Senate Bill S2157

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes no adverse action shall be taken against an insured who has made inquiries related to his or her insurance policy or had filed certain claims

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2157 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3425, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S209

2009-S2157 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes no adverse action shall be taken against an insured based, in whole or in part, on the fact that the insured has made inquiries related to his or her insurance policy or had filed a claim with the insurer for which no payment is made.

2009-S2157 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2157 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2157

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. MAZIARZ, DIAZ, LANZA, MORAHAN, RANZENHOFER -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT  to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting insurers
  from refusing to renew or condition its renewal of insurance  policies
  in certain cases

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3425 of the insurance law is amended  by  adding  a
new subsection (s) to read as follows:
  (S)  NO  INSURER  SHALL  REFUSE TO RENEW A COVERED POLICY OR CHARGE OR
IMPOSE AN INCREASED PREMIUM OR RATE FOR SUCH POLICY OR  CONTRACT  BASED,
IN  WHOLE  OR  IN  PART, ON THE FACT THAT THE INSURED HAS MADE INQUIRIES
RELATED TO HIS OR HER POLICY OR HAD FILED A CLAIM WITH THE  INSURER  FOR
WHICH NO PAYMENT WAS MADE.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04619-01-9

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