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Trucking Association of New York

Joins Coalition to Protect Drivers from

Exorbitant Auto Insurance Premiums

New York’s Trucking Industry Leaders Partner with Citizens for Affordable Rates to Tackle New

York’s Ongoing Affordability Crisis and Prevent Skyrocketing Insurance Rates

OUR BUREAU
NEW YORK, NY
he Trucking Association of New York
(TANY), the voice of New York’s
Ttrucking industry, is proud to join Cit-
izens for Affordable Rates (CAR) to con-
front New York’s escalating auto insurance
affordability crisis. Together, the groups are
calling attention to an often-overlooked
driver of rising premiums: staged accidents,
fraudulent no-fault claims, and coordinat-
ed crash scams that inflate costs for honest
drivers and responsible businesses.
“Citizens for Affordable Rates’ mission
to root out auto insurance fraud and staged
crashes is directly related to the Trucking
Association of New York’s mission to sup-
port the economy, promote driving safety,
and keep costs down for New Yorkers,” said
Kendra Hems, President of the Trucking
Association of New York. “Last year’s viral
video of a staged crash on the Belt Parkway
was a stark look at the reality truck drivers
are subjected to on New York roads. We are
joining CAR to root out further instances
of this abuse and push lawmakers in Albany
to prevent reverberations which will inevita-
bly raise costs for New Yorkers.”
New York is currently facing an auto
insurance premium crisis, with commercial technicians, and operators which keep New York and wage costs after an accident, regardless of who
rates jumping as much as 300% over the last moving. was at fault.
five years. New York’s trucking industry em- “New Yorkers are paying the bill for fraud that’s Since 1932, The Trucking Association of New
ploys 327,540 New Yorkers, or 1 in 25 jobs hiding in plain sight,” said José Bayona, spokesper- York (TANY) has served as the unified voice advo-
in the state. Rising premiums threaten to son for Citizens for Affordable Rates. “Every staged cating for New York’s trucking industry at all levels of
balloon industry costs at a time when many crash, every inflated claim, and every abuse of the government. TANY’s core mission revolves around
operators are already trimming margins to no-fault system drives up premiums for hardworking creating jobs, supporting the economy, driving safety
adapt to changing regulatory frameworks. families and businesses across the state. Partnering and delivering a sustainable future for our members.
Left unchecked, fraudulent and exaggerat- with the Trucking Association of New York sends New York’s trucking industry accounts for about 1 out
ed claims, among the top factors driving this a clear message – we’re not going to stand by while of every 25 jobs in New York State, paying wages in
surge, will contribute to increased costs for fraudsters exploit the system and force New Yorkers excess of $22.5 billion annually. The industry’s com-
New Yorkers. and our state’s economy to pay the price.” mitment to sustainability has seen progress to reduce
CAR’s broad, diverse coalition of com- Based on the 2023 report from the New York emissions, and 60 trucks on the road today equals the
munity and business leaders is united in Department of Financial Services (DFS), 75% of all output of one truck in 1988.
calling for anti-fraud reforms, stronger en- reported fraud cases were suspected to be no-fault in- Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR) is a coali-
forcement, and fairer insurance rates. With surance frauds. The most common types of this fraud tion of citizens, advocates, and organizations dedicat-
nearly 90% of communities in New York involved staged car crashes and inflated medical ed to tackling the root causes of high insurance pre-
relying on trucks to move their goods, TA- claims. No-fault fraud occurs when individuals ma- miums in New York. Through advocacy, education,
NY’s membership now expands this move- nipulate the no-fault insurance system, where each and policy reform, CAR is committed to building an
ment to include the voices of the drivers, driver’s own insurance company covers their medical affordable and dependable insurance system for all.

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