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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S1797
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Current 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 14th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2023-S1797 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7139
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2601-a, amd §§3425 & 2601, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S6813, A7285
2023-S1797 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1797 SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to unfair claim settle- ment practices PURPOSE: To allow insurance policy holders and injured people to recover damages when an insurance company's refusal to pay or unreasonable delay in paying a claim was not substantially justified. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 creates a new Insurance Law section 2601-grants insurance policy claimants a private right of action to seek damages if the insur- er unreasonably refuses to pay or unreasonably delays payment without substantial justification. An insurer would not be substantially justi- fied in refusing to pay or in unreasonably delaying payment when it:
2023-S1797 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1797 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, KRUEGER, RIVERA, SALAZAR, STAVISKY -- 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 unfair claim settle- ment practices 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 2601-a to read as follows: § 2601-A. UNFAIR CLAIM SETTLEMENT PRACTICES; CIVIL REMEDY. (A) THE HOLDER OF A POLICY ISSUED OR RENEWED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER OR INJURED PERSON SHALL HAVE A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION AGAINST ANY INSURER DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE FOR DAMAGES AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION UPON PROOF BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE THAT SUCH INSURER'S REFUSAL TO PAY OR UNREASONABLY DELAY PAYMENT TO THE POLICY- HOLDER OR INJURED PERSON OF AMOUNTS CLAIMED TO BE DUE UNDER A POLICY IS NOT REASONABLY JUSTIFIED. AN INSURER IS NOT REASONABLY JUSTIFIED IN REFUSING TO PAY OR IS UNREASONABLY DELAYING PAYMENT WHEN THE INSURER: (1) FAILS TO PROVIDE THE POLICYHOLDER WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION CONCERNING POLICY PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COVERAGE AT ISSUE; (2) FAILS TO EFFECTUATE A PROMPT AND FAIR SETTLEMENT OF A CLAIM OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IN THAT THE INSURER (I) FAILS TO REASONABLY ACCORD AT LEAST EQUAL OR MORE FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION TO ITS INSURED'S INTERESTS AS IT DID TO ITS OWN INTERESTS, AND THEREBY EXPOSES THE INSURED TO A JUDGMENT IN EXCESS OF THE POLICY LIMITS, OR (II) REFUSES TO SETTLE IN RESPONSE TO A FAIR AND REASONABLE SETTLEMENT OFFER WITHIN THE POLICY LIMITS FROM AN INJURED PARTY; (3) FAILS TO PROVIDE A TIMELY WRITTEN DENIAL OF A POLICYHOLDER'S CLAIM WITH A FULL AND COMPLETE EXPLANATION OF SUCH DENIAL, INCLUDING REFER- ENCES TO SPECIFIC POLICY PROVISIONS WHEREVER POSSIBLE; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00045-01-3 S. 1797 2
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