Senate Bill S1291

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to continuing education for licensed persons and qualifications for independent adjusters

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee


  • 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-S1291 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2618, amd §§2108, 2110 & 2132, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7802
2013-2014: S5183
2015-2016: S7814
2017-2018: S1506
2019-2020: S4454
2023-2024: S9862

2021-S1291 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to claims for loss or damage to real property; creates continuing education requirements for licensed persons and qualifications for public and independent adjusters; allows for a revocation of licenses with an opportunity to reapply for such licenses.

2021-S1291 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1291 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1291
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- 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  claims  for  loss  or
   damage to real property, continuing education for licensed persons and
   qualifications for independent adjusters

   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  section  2618
 to read as follows:
   §  2618.  CLAIMS  FOR  LOSS  OR  DAMAGE TO REAL PROPERTY; REPAIRS. (A)
 UNLESS OTHERWISE PRESCRIBED WITHIN THE  INSURANCE  POLICY,  WHENEVER  AN
 INSURED  SUFFERS A LOSS OR DAMAGE TO REAL PROPERTY, NO INSURER PROVIDING
 COVERAGE THEREFOR SHALL REQUIRE THAT REPAIRS BE COMPLETED BY  A  PARTIC-
 ULAR ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL.
   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, AN INSURER, THIRD-
 PARTY ADMINISTRATOR, INDEPENDENT ADJUSTER, OR PUBLIC ADJUSTER MAY RECOM-
 MEND  OR  SUGGEST  REPAIRS BE MADE BY A PARTICULAR ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL,
 PROVIDED THAT ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST IN SUCH ENTITY OR  INDIVIDUAL  THAT
 THEY RECOMMEND OR SUGGEST IS ALSO DISCLOSED.
   §  2.  Paragraph  1 of subsection (f) of section 2108 of the insurance
 law is amended to read as follows:
   (1) The superintendent shall, in order to determine  the  trustworthi-
 ness and competency to act as an independent adjuster of each individual
 applicant for such license, and of each proposed sub-licensee, except in
 the case of a renewal license, require every such individual to take and
 pass,  to  the  satisfaction  of  the superintendent, a personal written
 examination.  AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL NOT BE DEEMED QUALIFIED  TO  TAKE  THE
 EXAMINATION  WITHOUT HAVING DEMONSTRATED BY EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE
 SUPERINTENDENT THAT: (A) THE  INDIVIDUAL  POSSESSES  A  MINIMUM  OF  ONE
 YEAR'S  EXPERIENCE IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS, WITH INVOLVEMENT IN SALES,
 UNDERWRITING, CLAIMS, OR OTHER EXPERIENCE CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT  BY  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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