CONSUMER REPORTS TESTIMONY BEFORE THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE ON STRENGTHENING HOMEOWNER PROTECTIONS

The following information was released by Consumers Union (CU):

Consumer Reports (CR) testified before a joint public hearing of three New York State Senate Committees examining the rising cost and shrinking availability of homeowners insurance across the state.

Sara Enright, CR's Senior Director of Safety and Sustainability, delivered testimony on behalf of the independent, nonprofit consumer organizationheadquartered in Yonkers, New Yorkurging lawmakers to strengthen oversight of the residential insurance market and adopt policies that guarantee greater transparency, fairness, and stability for all New Yorkers.