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Vol. #1: February 18, 2009

Insurance Committee Request for Comment

The legislation listed below is under consideration for inclusion on a future Assembly Insurance Committee agenda. In order to gather input on these bills, all interested parties are invited to offer comments in support or opposition to the bills listed below. Suggestions for proposed language changes are also welcome at this time.

All comments should be directed to [email protected]. Thank you.

A.317 (Magnarelli) - Authorizes insurance premium reductions for non-commercial private passenger vehicles retrofitted with daytime running lamps.

A.1003 (Gunther) - Requires report due the governor and legislature to include the incidence of misrepresentation by insured of the principal place where vehicles are driven and stored.

A.1600 (Zebrowski) - Requires insurance companies to notify insureds of the expiration of the period of a premium reduction based upon completion of a safety course.

A.5217 (Schroeder) - Provides for a review of rating territory definitions for non- business automobile insurance policies.

A.7493 (Glick) - Prohibits insurers from refusing to issue or renew, cancel, or charge or impose an increased premium for certain policies based on the breed of a dog owned.

A.3165 (Bradley) - Requires insurance providers to remove the names of any non- participating physicians from their website.

A.3484 (Peoples) - Prohibits discrimination in the issuance of certain insurance policies based upon inquiries in which loss or damage is revealed.

A.3694 (Dinowitz) - Relates to entitlement to first party benefits.

A.3890 (Galef) - Authorizes insurance premium reductions for non-commercial private passenger vehicles retrofitted with daytime running lamps.

A.4758 (Morelle) - Relates to standard fire insurance policies.

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About NYS Assemblyman Joseph D. Morelle

Since 1990, Assemblyman Joseph D. Morelle has represented the 132nd Assembly District, which includes portions of the city of Rochester and the Monroe County suburbs of Irondequoit and Brighton. In 2007, Joe was named chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance.

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