New York - Session 2025-2026
Title: Relates to unfair claim settlement practices
Provides that an insurer doing business in this state shall be liable to a policy holder for such insurer's refusal to pay or unreasonable delay of payment to the policy holder if such refusal or delay was not substantially justified; enumerates instances whereby an insurer's refusal or delay of payment is not substantially justified including intentional negligence, failure to act in good faith, failure to provide written denial of claim, failure to make final determination of claim within six months, and failure to promptly proceed with the appraisal process.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-20 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-07 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-07 | Latest Action | In Assembly Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S 9758 | Relates to the introduction and use of business records in grand jury proceedings | in_committee |
| S 9688 | Provides for the regulation by the department of environmental conservation of business transaction paper containing bisphenol A | in_committee |
| S 9710 | Prohibits the eviction of small commercial tenants in the city of New York without good cause | in_committee |
| S 9735 | Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act" | in_committee |
| S 9740 | Requires fashion sellers to be accountable to standardized environmental and social due diligence policies, and establishes a fashion remediation fund | in_committee |
| S 9755 | Requires a payroll services business to compile and provide annual wage and tax statements and/or year-end forms to clients | in_committee |
| A 10343 | Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness | in_committee |
| S 9695 | Relates to prohibiting insurance companies from discriminating based on genetic predisposition; repealer | in_committee |