Assembly Bill A1531

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits insurer from increasing auto insurance premiums upon renewal for persons 60 years of age or over solely on the ground of insureds' age

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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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2013-A1531 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S636
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3425, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1265, S1754
2011-2012: A992, S1211
2015-2016: A4750, S3166
2017-2018: A3650, S5214
2019-2020: A2878, S2943
2021-2022: A4024
2023-2024: A2406

2013-A1531 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits insurer from increasing auto insurance premiums upon renewal for persons 60 years of age or over based solely on the ground of the insured's age.

2013-A1531 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1531

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. COLTON, RIVERA, SWEENEY, JAFFEE -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.    ABBATE,  HOOPER,  MILLMAN  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  insurance  law,  in relation to prohibiting the
  increase of premiums or failure to renew automobile insurance policies
  for persons 60 years of age or over

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

  Section  1.  Subsection  (i)  of  section 3425 of the insurance law is
amended to read as follows:
  (i) (1) No insurer shall refuse to issue or  renew  a  covered  policy
solely on the ground of the advanced age of the applicant or insured.
  (2)  WITH  RESPECT  TO AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICIES, NO INSURER SHALL
INCREASE THE PREMIUM BILLED TO AN INSURED WHO IS SIXTY YEARS OF  AGE  OR
OVER  FOR  THE RENEWAL OF AN EXISTING POLICY SOLELY ON THE GROUND OF THE
AGE OF THE INSURED.
  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 and shall apply to
renewals of policies issued on and after such date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03563-01-3

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