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Assembly Bill A6287B

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to motor vehicle liability insurance rates

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2011-A6287 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2335, Ins L

2011-A6287 - Summary

Relates to motor vehicle liability insurance rates.

2011-A6287 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6287

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the insurance law and chapter 277 of the  laws  of  2010
  amending  the  insurance  law  relating  to prohibiting surcharges for
  certain automobiles accidents; in relation to motor vehicle  liability
  insurance rates

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

  Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 2335 of  the  insurance  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  277  of  the  laws  of 2010, is amended to read as
follows:
  (a) has had an accident ON OR AFTER MARCH FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  ELEVEN
that  does  not  result in aggregate damage to property in excess of two
thousand dollars, provided that any policy surcharge shall be  permissi-
ble  for  any  accident  [which] THAT results in bodily injury or if the
insured has more than one accident in the merit rating experience  peri-
od.    THE  SUPERINTENDENT MAY, PURSUANT TO REGULATION, INCREASE THE TWO
THOUSAND DOLLAR THRESHOLD FOR INFLATION OR ANY OTHER  REASON  FOR  WHICH
THE  SUPERINTENDENT  DETERMINES THE INCREASE TO BE REASONABLE AND APPRO-
PRIATE.   WHENEVER THE  SUPERINTENDENT  INCREASES  THE  THRESHOLD,  SUCH
INCREASE  SHALL  APPLY  TO ACCIDENTS OCCURRING ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THE REGULATION. Nothing in  this  subsection  shall  change  the
dollar  amount  of the accident reporting threshold required under para-
graph one of subdivision (a) of section six hundred five of the  vehicle
and traffic law.
  S 2. Section 2 of chapter 277 of the laws of 2010, amending the insur-
ance law relating to prohibiting surcharges for certain automobile acci-
dents, is amended to read as follows:
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall have become a law provided that the amendments to section 2335
of the insurance law made by section one of this act shall expire on the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08541-01-1

2011-A6287A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2335, Ins L

2011-A6287A - Summary

Relates to motor vehicle liability insurance rates.

2011-A6287A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6287--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on  Insurance  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to motor vehicle liabil-
  ity insurance rates

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

  Section  1.  Subsection  (a)  of section 2335 of the insurance law, as
amended by chapter 277 of the laws  of  2010,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (a)(1)  WITH  RESPECT  TO  POLICIES  ISSUED, MODIFIED OR RENEWED ON OR
AFTER NOVEMBER TWENTY-SEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND TEN AND PRIOR TO MAY  FIRST,
TWO  THOUSAND  ELEVEN AND ANY RENEWALS THEREOF WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACCI-
DENT WHICH OCCURRED PRIOR TO MAY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN has  had  an
accident  that does not result in aggregate damage to property in excess
of two thousand dollars, provided that any  policy  surcharge  shall  be
permissible  for  any  accident which results in bodily injury or if the
insured has more than one accident in the merit rating experience  peri-
od.  Nothing  in  this  subsection shall change the dollar amount of the
accident reporting threshold required under paragraph one of subdivision
(a) of section six hundred five of the vehicle and traffic law; AND
  (2) WITH RESPECT TO POLICIES ISSUED OR RENEWED ON OR AFTER MAY  FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN HAS HAD AN ACCIDENT ON OR AFTER MAY FIRST, TWO THOU-
SAND  ELEVEN  THAT  DOES  NOT  RESULT IN AGGREGATE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IN
EXCESS OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, PROVIDED THAT ANY POLICY SURCHARGE SHALL
BE PERMISSIBLE FOR ANY ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTS IN BODILY INJURY OR IF THE
INSURED HAS MORE THAN  ONE  ACCIDENT  IN  THE  MERIT  RATING  EXPERIENCE
PERIOD.
  (3)  THE  SUPERINTENDENT MAY, PURSUANT TO REGULATION, INCREASE THE TWO
THOUSAND DOLLAR THRESHOLD FOR INFLATION OR ANY OTHER  REASON  FOR  WHICH
THE  SUPERINTENDENT  DETERMINES THE INCREASE TO BE REASONABLE AND APPRO-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08541-05-1

2011-A6287B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2335, Ins L

2011-A6287B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to motor vehicle liability insurance rates.

2011-A6287B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6287--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on  Insurance  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to motor vehicle liabil-
  ity insurance rates

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

  Section  1.  Subsection  (a)  of section 2335 of the insurance law, as
amended by chapter 277 of the laws  of  2010,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (a)(1)  WITH  RESPECT  TO  POLICIES  ISSUED, MODIFIED OR RENEWED ON OR
AFTER NOVEMBER TWENTY-SEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND TEN AND PRIOR TO JULY FIRST,
TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN AND ANY RENEWALS THEREOF WITH RESPECT TO  ANY  ACCI-
DENT  WHICH OCCURRED PRIOR TO JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN has had an
accident that does not result in aggregate damage to property in  excess
of  two  thousand  dollars,  provided that any policy surcharge shall be
permissible for any accident which results in bodily injury  or  if  the
insured  has more than one accident in the merit rating experience peri-
od. Nothing in this subsection shall change the  dollar  amount  of  the
accident reporting threshold required under paragraph one of subdivision
(a) of section six hundred five of the vehicle and traffic law; AND
  (2) WITH RESPECT TO POLICIES ISSUED OR RENEWED ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST,
TWO  THOUSAND  ELEVEN  HAS  HAD  AN ACCIDENT ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND ELEVEN THAT DOES NOT RESULT IN AGGREGATE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY  IN
EXCESS OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, PROVIDED THAT ANY POLICY SURCHARGE SHALL
BE PERMISSIBLE FOR ANY ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTS IN BODILY INJURY OR IF THE
INSURED  HAS  MORE  THAN  ONE  ACCIDENT  IN  THE MERIT RATING EXPERIENCE
PERIOD.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08541-08-1

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