Assembly Bill A6098

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires insurers which issue contracts providing long term care benefits to maintain records of policies cancelled due to increased premiums

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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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2011-A6098 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1117, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4167
2013-2014: A5601
2015-2016: A3436
2017-2018: A2044
2019-2020: A4545
2021-2022: A3167
2023-2024: A5997

2011-A6098 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires insurers which issue contracts providing long term care benefits to maintain records of policies cancelled during each year and requires that such records indicate which policies were cancelled due to, or within thirty days after, an increase in policy premiums due to increased premiums.

2011-A6098 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6098

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. COOK, GUNTHER, PHEFFER, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.   GOTTFRIED,  HOOPER,  TOWNS  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to health insurance plans
  for long term care

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

  Section 1. Section 1117 of the insurance law is amended  by  adding  a
new subsection (h) to read as follows:
  (H)  ANY  AUTHORIZED INSURER WHICH ISSUES CONTRACTS IN CONNECTION WITH
PLANS PROVIDING BENEFITS FOR LONG TERM CARE PURSUANT TO  THE  PROVISIONS
OF THIS SECTION SHALL PREPARE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS WHICH LIST THE NUMBER
OF  SUCH  POLICIES  CANCELLED  DURING EACH YEAR. SUCH RECORDS SHALL ALSO
INDICATE WHICH POLICIES WERE CANCELLED DUE TO,  OR  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS
AFTER, AN INCREASE IN POLICY PREMIUMS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02433-01-1

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