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Assembly Bill A4099

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to arbitration of no-fault insurance claims

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2011-A4099 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5106, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A8798

2011-A4099 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring all no-fault insurance claims to be submitted to arbitration.

2011-A4099 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4099

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  the  arbitration  of
  no-fault insurance claims

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

  Section 1. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 5106  of  the  insurance
law,  subsection  (b) as amended by chapter 452 of the laws of 2005, are
amended to read as follows:
  (a) Payments of first party benefits and additional first party  bene-
fits  shall  be made as the loss is incurred.  Such benefits are overdue
if not paid within thirty days after the claimant supplies proof of  the
fact  and  amount  of loss sustained. If proof is not supplied as to the
entire claim, the amount which is supported by proof is overdue  if  not
paid  within  thirty  days  after  such  proof  is supplied. All overdue
payments shall bear interest at the rate of [two] ONE percent per month.
If a valid claim or portion was overdue,  the  claimant  shall  also  be
entitled  to  recover his attorney's reasonable fee, for services neces-
sarily performed in connection with  securing  payment  of  the  overdue
claim, subject to limitations promulgated by the superintendent in regu-
lations.
  (b) [Every insurer shall provide a claimant with the option of submit-
ting  any dispute] ALL DISPUTES involving the insurer's liability to pay
first party benefits, or additional first  party  benefits,  the  amount
thereof  or  any other matter which may arise pursuant to subsection (a)
of this section SHALL BE SUBMITTED to arbitration pursuant to simplified
procedures to be promulgated or approved  by  the  superintendent.  Such
simplified  procedures  shall  include  an expedited eligibility hearing
option, when required, to designate the insurer for first party benefits
pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.  The  expedited  eligibility
hearing option shall be a forum for eligibility disputes only, and shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05421-01-1

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