STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10197 IN ASSEMBLY May 16, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to use of local cost data when adjusting claims The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2108 of the insurance law is amended by adding a 2 new subsection (t) to read as follows: 3 (t) An insurer and independent adjuster, including an independent 4 adjuster receiving a permit under subsection (n) of this section, shall 5 adjust a claim made under an insurance policy that provides coverage for 6 loss of or damage to real or personal property using cost data appropri- 7 ate for the region of this state where the loss or damage occurred. This 8 subsection shall not apply to automobile insurance policies. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13229-01-5