New York S 7391: Relates to flood insurance notice in communities bordering Lake Ontario

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S07391 Summary:

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Relates to flood insurance notice in communities bordering Lake Ontario; requires the department of financial services to publish an annual notice with the department's contact information and a statement about flood insurance and how it relates to standard homeowners insurance policies in local newspapers that serve the communities bordering Lake Ontario.

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04/14/2025REFERRED TO INSURANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INSURANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7391

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 14, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to flood insurance notice
 in communities bordering Lake Ontario

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 3444 of the insurance law is amended by adding a
 2 new subsection 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. The department of financial services shall publish an annual notice
 4 that contains the department's contact information and a statement about
 5 flood insurance and how it relates to standard homeowners insurance
 6 policies in New York state in local newspapers that serve the communi-
 7 ties bordering Lake Ontario. Such notice may include: (a) the depart-
 8 ment's disaster hotline and other relevant contact information; (b) a
 9 web link to the department's disaster and flood resource center on their
 10 website; and (c) the following statement or a substantially similar
 11 statement: "While floods are the most common natural disaster in the
 12 United States, insurance coverage for losses from floods is not provided
 13 in standard homeowners or tenants policies. Insurance for flood damages
 14 is generally available under a separate policy issued through the
 15 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and available to homeowners,
 16 renters and businesses. DFS can answer questions about agents, brokers
 17 and adjustors, the claims process (including hurricane and wind deduct-
 18 ibles), policy cancellation, and non-renewal, and coverage for addi-
 19 tional living expenses (which you may be entitled to if you are
 20 displaced after a disaster). If your business has been affected by a
 21 disaster, we can also answer questions about coverage, business inter-
 22 ruption insurance and off-premises service interruption coverage."
 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03965-01-5

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