assembly Bill A86

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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Jan 08, 2020 ordered to third reading cal.2
May 23, 2019 advanced to third reading cal.364
May 21, 2019 reported
May 06, 2019 reported referred to codes
Jan 09, 2019 referred to insurance

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A86 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3425, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3348
2011-2012: A2744
2013-2014: A3696
2015-2016: A4944
2017-2018: A635
2021-2022: A189

A86 (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.

A86 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                   86

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PERRY, DICKENS, TAYLOR, BARRON, BLAKE, COLTON,
  COOK, WILLIAMS, D'URSO, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.
  HYNDMAN, 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.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02625-01-9