A fraud scheme involving wearing bear costumes across Southern California has ended in jail time for three people, according to authorities.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing a series of proposed reforms aimed at lowering New York’s high auto insurance costs, arguing that fraud, legal loopholes, and excessive payouts are driving up premiums for drivers.

Law enforcement unions -- including New York City police and firefighters -- are backing Gov. Hochul's plan to save a bundle on car insurance by attacking auto insurance fraud and reining in personal

Gov. Kathy Hochul is taking off the gloves, accusing the powerful trial lawyers lobbying group of outright lying about her plan aimed at saving a bundle on car insurance.

Insurance fraud raises costs for everyone, including policyholders. At the end of 2025, the national average cost of full-coverage car insurance was $2,144 per year, according to Insurify’sInsuring the American Driver report. Industry estimates say fraud adds hundreds of dollars to the average household’s premiums each year, especially for auto insurance.

Seven Allstate entities are taking on a Houston-area family and their network of healthcare businesses over an alleged multi-million-dollar auto insurance fraud scheme. In a federal court filing dated April 10,

The 92-page lawsuit alleges a huge sophisticated ring, led by attorney Zorik “Erik” Ikhilov, routed phony victims through rounds and rounds of medical treatments in order to bilk Fedex

Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing a plan she said could lower car insurance costs in New York by targeting fraud, staged crashes and legal loopholes.