11 CRR-NY 229.5NY-CRR

STATE COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 11. INSURANCE
CHAPTER IX. UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
PART 229. INSURER PRACTICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
11 CRR-NY 229.5
11 CRR-NY 229.5
229.5 Premium repayment, demonstration of financial hardship, and voluntary cancellation.
(a) An insurer shall permit a policyholder who did not make a timely premium payment due to financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a policyholder to whom the insurer issued a non-payment cancellation notice prior to the effective date of the Executive Order, and who can still demonstrate financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, to pay such premium over a 12-month period.
(b) Solely for the purposes of this Part, an insurer shall accept a written attestation from a policyholder as proof of financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(c) Nothing herein shall entitle a policyholder who demonstrated a financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and either received a moratorium for a specific policy or obtained relief for an amount due under the prior regulation, to obtain under the Executive Order and this Part an additional moratorium for a specific policy or further relief for an amount that comes due while this Part is in effect.
(d) Nothing shall prohibit a policyholder from voluntarily cancelling an insurance policy or annuity contract.
11 CRR-NY 229.5
Current through May 31, 2021
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