Assembly Bill A10826

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs superintendent of insurance to establish a separate classification for liability insurance for installers of wind or solar electric generating systems

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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-A10826 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7708
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2346-b, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5707
2013-2014: A5796
2015-2016: A6466
2017-2018: A6870
2019-2020: A5812

2009-A10826 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs superintendent of insurance to establish a separate classification for setting rates for liability insurance for installers of wind or solar electric generating systems; provides for a premium reduction to those installers which have no or minimal insurance claims.

2009-A10826 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10826 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  10826

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, MARKEY, FINCH, COLTON -- Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  -- M. of A.  FIELDS, McDONOUGH, MILLMAN, MOLINARO, SAYWARD,
  SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to directing  the  super-
  intendent  of  insurance  to  establish  a separate classification for
  liability insurance for businesses engaged in the installation of wind
  or solar electric generating systems

  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 2346-b
to read as follows:
  S  2346-B. REDUCTION IN RATES OF LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR INSTALLERS OF
WIND OR SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATING SYSTEMS. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS
SECTION:
  (1)  "SOLAR  ELECTRIC  GENERATING  SYSTEM" MEANS A PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM
THAT IS MANUFACTURED, INSTALLED AND OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICA-
BLE GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS, AND  THAT  IS  CONNECTED  TO  THE
ELECTRIC  SYSTEM  AND  OPERATED  IN  CONJUNCTION WITH AN ELECTRIC CORPO-
RATION'S TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES.
  (2) "WIND ELECTRIC GENERATING SYSTEM" MEANS ONE OR MORE  WIND  GENERA-
TORS  THAT  ARE  MANUFACTURED, INSTALLED AND OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS, AND THAT ARE CONNECTED  TO
THE  ELECTRIC  SYSTEM  AND  OPERATED IN PARALLEL WITH AN ELECTRIC CORPO-
RATION'S TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES.
  (B) THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ESTABLISH A SEPARATE  CLASSIFICATION  FOR
THE DETERMINATION OF RATES AND PREMIUMS FOR LIABILITY, MOTOR VEHICLE AND
WORKERS'  COMPENSATION  PROVIDED  TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY ENGAGED IN THE
BUSINESS OF INSTALLING SOLAR AND/OR WIND ELECTRIC GENERATING SYSTEMS.
  (C) THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL PROVIDE FOR A REDUCTION IN THE  RATES  OF
LIABILITY,  MOTOR  VEHICLE  AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE PREMIUMS
APPLICABLE TO SOLAR AND/OR WIND ELECTRICITY  GENERATING  SYSTEM  INSTAL-
LERS,  WHEN  SUCH  INSTALLERS HAVE FILED NO OR MINIMAL INSURANCE CLAIMS,
AND ADHERE TO SOUND JOBSITE SAFETY PRACTICES.  THE  REDUCTIONS  PROVIDED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15398-01-0
              

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