A04616 Summary:
BILL NO | A04616 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S03681 |
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SPONSOR | Morelle |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd Art 5 SS501 - 504, Ins L; amd S2, Chap 552 of 2014 | |
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Relates to the issuance of certificates of insurance and requires the issuance of a certificate of insurance as a summary or evidence of property or casualty insurance. |
A04616 Actions:
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02/04/2015 | referred to insurance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/10/2015 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/25/2015 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/26/2015 | advanced to third reading cal.48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2015 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2015 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2015 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2015 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S3681 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2015 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2015 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/06/2015 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/13/2015 | signed chap.8 |
A04616 Committee Votes:
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Abbate
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Corwin
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Goodell
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Lupardo
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Paulin
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Silver
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Abinanti
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Crespo
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Gottfried
Yes
Lupinacci
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Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simanowitz
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Arroyo
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Crouch
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Graf
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Magee
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Perry
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Simon
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Aubry
ER
Curran
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Gunther
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Magnarelli
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Persaud
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Simotas
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Barclay
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Cusick
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Hawley
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Malliotakis
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Pichardo
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Skartados
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Barrett
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Cymbrowitz
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Hevesi
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Markey
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Pretlow
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Skoufis
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Barron
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Davila
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Hikind
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Mayer
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Quart
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Solages
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Benedetto
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DenDekker
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Hooper
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McDonald
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Ra
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Stec
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Bichotte
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Dilan
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Jaffee
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McDonough
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Raia
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Steck
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Blake
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Dinowitz
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Jean-Pierre
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McKevitt
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Ramos
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Stirpe
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Blankenbush
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DiPietro
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Johns
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McLaughlin
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Rivera
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Tedisco
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Borelli
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Duprey
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Joyner
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Miller
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Roberts
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Tenney
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Brabenec
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Englebright
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Kaminsky
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Montesano
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Robinson
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Thiele
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Braunstein
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Fahy
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Katz
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Morelle
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Rodriguez
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Titone
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Brennan
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Farrell
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Kavanagh
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Mosley
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Rosenthal
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Titus
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Brindisi
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Finch
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Kearns
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Moya
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Rozic
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Walker
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Bronson
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Fitzpatrick
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Kim
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Murray
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Russell
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Walter
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Brook-Krasny
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Friend
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Kolb
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Nojay
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Ryan
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Weinstein
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Buchwald
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Galef
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Lalor
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Nolan
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Saladino
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Weprin
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Butler
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Gantt
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Lavine
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Oaks
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Santabarbara
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Woerner
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Cahill
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Garbarino
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Lawrence
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O'Donnell
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Scarborough
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Wozniak
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Ceretto
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Giglio
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Lentol
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Ortiz
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Schimel
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Wright
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Clark
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Gjonaj
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Lifton
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Otis
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Schimminger
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Zebrowski
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Colton
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Glick
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Linares
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Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
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Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A04616 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4616 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to certificates of insur- ance; and to amend chapter 552 of the laws of 2014 amending the insur- ance law relating to certificates of insurance, in relation to the effectiveness thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Article 5 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 552 of 2 the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 5 4 CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE 5 Section 501. Definitions. 6 502. Prohibitions. 7 503. [Applicability.8504.] Enforcement. 9 [505.] 504. Rules and regulations. 10 § 501. Definitions. For purposes of this [section] article: 11 (a) "Certificate" or "certificate of insurance" means any document or 12 instrument, or addendum thereto no matter how titled or described, 13 [which is] prepared or issued by an insurer or insurance producer as 14 evidence of [property or casualty] property/casualty insurance coverage. 15 "Certificate" or "certificate of insurance" shall not include a policy 16 of insurance or an insurance binder[, and does not amend, extend or17alter the coverage provided by the policy of insurance to which the18certificate makes reference, and is subject to all the terms, exclusions19and conditions of such policy. A certificate of insurance shall not20confer to any person new or additional rights beyond what the referenced21policy of insurance expressly provides]. 22 (b) "Certificate holder" means any person, other than a policyholder, 23 that is identified on the certificate as a certificate holder. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08808-02-5A. 4616 2 1 (c) "Insurance producer" has the meaning ascribed to it by subsection 2 (k) of section two thousand one hundred one of this chapter. 3 (d) "Insurer" means any person "doing an insurance business" [as such4phrase is defined in section one thousand one hundred one] within the 5 meaning of this chapter. 6 (e) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, associ- 7 ation, or other [legal] entity, but shall not include any governmental 8 entity, [as that term is defined in this section] or any agency, board, 9 bureau, commission, department, division, institution, office, or public 10 authority of a state, federal or foreign government. 11 (f) "Governmental entity" means any public entity as defined in para- 12 graph fifty-one of subsection (a) of section one hundred seven of this 13 chapter, any state authority as defined in subdivision one of section 14 two of the public authorities law, any local authority as defined in 15 subdivision two of section two of the public authorities law, and any 16 interstate or international authority as defined in subdivision three of 17 section two of the public authorities law and any individual acting in 18 his or her capacity as an employee, officer, or elected official of any 19 such governmental entity. 20 (g) "Policyholder" means a person who has contracted with [a property21or casualty] an insurer for property/casualty insurance coverage. 22 (h) "Property/casualty insurance" means a kind of insurance that is 23 either a basic kind of insurance or a non-basic kind of insurance, as 24 such terms are defined in section four thousand one hundred one of this 25 chapter, but shall not include a kind of insurance specified under para- 26 graph three or thirty-one of subsection (a) of section one thousand one 27 hundred thirteen of this chapter. 28 § 502. Prohibitions. [(a) No person or governmental entity shall29prepare, issue, request, or require the issuance of a certificate if30such person or governmental entity knows that such certificate does not31comply with the following provisions:32(1) The certificate is a standard certificate of insurance form33promulgated and authorized for use by the Association for Cooperative34Operations Research and Development (ACORD) or the Insurance Services35Office (ISO);36(2) The certificate is a form promulgated by the insurance company37that has underwritten the policy referenced in the certificate of insur-38ance; or39(3) The certificate is a form prepared, issued, or requested as40evidence of insurance in connection with a commercial lending trans-41action in which the underlying property serves as the primary collateral42securing the borrower's repayment of the loan, including, but not limit-43ed to a form promulgated by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).44(4) The certificate is a form promulgated by a governmental entity45that is considered a covered agency under section fifty-one of the exec-46utive law, provided such form has been approved for use by the super-47intendent.48(b) No person or governmental entity shall alter, modify, request, or49require the alteration of a certificate of insurance form when such50person or governmental entity knows that such alteration, modification,51request or requirement is in violation of this article.52(c) No person or governmental entity shall request or require that a53certificate of insurance form contain additional terms, conditions, or54language of any kind not found in the insurance policy to which the55certificate makes reference or to an endorsement to such policy whenA. 4616 3 1such person or governmental entity knows such request or requirement is2in violation of this article.3(d) No person or governmental entity shall request or require either4in addition to or in lieu of a certificate of insurance, an opinion5letter, warranty, statement, supplemental certificate or any other docu-6ment or correspondence that such person or governmental entity knows to7be inconsistent with the prohibitions of this section. However, an8insurer or insurance producer may prepare or issue an addendum to a9certificate that clarifies and explains the coverage provided by a poli-10cy of insurance and otherwise complies with the requirements of this11section, provided such authority is granted to the producer by the12insurer.13(e) No person or governmental entity shall request or require a14certificate of insurance that such person or governmental entity knows15contains references to a contract other than the insurance policy, or16warrants that the insurance policies referenced in the certificate17comply with the requirements of a particular contract provided however a18certificate may include a contract title or description for the sole19purpose of identifying the project for which the certificate was issued,20but such inclusion shall not be interpreted as warranting that the21insurance policies referenced in the certificate comply with the22requirements of such contract.23(f) No person or governmental entity shall request or require, prepare24or issue a certificate of insurance that such person or governmental25entity knows: (i) does not accurately state the terms of coverage26provided by the policy or policies of insurance to which the certificate27makes reference; (ii) purports to alter, amend, extend, or misrepresent28the terms of coverage to which the certificate makes reference; or (iii)29purports to confer to any person new or additional rights beyond what30the referenced policy of insurance expressly provides] In this state: 31 (a) With respect to a certificate of insurance evidencing that a poli- 32 cy provides personal injury liability insurance or property damage 33 liability insurance, as defined in paragraphs thirteen and fourteen of 34 subsection (a) of section one thousand one hundred thirteen of this 35 chapter, no person or governmental entity shall wilfully require, as a 36 condition of awarding a contract for work, or if a contract has already 37 been awarded as a condition for work to commence or continue under the 38 contract, or if the contract has been performed or partially performed 39 as a condition for payment to be made under the contract, the issuance 40 of a certificate of insurance unless the certificate is: 41 (1) a form promulgated by the insurer issuing the policy referenced in 42 the certificate of insurance; or 43 (2) a standard certificate of insurance form issued by an industry 44 standard-setting organization and approved for use by the superintendent 45 or any other form approved for use by the superintendent. 46 (b) No person or governmental entity shall wilfully require the inclu- 47 sion of terms, conditions or language of any kind, including warranties 48 or guarantees, that the insurance policy provides coverage or otherwise 49 sets forth terms and conditions in a certificate of insurance, if the 50 insurance policy referenced by such certificate of insurance does not 51 expressly include such terms, conditions, or language. This subsection 52 shall not prohibit any person or governmental entity from including 53 minimum insurance requirements, coverage limits, terms, or other condi- 54 tions in the solicitation of bids as part of a competitive process, and 55 it shall not prohibit any person or governmental entity from requesting, 56 or an insurer or insurance producer from responding to such a requestA. 4616 4 1 with, clarification regarding the terms of the policy, or endorsement 2 thereto. 3 (c) A certificate of insurance shall not amend, extend, or alter the 4 coverage provided by the insurance policy to which the certificate of 5 insurance makes reference. A certificate of insurance shall further not 6 confer to any person any rights beyond those expressly provided by the 7 policy of insurance referenced therein. 8 § 503. [Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply to9all certificate holders, policyholders, insurers, insurance producers,10or any other person and to certificate of insurance forms issued as11evidence of insurance coverages on property, operations, or risks12located in this state, regardless of where the certificate holder, poli-13cyholder, insurer, or insurance producer is located.14§ 504.] Enforcement. [(a) The superintendent shall have the power15under section four hundred four of the financial services law to examine16and investigate the activities of any person that the superintendent17reasonably believes has been or is engaged in an act or practice prohib-18ited by this article. The superintendent shall have the power to enforce19the provisions of this section and impose any authorized penalty or20remedy as provided under section four hundred eight of the financial21services law against any person who violates this article.22(b) The office of the state inspector general shall have the power23pursuant to section fifty-three of the executive law to investigate any24governmental entity that is considered a covered agency under section25fifty-one of the executive law that has been or is engaged in an act or26practice prohibited by this article. If a governmental entity not27considered a covered agency under section fifty-one of the executive law28has been or is engaged in an act or practice prohibited by this article,29that entity's inspector general, other compliance or internal investi-30gative unit or other official or entity with proper authority shall have31the power to investigate such entity] If the superintendent finds, after 32 notice and hearing, that any person, other than a governmental entity, 33 has wilfully violated this article, then the superintendent may order 34 the person to pay to the people of this state a penalty in a sum of one 35 thousand dollars for the first violation and two thousand dollars for 36 each subsequent violation. 37 § [505.] 504. Rules and regulations. The superintendent may adopt 38 rules or regulations as [he or she] the superintendent considers appro- 39 priate to carry out the provisions of this article. 40 § 2. Section 2 of chapter 552 of the laws of 2014 amending the insur- 41 ance law relating to certificates of insurance is amended to read as 42 follows: 43 § 2. This act shall take effect on the [ninetieth] one hundred eight- 44 ieth day after it shall have become a law. 45 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section one 46 of this act shall take effect on the same date as chapter 552 of the 47 laws of 2014, takes effect.