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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S413
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S413 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- Insurance
2009-S413 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S413 TITLE OF BILL : An act establishing the consumer advocate insurance commission PURPOSE : The purpose of this bill is to ensure that insurance consumers in New York State have an institutional advocate to act on their behalf. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Establishes the legislative intent of the bill to create a Consumer Advocate Insurance Commission to ensure accurate resources are available to all consumers through the presence of members who will have experience in the insurance industry. This section ensures that the Commission will promote markets where competition is not present and will exercise its regulatory authority judiciously to ensure equitable rates and superior service. Section 2. Provides the conditions of the Consumer Advocate Insurance Commission such that, the Commission shall consist of five members, to be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
2009-S413 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 413 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, DIAZ, DUANE, HUNTLEY, C. JOHNSON, KRUGER, MONTGOMERY, PERKINS, SCHNEIDERMAN, SMITH, STACHOWSKI, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT establishing the consumer advocate insurance commission THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. Consumers in New York state need to have an institutional advocate to act on their behalf. It is important for the New York state legislature to create a consumer advocate insur- ance commission to ensure accurate resources are available to all consumers. The consumer advocate insurance commission shall consist of individuals who have had experience and can provide expertise in the insurance industry, including individuals from the private sector who are interested in a public focus. The consumer advocate insurance commission will promote markets and where competition is not present, the commission will exercise its regu- latory authority judiciously to ensure equitable rates and superior service. Insurance companies, health maintenance organizations and their repre- sentatives deluge consumers and the media with broad generalizations about insurance that are often designed to promote rate increases. The ideas float in a sea of numbers that can drown out opposing views and ultimately negatively impact consumers, unless consumers learn to under- stand insurance data for themselves. S 2. Consumer advocate insurance commission. 1. There is hereby estab- lished the consumer advocate insurance commission hereinafter "commis- sion". The commission shall consist of five members, to be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The governor shall designate one of the members of the commission as chair EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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