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Senate Bill S5795

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to insurance companies and car rental steering

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2013-S5795 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2610-a, Ins L

2013-S5795 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to insurance companies and car rental steering; prohibits compensation, rebates, discounts, or anything of value in consideration of a referral.

2013-S5795 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5795 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5795

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  insurance  companies
  and car rental steering

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

  Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 2610-a of the insurance  law,  as
added  by  chapter  322  of  the  laws  of  2010,  is  amended and a new
subsection (e) is added to read as follows:
  (c) In processing any such claim, the insurer shall  disclose  to  the
insured  that  the insured has the right, as granted by this section, to
utilize any rental vehicle company, rental vehicle company location or a
particular concern.  IN ADDITION, THE INSURER SHALL PROVIDE THE  INSURED
WITH A LIST CONTAINING THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF NOT LESS THAN
THREE  RENTAL  VEHICLE  COMPANIES  THAT  ARE  WITHIN THIRTY MILES OF THE
LOCATION WHERE THE INSURED WILL USE THE RENTAL VEHICLE. IF THERE ARE NOT
THREE RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANIES  LOCATED  WITHIN  THIRTY  MILES  OF  SUCH
LOCATION,  THE INSURER SHALL PROVIDE THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF
AS MANY RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANIES AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THIRTY MILES OF SUCH
LOCATION.
  (E) NO INSURER SHALL RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION,  REBATE,  DISCOUNT,  OR
ANYTHING  OF  VALUE  FROM A RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY IN CONSIDERATION OF A
DIRECT REFERRAL OF A CLAIMANT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11432-01-3

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