Assembly Bill A4916

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes that insurers providing rental vehicle reimbursement coverage shall not require an insured to utilize a particular rental vehicle company

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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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2009-A4916 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4651
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2610-a, Ins L

2009-A4916 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes that insurers providing rental vehicle reimbursement coverage shall not require an insured to utilize a particular rental vehicle company; requires an insurer writing automobile insurance which includes rental vehicle reimbursement coverage to inform the consumer of his or her right to choose a rental vehicle company to utilize in the event he or she utilizes such coverage.

2009-A4916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4916

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PHEFFER,  MAISEL,  JACOBS, GUNTHER, MILLMAN,
  GREENE, COLTON, GALEF, FIELDS, EDDINGTON, ROSENTHAL, V. LOPEZ, CAHILL,
  ESPAILLAT, JEFFRIES --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  DelMONTE,
  GABRYSZAK, GLICK, HIKIND, MARKEY, McENENY, REILLY, J. RIVERA, ROBINSON
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  insurance  law,  in  relation to rental vehicle
  reimbursement coverage

  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 2610-a
to read as follows:
  S  2610-A. RENTAL VEHICLE REIMBURSEMENT COVERAGE. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES
OF THIS SECTION, "RENTAL  VEHICLE  REIMBURSEMENT  COVERAGE"  SHALL  MEAN
COVERAGE  FOR THE COST OF RENTING A VEHICLE USED AS SUBSTITUTE TRANSPOR-
TATION IF THE INSURED VEHICLE IS DAMAGED AND IS TEMPORARILY OUT  OF  USE
DUE  TO  A COVERED LOSS, UNTIL SUCH VEHICLE IS REPAIRED OR IS DECLARED A
TOTAL LOSS.
  (B) WHENEVER A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION  OR  COMPREHENSIVE  LOSS  SHALL
HAVE  BEEN  SUFFERED  BY AN INSURED, NO INSURER PROVIDING RENTAL VEHICLE
REIMBURSEMENT COVERAGE SHALL REQUIRE THAT THE INSURED UTILIZE A  PARTIC-
ULAR  RENTAL  VEHICLE  COMPANY,  RENTAL  VEHICLE  COMPANY  LOCATION OR A
PARTICULAR CONCERN.
  (C) IN PROCESSING ANY SUCH CLAIM, THE INSURER SHALL  DISCLOSE  TO  THE
INSURED  THAT  THE INSURED HAS THE RIGHT, AS GRANTED BY THIS SECTION, TO
UTILIZE ANY RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY, RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY LOCATION OR A
PARTICULAR CONCERN.
  (D) AN INSURER WRITING  AUTOMOBILE  INSURANCE  WHICH  INCLUDES  RENTAL
VEHICLE  REIMBURSEMENT  COVERAGE SHALL INFORM THE CONSUMER OF HIS OR HER
RIGHT, AS GRANTED BY THIS SECTION, TO CHOOSE A RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY TO
UTILIZE IN THE EVENT THAT HE OR SHE UTILIZES SUCH COVERAGE. THE  INSURER
SHALL  PROVIDE THE DISCLOSURE REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION TO ANY INSURED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08619-01-9

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