New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A10529

Introduced
3/6/26  

Caption

Requires property/casualty insurance companies to submit information on multifamily housing premiums and claims paid to the department of financial services.

Impact

If enacted, A10529 would obligate insurance companies operating in New York to report data on multifamily housing, which can help monitor market trends and potentially enhance consumer protections. By having access to comprehensive data on premiums and claims, state regulators could better assess the stability and fairness of the property insurance market. This reform could lead to more informed policy decisions and improve the overall regulatory landscape for property insurance in the state.

Summary

A10529 is a proposed bill in the State of New York that seeks to amend the insurance law regarding property and casualty insurance companies. Specifically, the bill mandates that these companies submit detailed annual reports concerning multifamily residential buildings, defined as properties with two or more dwelling units. The required information includes the premiums collected, claims paid, and any additional information deemed necessary by the Department of Financial Services in consultation with the Division of Housing and Community Renewal. This aims to increase transparency in the insurance market and provide the state with valuable data regarding the multifamily housing sector.

Contention

While the intent behind A10529 is to promote transparency and accountability within the insurance sector, the bill may face opposition from insurance providers who might argue that such reporting requirements could impose additional administrative burdens. There may also be concerns regarding the handling of sensitive information and trade secrets, as the bill includes provisions for maintaining confidentiality of such data. The balance between ensuring public access to vital statistical information and protecting proprietary company data will likely be a key point of discussion among stakeholders.

Companion Bills

NY S09561

Same As Requires property/casualty insurance companies to submit information on multifamily housing premiums and claims paid to the department of financial services.

Previously Filed As

NY S09561

Requires property/casualty insurance companies to submit information on multifamily housing premiums and claims paid to the department of financial services.

NY A09016

Requires property/casualty insurance companies to submit certain information to the department of financial services, including zip code-level data on nonrenewal rates, nonpayment cancellation rates, other cancellation rates, claim frequency rates, average claim amounts, paid loss ratios, and average premiums; market share data; for property/casualty insurance companies that use a natural disaster risk model or scoring method to assign risk, information about such model or scoring method; authorizes a premium discount to policyholders of homeowners insurance or property/casualty insurance applicable to residential real property who demonstrate certain mitigation actions; requires insurers to post about such discounts on their public websites; relates to the timing of cancellation and nonrenewal notices for certain insurance policies; relates to increasing membership of the board governing the New York property insurance underwriting association; requires a quadrennial report on the activities of such association; increases such board membership to 23 including 6 directors appointed by the legislature and 4 directors appointed by the governor.

NY S08583

Requires property/casualty insurance companies to submit certain zip code-level data to the department of financial services on nonrenewal rates, nonpayment cancellation rates, other cancellation rates, claim frequency rates, average claim amounts, paid loss ratios, and average premiums; requires property/casualty insurance companies that use a natural disaster risk model or scoring method to assign risk, information about such model or scoring method; authorizes a premium discount to policyholders of homeowners insurance or property/casualty insurance applicable to residential real property who demonstrate certain mitigation actions; requires insurers to post about such discounts on their public websites; relates to the timing of cancellation and nonrenewal notices for certain insurance policies; relates to increasing membership of the board governing the New York property insurance underwriting association; requires a quadrennial report on the activities of such association; increases such board membership to 23 including 6 directors appointed by the legislature and 4 directors appointed by the governor.

NY HR290

Requests the Department of Insurance to annually submit comprehensive reports of received complaints relative to property and casualty insurance companies

NY S09277

Requires the office of court administration to publish an annual report regarding cases involving property/casualty insurance companies and insureds.

NY A05291

Requires local boards and the division of housing and community renewal to submit certain residential housing and zoning information to the department of state annually; requires such information to be published by the department of state on its website.

NY S00919

Requires local boards and the division of housing and community renewal to submit certain residential housing and zoning information to the department of state annually; requires such information to be published by the department of state on its website.

NY AB2166

Multifamily housing development: offsite housing factories: backstop financing.

NY S08200

Enacts the "construction insurance transparency act" to require insurers providing coverage for liability under the scaffold law to report, on an annual basis, to the superintendent of financial services relating to its finances and claims paid thereunder.

NY A08364

Requires the superintendent of financial services to conduct a review of mandated benefits in effect as of December 31, 2025 and their impact on insurance premiums and to conduct a cost analysis of legislation mandating new insurance benefits to examine the impact on insurance premiums prior to the adoption of such legislation.

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