A04458 Summary:
BILL NO | A04458 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S01398 |
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SPONSOR | Skoufis |
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COSPNSR | Titone, Cusick, Morelle, Cymbrowitz, Colton, Nolan, Solages, Santabarbara, Perry, Ramos, Lupardo, Arroyo, Hooper, Stirpe, Steck, Otis, Malliotakis |
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MLTSPNSR | Abinanti, Brennan, Buchwald, Englebright, Galef, Glick, Gunther, Hikind, Jaffee, Lavine, Markey, McDonough, Paulin, Rivera, Simon, Thiele, Titus |
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Add S2616, Ins L | |
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Establishes standards for the prompt investigation and settlement of claims arising out of states of emergency and disasters. |
A04458 Actions:
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02/02/2015 | referred to insurance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/03/2015 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2015 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2015 | rules report cal.103 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2015 | ordered to third reading rules cal.103 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2015 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2015 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2015 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | ordered to third reading cal.180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/20/2016 | committed to insurance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/01/2016 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/03/2016 | advanced to third reading cal.417 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/21/2016 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/21/2016 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/21/2016 | REFERRED TO INSURANCE |
A04458 Committee Votes:
Go to topA04458 Floor Votes:
ER
Abbate
No
Corwin
No
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Silver
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
No
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Persaud
Yes
Simotas
No
Barclay
Yes
Cusick
No
Hawley
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hevesi
ER
Markey
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barron
Yes
Davila
ER
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
No
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DenDekker
ER
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
No
Stec
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stirpe
No
Blankenbush
ER
DiPietro
Yes
Johns
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Borelli
No
Duprey
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera
No
Tenney
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Kaminsky
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
No
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brindisi
No
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
No
Walter
Yes
Brook-Krasny
No
Friend
No
Kolb
No
Nojay
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
No
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
No
Butler
ER
Gantt
Yes
Lavine
No
Oaks
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
No
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Santabarbara
No
Wozniak
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
ER
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
No
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Linares
No
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Harris
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cymbrowitz
No
Hawley
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
No
Barclay
Yes
DenDekker
ER
Hikind
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
No
Stec
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
Markey
No
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barron
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
No
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Raia
Yes
Tedisco
ER
Bichotte
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
No
Tenney
Yes
Blake
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
No
Blankenbush
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
No
McLaughlin
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titus
Yes
Braunstein
No
Finch
Yes
Kaminsky
Yes
Montesano
ER
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Fitzpatrick
No
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
No
Walter
Yes
Brindisi
No
Friend
Yes
Kavanagh
ER
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Galef
ER
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Buchwald
ER
Gantt
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Woerner
No
Butler
Yes
Garbarino
No
Kolb
No
Nojay
Yes
Saladino
No
Wozniak
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Giglio
No
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
ER
Wright
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lavine
No
Oaks
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
No
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
No
Schimminger
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
ER
Goldfeder
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Seawright
No
Corwin
No
Goodell
ER
Lifton
Yes
Otis
ER
Sepulveda
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Linares
No
Palmesano
ER
Simanowitz
No
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lopez
ER
Palumbo
ER
Simon
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A04458 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4458 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 2, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SKOUFIS, SILVER, TITONE, CUSICK, GOLDFEDER, MORELLE, BROOK-KRASNY, CYMBROWITZ, COLTON, NOLAN, SOLAGES, SANTABAR- BARA, PERRY, RAMOS, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABINAN- TI, BRENNAN, BUCHWALD, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, GLICK, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, LAVINE, MARKEY, McDONOUGH, PAULIN, THIELE, TITUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to standards for prompt investigation and settlement of claims arising from states of emergen- cy The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 2616 2 to read as follows: 3 § 2616. Standards for prompt investigation and settlement of claims. 4 (a) This section shall apply to every insurer who writes policies that 5 cover loss of or damage to real property, personal property or other 6 liabilities for loss of, damage to, or injury to persons or property 7 when a local state of emergency is declared pursuant to section twenty- 8 four of the executive law, when the governor declares a disaster emer- 9 gency pursuant to section twenty-eight of the executive law, or when the 10 President issues a major disaster or emergency declaration pursuant to 11 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 12 (P.L. 93-288), for claims arising from such emergency. 13 (1) An insurer shall acknowledge the receipt of all claims in writing 14 to the claimant or the claimant's authorized representative in accord- 15 ance with regulations promulgated by the superintendent; 16 (2) If the insurer wishes its investigation to include an inspection 17 of damaged or destroyed property, the inspection, whether performed by 18 the insurer, an independent adjuster, or other representative of the 19 insurer, shall occur in accordance with regulations promulgated by the 20 superintendent. Furthermore, where necessary to protect the health and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03167-02-5A. 4458 2 1 safety of the claimant, immediate repairs to windows, exterior walls, 2 exterior doors, roofs, heating systems, water systems and electrical 3 systems may be made and alternative proof of loss such as photographs, 4 video recordings, inventories and all receipts for repairs or replace- 5 ment property shall satisfy policy requirements; 6 (3) A claim filed with an agent of an insurer shall be deemed to have 7 been filed with the insurer unless, consistent with law or contract, the 8 agent notifies the person filing the claim that the agent is not author- 9 ized to receive notices of claim; and 10 (4) An insurer shall furnish to such claimant, or claimant's author- 11 ized representative, a notification of all items, statements and forms, 12 if any, which the insurer reasonably believes will be required of the 13 claimant in order to investigate such claim in accordance with regu- 14 lations promulgated by the superintendent. 15 (b)(1) An insurer shall, within fifteen business days of receipt of 16 all items, statements and forms requested under this section from the 17 claimant, or the claimant's authorized representative, advise the claim- 18 ant in writing whether the insurer has accepted or rejected the claim. 19 (2) An insurer shall be granted a one-time extension of fifteen busi- 20 ness days to determine whether a claim should be accepted or rejected. 21 If the insurer elects to utilize this extension, it shall so notify the 22 claimant, or the claimant's authorized representative, in writing. Such 23 notification shall include the reasons additional time is needed for the 24 investigation. 25 (3) Once the claim is accepted by the insurer, the insurer shall 26 advise the claimant, or the claimant's authorized representative, in 27 writing of the amount the insurer is offering to settle the claim. The 28 insurer shall also provide to the claimant, or the claimant's authorized 29 representative, in writing, of all applicable policy provisions regard- 30 ing the claimant's right to reject and appeal the offer. 31 (4) In any case where the claim is rejected by the insurer, the insur- 32 er shall notify the claimant, or the claimant's authorized represen- 33 tative, in writing, of all applicable policy provisions regarding the 34 claimant's right to appeal the decision. 35 (c) An insurer shall pay the claim not later than three business days 36 from the settlement of the claim. 37 (d) The superintendent may promulgate any rules or regulations neces- 38 sary to implement the provisions of this section. 39 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.