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Assembly Bill A7781

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York consumers catastrophe preparedness and protection act"

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2009-A7781 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 60 §§6001 - 6008, Ins L; add §97-jjjj, St Fin L

2009-A7781 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York consumers catastrophe preparedness and protection act"; defines terms; creates an advisory council; establishes the New York state catastrophe fund.

2009-A7781 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7781

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. SWEENEY, WEISENBERG, FIELDS, SCHROEDER, ESPAIL-
  LAT, J. RIVERA, BOYLAND, MILLMAN, MAISEL, MARKEY,  BENEDETTO,  CAHILL,
  KOON,   HOOPER,  PHEFFER,  DINOWITZ,  WEPRIN,  BROOK-KRASNY,  LUPARDO,
  N. RIVERA, POWELL, SCHIMEL, CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
  A.  ABBATE,  ALESSI,  ALFANO,  BENJAMIN,  CARROZZA, CHRISTENSEN, COOK,
  CUSICK, GALEF,  GIANARIS,  GREENE,  HEASTIE,  JOHN,  LATIMER,  LAVINE,
  MAGEE, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, O'DONNELL, PEOPLES, PERALTA, PERRY, REILLY,
  ROSENTHAL,  SEMINERIO,  TOWNS,  WRIGHT,  ZEBROWSKI  --  read  once and
  referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to enacting the New  York
  consumers  catastrophe  preparedness  and protection act; and to amend
  the state finance law, in relation to establishing the New York  state
  catastrophe fund

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "New York consumers catastrophe preparedness and protection act".
  S  2.  Findings  and  purpose.  The  legislature finds and declares as
follows:
  1. The exposure in New York state to major catastrophe is greater than
commonly understood,  particularly  catastrophes  involving  hurricanes,
earthquakes  and  terrorism  events  including  those involving nuclear,
biological, chemical or radiological elements;
  2. All New Yorkers, regardless of location,  are  susceptible  to  the
devastating  and  unpredictable  consequences  of  catastrophes, thereby
necessitating a statewide preparedness and proactive  program  aimed  at
catastrophe management;
  3.  There  is  a compelling state interest in maintaining a viable and
orderly private sector market for property insurance in this  state.  To
the  extent  that  the private sector is unable to maintain a viable and
orderly market for property insurance in this state,  state  actions  to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02815-01-9
              

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