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Jan 08, 2014 |
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May 02, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S4976
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S4976 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7438
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง3102, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
A4514
2017-2018: A3251
2019-2020: A4969
2013-S4976 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4976 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring full disclosure of the amount and duration of assessments in insurance policies PURPOSE: This bill requires full disclosure of the amount and duration of assessments in insurance policies. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 3102 of the New York State Insurance Law by adding a new subsection g to require full disclosure of the amount and duration of assessments in insurance policies. Each insurance policy issued or renewed must specify the amount of any assessment for the immediate policy period, the method it was calculated, the total years for which it will be assessed and the number of years remaining in the levy. JUSTIFICATION: New York State insurance consumers deserve detail accuracy when it comes to their policies. It is often difficult for policy holders to understand the assessments that are contained within their policy and ultimately on their bill. This legislation seeks to simply provide clarity for the consumer. The bill requires full disclosure of the amount and duration of
2013-S4976 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4976 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 2, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- 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 requiring full disclo- sure of the amount and duration of assessments in insurance policies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3102 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (g) to read as follows: (G) EACH INSURANCE POLICY, OR RENEWAL THEREOF, MADE, ISSUED OR DELIV- ERED IN THIS STATE ON A RISK LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN THIS STATE SHALL IDENTIFY ANY AND ALL ASSESSMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO SUCH POLICY AS BEING ASSESSMENTS, AND SHALL SPECIFY ON ITS DECLARATIONS PAGE: (1) THE AMOUNT OF THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE IMMEDIATE POLICY PERIOD AND IN TOTAL; (2) THE METHOD BY WHICH THE ASSESSMENT IS CALCULATED; (3) THE TOTAL YEARS FOR WHICH THE ASSESSMENT IS LEVIED; AND (4) THE NUMBER OF YEARS REMAINING DURING WHICH THE ASSESSMENT SHALL BE LEVIED. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10641-01-3
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