An insurers trade group said it expects that New York Gov.George Pataki will sign a recently passed bill designed to make achange in the legal process, which the organization believes willmake it easier to investigate auto injury claims.

In related action, the legislature gave final approval today toa measure cracking down on health care providers involved with autoinjury fraud.

Michael Moran, speaking for the American Insurance Association(AIA) Albany, N.Y. office, said regarding the "file-and-serve"legal process legislation that "We will be urging him [Gov. Pataki]to sign it and expect him to."

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