Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Monday that says insurance companies cannot raise rates, cancel policies or refuse to issue a policy because of claims that were the result of a hate crime.

The new law means a lot to Rabbi Eli Goodman at Chabad of the Beaches in Long Beach who says he feels like he was victimized by his insurance provider after someone broke into his synagogue and stole two Torah scrolls.

Goodman filed an insurance claim and afterward, the company canceled the temple's policy.

"They paid out the claim, but we were dropped and now we had to find something else, and I think we had to find something that was significantly more expensive," Goodman said.

At the time of the incident, police did not specifically designate the burglary as a hate crime.

Goodman believes it was and he says he is going to try to get his former coverage back.

Alaaeldin Moawad, chairman of the Masjid Fatima Al-Zahra Mosque in Ronkonkoma, said the new law is "great legislation."

His mosque suffered a hate crime over the summer when someone ignited an explosive, damaging a sign.

"I feel great about it - it's fair - and it's really nice not to pay more for whatever is not our mistake or not our fault," Moawad said.

The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Glen Cove has also been targeted repeatedly by vandals.

A swastika was found on a brick wall in November.

With antisemitic attacks on the rise, Chairman Alan Mindel says the additional protection is needed.

"We deal in areas of hate all the time," Mindel said. "That's our central focus - to deal with survivors of the greatest hate crime of all time. The center itself has from time to time been targeted so a piece of legislation like this is definitely helpful for us."

News 12 reached out to the New York Insurance Association for comment but has not heard back.