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N.Y. Ins. Law § 2349 — Multi-tier program
N.Y. Ins. Law § 2349
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Insurance Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 2349. Multi-tier program. (a) An insurer may make available a multi-tier program, with more than one rate level in the same company, for private passenger motor vehicle insurance in the voluntary market, provided that:
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N.Y. Ins. Law § 2349 — Multi-tier program is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 2349. Multi-tier program. (a) An insurer may make available a multi-tier program, with more than one rate level in the same company, for private passenger motor vehicle insurance in the voluntary market, provided that:
(1) the program and the insurer's business plan encourage depopulation of the assigned risk plan established by article fifty-three of this chapter;
(2) the program is based upon mutually exclusive underwriting rules per tier, to the extent feasible;
(3) credits and surcharges pursuant to an approved rating plan can be applied on a per tier basis; and
(4) the program conforms to regulations promulgated by the superintendent.
(b) For an insurer with an approved multi-tiering program, the provisions of subsection (f) of section three thousand four hundred twenty-five of this chapter shall apply in all respects, except that the two percent limitation set forth therein shall:
(1) not apply to any risk moved from a tier to a lower-rated tier; and
(2) be deemed to be three percent for risks moved from a tier to a higher-rated tier.