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Assembly Bill A1553

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for reduction in private passenger automobile insurance premiums for participation in an official police department or other anti-theft program

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2009-A1553 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
S1380 ,
A1434 ,
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง2336 & 2342, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A585, S827
2013-2014: A3410, S2268

2009-A1553 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that any schedule of rates or rating plan for non-commercial private passenger automobile insurance coverage submitted to the superintendent of insurance shall provide for an appropriate reduction in premium charges for any insured participating in an official police department program or other program designed to prevent or reduce motor vehicle theft.

2009-A1553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1553

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LANCMAN, PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT  to amend the insurance law, in relation to motor vehicle insur-
  ance rate reductions for participation in certain anti-theft programs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  2336 of the insurance law is amended by adding a
new subsection (i) to read as follows:
  (I) ANY SCHEDULE OR RATING PLAN FOR NON-COMMERCIAL  PRIVATE  PASSENGER
AUTOMOBILE  INSURANCE  SHALL  PROVIDE  FOR  AN  APPROPRIATE REDUCTION IN
PREMIUM CHARGES FOR COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE WITH RESPECT TO  ANY  INSURED
VEHICLE  ENROLLED  BY  THE  OWNER  IN  THE  "COMBAT  AUTO THEFT (C.A.T.)
PROGRAM" OR ANY OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF THE VEHICLE AND  TRAFFIC
LAW, IN ANY MUNICIPALITY PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PROGRAM.
  S  2.  Section 2342 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 136 of
the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S 2342. Expiration of certain provisions. The provisions of subsection
(c) of section two thousand three hundred seven,  section  two  thousand
three  hundred  eight,  subsection  (a)  of  section  two thousand three
hundred ten, sections two thousand three hundred sixteen,  two  thousand
three hundred twenty, two thousand three hundred twenty-three, two thou-
sand  three  hundred  twenty-six, and two thousand three hundred thirty-
five, [subsection] SUBSECTIONS (b) AND (I) of section two thousand three
hundred thirty-six and section two thousand three hundred  forty-one  of
this  article shall cease to be of any force or effect during the period
August third, two thousand one through the day before the effective date
of the property/casualty insurance  availability  act,  and  after  June
thirtieth, two thousand eleven.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00022-01-9

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