Today, a broad coalition led by Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR) – including consumer advocates, industry experts, and small business leaders – applauded Governor Kathy Hochul’s bold proposals to lower New York’s skyrocketing auto insurance premiums…

Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to pump the brakes on auto insurance fraud. Hochul will announce one of her primary affordability initiatives, a crackdown on staged car crashes that drive up drivers’ insurance premiums, during her annual State of the State address Tuesday afternoon…

Auto insurance premiums soared across Long Island in 2025. The average annual premium in some neighborhoods rose as much as 80% since 2019, adding to the ballooning cost of living in the region…

This morning, 25 “Grinches” swarmed the City Hall Subway Station to hand out flyers highlighting how New York’s sky-high car insurance rates are eating into everyday families’ holiday budgets. The flyers, emblazoned with the message “HO HO – NO,” reminded commuters that the $333 per month New York drivers are paying for car insurance could instead cover medicine, groceries, or holiday gifts…

The mayoral election highlighted the fact that increasing numbers of New Yorkers cannot afford the high cost of living in our city. The solutions to the affordability crisis are complicated, but a great place to start is to reform the laws that make New Yorkers pay some of the highest insurance rates in the nation… 

A new survey claims nearly 40% of Americans say their finances are worse now than they were a year ago…

Community leaders from across Long Island gathered today in Lynbrook to call on Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers to take immediate action to address New York’s affordability crisis…

Frustrated New York drivers converged on Columbus Circle in Manhattan today in a protest against exploding auto insurance premiums…

The Korean American Association of Queens, one of the borough’s most respected community organizations, has joined Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR) in the fight to protect hardworking families and small business owners from New York’s escalating auto insurance affordability crisis…

While Gov. Kathy Hochul was highlighting affordability in New York City, clergy and community leaders in Buffalo were calling on the governor to take action to address the affordability crisis across the state…

…Wylde offered highlights from a new study released by the Partnership for New York City, “Excessive Litigation Is Driving New York’s Affordability Crisis,” and her insights on why insurance costs have risen, and what can be done to lower them…

Clergy and community leaders from across Western New York gathered Monday at Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church to call on Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers to take immediate action to address New York’s affordability crisis…

…Most people think of car insurance as a commuter issue. But for small business owners, it’s an escalating expense that touches every part of their operations – from owners and employees to delivery drivers, vendors, and customers. I’ve seen it firsthand, both as a business owner and as president of a local chamber of commerce…

City & State’s New York Car Insurance Affordability Crisis event, presented in partnership with Citizens for Affordable Rates, convened policymakers, consumer advocates, industry experts and community leaders in search of solutions…

…With nearly 90% of New York City's communities relying on trucks for freight transport , the addition of the New York Trucking Association lends a voice to the truck drivers, mechanics, and operators who keep New York running…

…New York is currently facing an auto insurance premium crisis, with commercial rates jumping as much as 300% over the last five years. New York’s trucking industry employs 327,540 New Yorkers, or 1 in 25 jobs in the state...

…very small business in New York depends on vehicles. Delivery vans bring in supplies and drop off goods to hospitals, schools, and restaurants. Vendors rely on trucks to move inventory. Employees use cars to get to work...

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…

The Trucking Association of New York (TANY), the voice  of New York’s trucking industry, is proud to join Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR) to confront New York’s escalating auto insurance affordability crisis…

Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR), the consumer group calling attention to New York’s soaring car insurance costs, today announced a major ad campaign timed to coincide with the SOMOS conference in Puerto Rico…