York (KAAGNY)

C.J. Sullivan’s American Grill

Yunhong Chopsticks

Bourbon Street Café

Local Bar & Grill

Bellerose Civic Association

Cornucopia Society, Inc.

Citizens Against Graffiti Everywhere (CAGE)

Queens Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces

YJ Trading, Inc.

AAA New York State, Inc

NYS Association of Minority Contractors

Highland Park Community Development Corporation

Community Partners Commission Association

New Lots Avenue Triangle Merchants Association

Brookman Construction

Community Board 1

Community Board #5 (Brooklyn)

Rev. Leonard Hatter, President of Courage to Change in Brooklyn

Baldwin Civic Association

Mineola Civic Association

Manhasset Hills Civic Association

Plandome Community Liaison Committee

Kings Point Civic Association

Lakeville Civic Association

Great Neck Democratic Club

Baldwin Harbor Civic Association

Long Beach Park Avenue Retail & Civic Association

Kids and Cars

New York Insurance Association

Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

 

Our Reform Agenda

  1. Encourages fast and fair dispute settlements
  2. Supports adequate time for fraud investigations
  3. Institutes tougher penalties for insurance fraud
  4. Combats excessive medical charges