Assembly Bill A7173

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Expands the description of unfair insurance claim settlement practices

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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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2021-A7173 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2601, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11510
2011-2012: A2204
2013-2014: A1307
2015-2016: A6235
2017-2018: A1245
2019-2020: A2813
2023-2024: A3187

2021-A7173 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the description of unfair insurance claim settlement practices.

2021-A7173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7173
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to  amend  the  insurance  law,  in  relation  to  expanding  the
   description of unfair insurance claim settlement practices
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs 7 and 8 of subsection (a) of section 2601 of the
 insurance law, paragraph 7 as amended and paragraph 8 as added by  chap-
 ter 458 of the laws of 2018, are amended and two new paragraphs 9 and 10
 are added to read as follows:
   (7)  submitting  reasonably rendered claims to the independent dispute
 resolution process  established  under  article  six  of  the  financial
 services law; [or]
   (8)  artificially  deflating  or otherwise lowering cost data used for
 adjusted claims, or using cost data that  is  not  appropriate  for  the
 region  of  the state where the loss occurred; this shall include but is
 not limited to claims adjusted by a person  issued  a  temporary  permit
 pursuant  to subsection (n) of section two thousand one hundred eight of
 this chapter[.];
   (9) REQUIRING OR REQUESTING THAT ANY  INDIVIDUAL  OR  ENTITY  DENY  OR
 PROMOTE  THE  DENIAL  OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF CLAIMS DURING
 ANY GIVEN PERIOD OF TIME; OR
   (10) REQUIRING OR REQUESTING THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY  CANCEL  OR
 PROMOTE  THE  CANCELLATION OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE OF POLICIES
 DURING ANY GIVEN PERIOD OF TIME.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05769-01-1

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