Assembly Bill A7971

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to travel insurance; including loss of baggage or personal effects, interruption or cancellation of trip, damages to accommodations or rental vehicle, etc.

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A7971 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5363
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง2101, 2131 & 3452, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A113, S1479
2019-2020: A142, S3520
2021-2022: A1117

2015-A7971 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to travel insurance; includes loss of baggage or personal effects, interruption or cancellation of trip and damages to accommodations or rental vehicles; lists related provisions.

2015-A7971 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7971

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to travel insurance

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

  Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 2101 of  the  insurance  law,  as
added by chapter 408 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  (i) In this chapter, "limited licensee" shall mean a person authorized
to  sell certain coverages relating to the rental of motor vehicles, THE
SALE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, THE  RENTAL  OF  SELF-STORAGE
SPACE,  OR THE SALE OF TRAVEL-RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, pursuant to
the provisions of section two thousand one hundred  thirty-one  of  this
article.
  S  2.  Section 2131 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 582 of
the laws of 2003, the section heading and  subsections  (a),  (d),  (e),
(f),  (h)  and  (i)  as  amended  by  chapter  368  of the laws of 2010,
subsection (g) as amended by chapter 426 of the laws of 2005, is amended
to read as follows:
  S 2131. Limited license for rental vehicle companies, wireless  commu-
nications  equipment  vendors [and], self-service storage companies, AND
TRAVEL INSURANCE AGENTS. (a) The superintendent may issue  to  a  rental
vehicle company, a wireless communications equipment vendor, a self-ser-
vice  storage  company, AND A TRAVEL INSURANCE AGENT, or to a franchisee
of a rental vehicle company, a wireless communications equipment vendor,
[or a] self-service storage company, OR A TRAVEL INSURANCE  AGENT  which
has  complied  with  the requirements of this section, a limited license
authorizing the licensee, known as a "limited licensee" for the  purpose
of  this article, to act as agent, with reference to the kinds of insur-
ance specified in this section, of any insurer authorized to write  such
kinds of insurance in this state.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11045-03-5

              

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