Assembly Bill A4944

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits cancellation, non-renewal or conditioning renewal of automobile insurance when dispute as to pending claim exists

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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-A4944 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3425, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3348
2011-2012: A2744
2013-2014: A3696
2017-2018: A635
2019-2020: A86
2021-2022: A189
2023-2024: A6648
2025-2026: A7185

2015-A4944 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits cancellation, non-renewal or conditioning renewal of automobile insurance of a policyholder solely as a result of a dispute or a complaint pending against the insurer.

2015-A4944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4944

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON,
  HOOPER, ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting an insurer
  from cancelling or refusing to renew or condition its renewal of auto-
  mobile insurance policies in certain cases

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

  Section  1.  Section  3425 of the insurance law is amended by adding a
new subsection (t) to read as follows:
  (T) NO INSURER SHALL CANCEL OR REFUSE TO RENEW  A  POLICY  COVERING  A
PRIVATE PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE, OR TO CONDITION ITS RENEWAL UPON CHANGE OF
LIMITS  OR ELIMINATION OF ANY COVERAGES SOLELY ON THE BASIS THAT A CLAIM
FILED BY THE INSURED WITH THE INSURER IS IN DISPUTE, OR THAT A COMPLAINT
BY THE INSURED AGAINST THE INSURER RESULTING FROM THE DISPUTED CLAIM  IS
PENDING WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03016-01-5

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