Kathy Hochul: “In 2023 alone, there's been more than 38,000 suspected cases…”

“So you have doctors who will file fake or wildly exaggerated medical reports. They get kickbacks. You get sometimes alleged law firms that are setting this in motion. So In 2023 alone, there's been more than 38,000 suspected cases of auto insurance fraud in New York state alone. 38,000 in one state that's not nationwide. And that is a real driver of why these insurance premiums are, are so astronomical. As I said, we're seeing it on Long island and across the entire state.” (11:57–12:07)

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