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A09242 Summary:

BILL NOA09242
 
SAME ASSAME AS S03773
 
SPONSORQuart
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §7120, Ins L
 
Relates to the redomestication of insurance companies.
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A09242 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9242
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 9, 2022
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Insurance
 
        AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to the redomestication of
          insurance companies
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 7120 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 48
     2  of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
     3    §  7120.  Redomestication  of [foreign] insurance companies. (a) Defi-
     4  nitions.  In this section:
     5    (1) "Redomestication" means the transfer to this state of  the  corpo-
     6  rate domicile of an authorized foreign company or the transfer from this
     7  state  of  the corporate domicile of a domestic company, as provided for
     8  in this section.
     9    (2) "Transferring company"  means  any  authorized  [foreign]  company
    10  seeking redomestication.
    11    (b) A transferring company transferring to this state shall:
    12    (1)  file  with  the  superintendent  a  certificate  in  such form as
    13  prescribed by the superintendent signed  by  the  insurance  supervisory
    14  official  of  the  state  where  such  transferring company is domiciled
    15  approving the proposed redomestication and confirming that upon redomes-
    16  tication the transferring company shall no longer be subject as a domes-
    17  tic company to the requirements of its current state of domicile;
    18    (2) comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter  regarding
    19  the organization and licensing of a domestic company of the same type;
    20    (3)  demonstrate  to  the satisfaction of the superintendent that upon
    21  redomestication, the transferring company will be in compliance with the
    22  requirements of this chapter and any regulations promulgated  thereunder
    23  applicable to a domestic company of the same type;
    24    (4)  submit  to the superintendent all documents and filings necessary
    25  to comply with paragraphs two and three of this subsection; and
    26    (5) submit new policy forms to the superintendent for use after  redo-
    27  mestication, if so ordered by the superintendent, or use existing policy
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07423-01-1

        A. 9242                             2
 
     1  forms with appropriate endorsements if allowed by, and under such condi-
     2  tions as approved by, the superintendent.
     3    (c) A transferring company transferring from this state:
     4    (1)  upon the approval of the superintendent, transfer its domicile to
     5  any other state in which it is admitted  to  transact  the  business  of
     6  insurance,  and  upon  such  a  transfer it shall cease to be a domestic
     7  company, and shall be authorized in  this  state,  if  qualified,  as  a
     8  foreign  insurer.   The superintendent shall approve the transfer unless
     9  he or she determines the transfer is not in the interest of the  policy-
    10  holders of this state; and
    11    (2)  may continue issuing policy forms approved before redomestication
    12  pursuant to section three thousand two hundred one of this chapter  with
    13  such  endorsement, if any, as the superintendent determines is needed to
    14  reflect the redomestication.
    15    (d) After the transferring company has complied with the provisions of
    16  this section, the superintendent may, in  accordance  with  section  one
    17  thousand  one  hundred  two  of  this chapter issue a new license to the
    18  transferring company to reflect the change in  its  state  of  corporate
    19  domicile.  The  duration of its license shall be governed by section one
    20  thousand one hundred three of this chapter. Upon issuance  of  such  new
    21  license  the redomestication shall become effective and the transferring
    22  company  shall  be  a  domestic  company  or  a  foreign   company,   as
    23  appropriate.
    24    [(d)] (e) Simultaneous with the redomestication taking effect:
    25    (1) all materials and documents that were submitted to the superinten-
    26  dent  by  the  transferring company pursuant to the requirements of this
    27  section shall be filed in the office of the  superintendent  subject  to
    28  subsection (h) of this section; and
    29    (2)  for a transferring company transferring to this state, the super-
    30  intendent shall, in accordance with section one thousand two hundred one
    31  or other applicable provisions of this chapter issue to  the  company  a
    32  certified  copy  of its new declaration and charter and a certificate of
    33  incorporation. The new charter  of  the  company  may  provide  for  the
    34  continuation  of the corporate existence of the transferring company and
    35  in such case the original date  of  incorporation  of  the  transferring
    36  company shall be the date of incorporation of the new domestic company.
    37    [(e)]  (f)  All  outstanding  insurance  policies  and contracts shall
    38  remain in full force and effect with no change and need not be  endorsed
    39  as  to  the  new name of the company, if any, or its new location unless
    40  ordered by the superintendent.
    41    [(f)] (g) All agents' appointments  and  licenses,  rates,  and  other
    42  items that the superintendent allows, existing at the time of redomesti-
    43  cation,  shall  continue  in  full  force  and effect in accordance with
    44  applicable provisions of this chapter.
    45    (h) The superintendent shall keep the contents of any report or infor-
    46  mation the superintendent requires pursuant to this section, and that is
    47  not otherwise required to be set forth in a publicly available report or
    48  filing, confidential in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c)
    49  of section one thousand five hundred four of this chapter.
    50    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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