Assembly Bill A2887

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the automobile insurance consumer information act

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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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2019-A2887 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3109
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 6 §§601 - 606, §§2353 & 343, amd §§2321, 2305, 3231 & 4308, Ins L; add Art 44-A §§945 - 947, amd §149, Exec L; amd §202, St Ad Proc Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1746
2011-2012: A3744
2013-2014: A1937
2015-2016: A5064
2017-2018: A2596, S4469
2021-2022: A6892, S2858
2023-2024: A6963, S1614

2019-A2887 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "automobile insurance consumer information act"; provides for automobile insurance consumer information and complaint ranking; creates office of public insurance consumer advocate and powers and duties therefor; makes related provisions.

2019-A2887 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2887
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A. COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, ORTIZ --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Insurance
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the insurance law, in relation to improving disclosure
   to automobile insurance consumers; and to amend the executive law, the
   insurance law and the state administrative procedure act, in  relation
   to  establishing  an  independent  office of public insurance consumer
   advocate and establishing its powers and duties
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The insurance law is amended by adding a new article 6 to
 read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 6
                 AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CONSUMER INFORMATION
 SECTION 601. TITLE; LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION AND PURPOSE.
         602. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE  CONSUMER  INFORMATION  AND  COMPLAINT
                RANKINGS.
         603. CONSUMER RATING FACTORS.
         604. DISCLOSURE PROCEDURES.
         605. NONINTERFERENCE WITH OBTAINING COVERAGE.
         606. PUBLIC OUTREACH.
   §  601. TITLE; LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION AND PURPOSE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL
 BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CONSUMER INFORMA-
 TION ACT".
   THE LEGISLATURE  FINDS  AND  DECLARES  THAT  AUTOMOBILE  INSURANCE  IS
 REQUIRED BY LAW FOR ALL RESIDENTS WHO DRIVE AND THAT THE COST OF AUTOMO-
 BILE  INSURANCE REPRESENTS A SUBSTANTIAL EXPENSE FOR MANY CONSUMERS. THE
 LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT THE PREMIUM COSTS FOR ANY GIVEN  INDIVID-
 UAL  FOR  IDENTICAL  INSURANCE COVERAGE FROM DIFFERENT LICENSED INSURERS
 CAN VARY WIDELY AND THAT WIDE VARIATIONS ALSO EXIST IN  THE  QUALITY  OF
 SERVICE  PROVIDED  BY  INSURERS  AS  MEASURED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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