Senate Bill S3553

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to insurance loss prevention programs

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee


  • 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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2023-S3553 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3056
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2324, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3554, A3852
2019-2020: S3497, A3573
2021-2022: S504, A1687

2023-S3553 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Ensures that insurers are permitted to offer loss prevention programs as long as such programs are offered to the general public and the insurer's policyholders.

2023-S3553 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3553
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- 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  providing  loss
   prevention programs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 2324  of  the  insurance  law,  subsection  (a)  as
 amended  by  chapter  291  of  the  laws  of 2012, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 2324. Rebating and discrimination. (a)  No  authorized  insurer,  no
 licensed  insurance agent, no licensed insurance broker, and no employee
 or other representative of any such insurer, agent or broker shall make,
 procure or negotiate any contract of insurance  other  than  as  plainly
 expressed in the policy or other written contract issued or to be issued
 as evidence thereof, or shall directly or indirectly, by giving or shar-
 ing  a  commission or in any manner whatsoever, pay or allow or offer to
 pay or allow to the insured or to any employee of the insured, either as
 an inducement to the making of insurance or  after  insurance  has  been
 effected,  any rebate from the premium which is specified in the policy,
 or any special favor or advantage in the dividends or other  benefit  to
 accrue  thereon,  or  shall give or offer to give any valuable consider-
 ation or inducement of any kind, directly or indirectly,  which  is  not
 specified  in such policy or contract, other than any valuable consider-
 ation,  including  but  not  limited  to   merchandise   or   periodical
 subscriptions,  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars  in value, or shall
 give, sell or purchase, or offer  to  give,  sell  or  purchase,  as  an
 inducement  to  the making of such insurance or in connection therewith,
 any stock, bond or other securities or any dividends or profits  accrued
 thereon,  nor  shall  the insured, his agent or representative knowingly
 receive directly or indirectly, any such  rebate  or  special  favor  or
 advantage,  provided,  however, a licensed insurance agent or a licensed

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04760-01-3
              

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