Assembly Actions -
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Jun 18, 2010 |
referred to insurance |
Assembly Bill A11510
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ZEBROWSKI
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2009-A11510 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A11510 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11510 I N A S S E M B L Y June 18, 2010 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Zebrowski) -- 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 5 and 6 of subsection (a) of section 2601 of the insurance law, paragraph 5 as amended by chapter 547 of the laws of 1997 and paragraph 6 as amended by chapter 388 of the laws of 2008, are amended and two new paragraphs 7 and 8 are added to read as follows: (5) compelling policyholders to institute suits to recover amounts due under its policies by offering substantially less than the amounts ulti- mately recovered in suits brought by them; [or] (6) failing to promptly disclose coverage pursuant to subsection (d) or subparagraph (A) of paragraph two of subsection (f) of section three thousand four hundred twenty of this chapter; (7) PROVIDING COMPENSATION OR INCENTIVES OF ANY KIND TO EMPLOYEES TO PROMOTE THE DENIAL OF CLAIMS OR THE CANCELLATION OF AN INSURANCE POLICY; OR (8) ESTABLISHING QUOTAS FOR EMPLOYEES FOR THE DENIAL OF CLAIMS OR CANCELLATION OF POLICIES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD17543-02-0
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