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Assembly Bill A9935

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits motor vehicle insurers from discriminating based on education or occupation

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2013-A9935 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2616, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6834
2017-2018: A7856
2019-2020: A6631

2013-A9935 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits motor vehicle insurers from discriminating based on education or occupation.

2013-A9935 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9935

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 30, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Crespo) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting  motor
  vehicle insurers from discriminating based on education or occupation

  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  2616
to read as follows:
  S 2616. DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF EDUCATION OR OCCUPATION. NO INDIVID-
UAL  OR  ENTITY  DOING  BUSINESS IN THE STATE AS A MOTOR VEHICLE INSURER
THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE SUPERVISION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL, BASED ON
EDUCATION OR OCCUPATION:
  (A) MAKE ANY DISTINCTION OR DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN PERSONS AS  TO  THE
PREMIUMS OR RATES CHARGED FOR MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE POLICIES OR IN ANY
OTHER MANNER WHATSOEVER;
  (B)  DEMAND  OR  REQUIRE  A  GREATER PREMIUM FROM ANY PERSON THAN SUCH
INSURER REQUIRES AT THAT TIME FROM  OTHER  INDIVIDUALS  OR  ENTITIES  IN
SIMILAR CASES; OR
  (C)  REFUSE TO ISSUE, RENEW, OR SELL A POLICY AFTER APPROPRIATE APPLI-
CATION THEREFOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15440-01-4

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