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Assembly Bill A4995

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to unfair claims practices of insurers of real property located in this state that is damaged as a result of one or more catastrophic events

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2009-A4995 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2403-a, Ins L

2009-A4995 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to unfair claims practices of insurers of real property located in this state that is damaged as a result of one or more catastrophic events.

2009-A4995 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4995

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ESPAILLAT,  COOK, BENEDETTO, ALFANO, WALKER,
  FIELDS, COLTON, MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  ALESSI,
  AUBRY,  BARRA,  BRADLEY, BURLING, ERRIGO, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER, JEFFRIES,
  KOON, LATIMER, MARKEY, PHEFFER,  ROSENTHAL,  SWEENEY,  THIELE,  TOWNS,
  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT  to  amend the insurance law, in relation to unfair claims prac-
  tices of insurers of real property located in the state  of  New  York
  that is damaged as a result of one or more catastrophic events

  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 2403-a
to read as follows:
  S 2403-A. UNFAIR PRACTICES; CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES TO REAL PROPERTY  AS  A
RESULT  OF  CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. (A) AN INSURED UNDER A POLICY OF INSUR-
ANCE PROVIDING COVERAGE FOR REAL PROPERTY  LOCATED  IN  THIS  STATE  MAY
BRING  AN ACTION AGAINST ITS INSURER FOR UNREASONABLE FAILURE TO RESOLVE
OR SETTLE A CLAIM ARISING OUT OF ONE OR MORE CATASTROPHIC EVENTS.
  (B) THE INSURED SHALL BE ENTITLED TO PREVAIL IN ANY SUCH ACTION IF  IT
DEMONSTRATES  THAT  IT RECOVERED BY APPRAISAL AWARD, JUDGMENT OR SETTLE-
MENT AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ONE HUNDRED  TWENTY  PERCENT  OF
THE  AMOUNT  PAID  OR OFFERED TO BE PAID BY THE INSURER IN SETTLEMENT OR
PARTIAL PAYMENT OF THE INSURED'S UNDERLYING  CLAIM  UNLESS  THE  INSURER
DEMONSTRATES  THAT  ITS  POSITION  WAS SUPPORTED BY ESTABLISHED NEW YORK
PRECEDENT.
  (C) IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT UNDER THIS SECTION,  THE  INSURED  SHALL  BE
ENTITLED  TO RECOVER: (I) COMPENSATORY DAMAGES FLOWING FROM THE DELAY IN
PAYMENT BY ITS INSURER; (II) PUNITIVE DAMAGES IF THE INSURED ESTABLISHES
THAT THE INSURER DENIED OR DELAYED PAYMENT WITH THE INTENTION OF VEXING,
INJURING OR ANNOYING THE INSURED OR WITH A CONSCIOUS  DISREGARD  OF  THE
INSURED'S  RIGHTS;  (III)  PREJUDGMENT  INTEREST ON ALL AMOUNTS THAT ARE
ULTIMATELY AWARDED TO THE INSURED AT  THE  CONCLUSION  OF  ANY  SUIT  OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08370-01-9
              

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