Senate Bill S19

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires long term care insurance carriers who propose to raise long term care insurance premiums to obtain prior approval of the superintendent of financial services

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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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2021-S19 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5827
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1117, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7065, A9683
2017-2018: S3389, A2055
2019-2020: S6674, A2941
2023-2024: A1812

2021-S19 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires long term care insurance carriers who propose to raise long term care insurance premiums to obtain prior approval of the superintendent of financial services.

2021-S19 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S19 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    19
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAYER,  BIAGGI,  HOYLMAN, KAPLAN, KRUEGER, MYRIE,
   SKOUFIS -- 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 requiring long term
   care insurance carriers who propose to raise long term care  insurance
   premiums  to  obtain prior approval of the superintendent of financial
   services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subsection (f) of section 1117 of the insur-
 ance  law,  as  added  by chapter 245 of the laws of 1986, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (3) the premium rates for the  long  term  care  plan  are  reasonably
 related to the benefits provided, and are self-supporting, AS DETERMINED
 BY THE SUPERINTENDENT PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (H) OF THIS SECTION; and
   §  2.    Section  1117 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new
 subsection (h) to read as follows:
   (H) AN INSURER DESIRING TO INCREASE OR DECREASE PREMIUMS FOR ANY POLI-
 CY SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION SHALL SUBMIT A RATE FILING OR APPLICATION  TO
 THE  SUPERINTENDENT.    AN  INSURER  SHALL  SEND  WRITTEN  NOTICE OF THE
 PROPOSED RATE ADJUSTMENT, INCLUDING THE SPECIFIC  CHANGE  REQUESTED,  TO
 EACH  POLICY HOLDER AND CERTIFICATE HOLDER AFFECTED BY THE ADJUSTMENT ON
 OR BEFORE THE DATE THE RATE FILING OR APPLICATION IS  SUBMITTED  TO  THE
 SUPERINTENDENT. THE NOTICE SHALL PROMINENTLY INCLUDE MAILING AND WEBSITE
 ADDRESSES  FOR BOTH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THE INSURER
 THROUGH WHICH A PERSON MAY, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE  DATE  THE  RATE
 FILING  OR  APPLICATION  IS SUBMITTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, CONTACT THE
 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES OR INSURER TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFOR-
 MATION OR TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  FINANCIAL
 SERVICES  ON  THE  RATE  FILING OR APPLICATION. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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