N.Y. Fraud Crackdown Cuts Accident Claim Cost

NU Online News Service, Dec. 10, 10:57 a.m. EST?Figures showing a drop in New York auto injury claim costs are the result of a continuing crackdown by law enforcement, a New York anti-fraud group said.[@@]

Compared with 2002, the 12-month average injury claim cost dropped by $1,004, or 8.7 percent, to $7,514 for the period ending June 30, according to figures from the Insurance Information Institute cited by the New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud.

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