Group seeks lower car insurance rates

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - One group is calling on Albany to take a look at car insurance rates this upcoming session. Citizens for Affordable Rates says car insurance is too high in New York.

James Freedland of Citizens for Affordable Rates says the cost of living is out of control.

"Rent, groceries, energy bills, but auto insurance is one of the hidden cost drivers that's making life more unaffordable. The average New Yorker on the road pays nearly twice the national average for car insurance, and that comes up to over $4,000 a year for full coverage," said Freedland in an interview with WBEN. Read more.