Op-Ed: Auto insurance fraud is driving premiums through the roof — Suffolk County court shows why reform can’t wait

A sweeping decision from Suffolk County has exposed what many New Yorkers feel when paying their car insurance bills: fraudsters are exploiting our auto insurance system, and law-abiding drivers are footing the bill.

In Integon v. Salazar-Ochoa, Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice Maureen T. Liccione dismissed eight auto accident claims after finding they were part of an organized staged-crash scheme targeting New York’s no-fault insurance system. Read more…