N.Y. Insurance Law Section 3431
Immunity

  • insurers’ reports to insureds, to applicants for insurance and to terminated agents or brokers

(a)

In any written notice of:

(1)

refusal to issue, (2) cancellation, (3) reduction of limits, (4) substitution of policy form, (5) elimination of coverages, (6) conditioned renewal, (7) non-renewal, or

(8)

termination or refusal to renew a contract or account of a licensed agent or broker, or in any other communication, oral or written, specifying the reasons for such action, there shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against any insurer, its authorized representatives, agents, or employees or any licensed agent or broker for any statement made in good faith by any of them or for providing information pertaining thereto or for statements made or evidence submitted at any hearings in connection therewith.

(b)

Subsection (a) hereof shall provide immunity with respect to all obligations and duties performed pursuant to sections three thousand four hundred twenty-five, three thousand four hundred twenty-six, three thousand four hundred twenty-nine and three thousand four hundred thirty-three of this article.

(c)

Notwithstanding subsection (a) hereof in the case of any statement made pursuant to § 3426 (Commercial lines insurance)section three thousand four hundred twenty-six of this article, there shall be no liability unless the statement is shown to have been in bad faith and with malice in fact.

Source: Section 3431 — Immunity; insurers' reports to insureds, to applicants for insurance and to terminated agents or brokers, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ISC/3431 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 11, 2025).

3401
Insurable interest in property 3402
Executory contract not a change in interest, title or possession 3403
Anti-arson application 3404
Fire insurance contracts 3405
Fire insurance contract 3406
Copy of examination of insured to be delivered to insured 3407
Property insurance 3407‑A
Property/casualty insurance contract and policy standard provisions 3408
Fire insurance 3409
Distribution of hazardous material report forms 3410
Fire insurance contract 3411
Automobile physical damage insurance covering private passenger automobiles 3412
Automobile physical damage insurance covering private passenger automobiles 3413
Standard claim forms for fire losses 3414
Reports by insurers of certain casualty loss on property owned or operated by religious organizations 3415
Supplemental claim form to be submitted for certain fire loss claims in excess of ten thousand dollars in a city with a population of one... 3416
Parametric insurance 3420
Liability insurance 3421
Homeowners’ liability insurance 3422
Hate crimes 3425
Certain property/casualty insurance policies 3426
Commercial lines insurance 3427
Gap insurance 3428
Cancellation of insurance contracts 3429
Geographical location of risks 3429‑A
Geographical location of risks in area serviced by a volunteer fire department 3430
Right of insured, agent or broker aggrieved on basis of geographical location of property or risks 3431
Immunity 3432
Immunity 3433
Termination of contracts or accounts of licensed agents or brokers 3434
Motor vehicle insurance policies 3435
Group property/casualty insurance 3435‑A
Motor vehicle insurance policies 3436
Medical malpractice insurance 3436*2
Group credit unemployment insurance and individual credit unemployment insurance 3436‑A
Adverse action against legal reproductive health care or gender-affirming care 3439
Reinsurance contracts excepted 3440
Insurance covering private passenger motor vehicles 3442
Credit card, debit card, or checking account group policies 3443
Workers’ compensation and employers’ liability insurance 3444
Flood insurance notice 3445
Windstorm insurance notice 3446
Product or system group insurance policies 3447
Qualification of environmental remediation insurance for tax credit 3448
Involuntary unemployment insurance policies 3449
Wireless communications equipment insurance policies 3450
Insurance for expenses incurred as a result of an act or threatened act of violence 3451
Identity theft group insurance policies 3451*2
Regulations 3452
Group property travel insurance policies 3453
Group policy for service providers listed in a commercial directory 3453*2
Self-service storage company group insurance policies 3453*3
Employer sponsored group personal excess insurance 3454
Sponsored group personal insurance 3455
Transportation network company group insurance policies 3456
Prohibition against cancellation of policy when motor vehicle is used or operated through a transportation network company program 3457
Group insurance policies for certain for hire motor vehicles 3458
Electronic notices and documents 3458*2
Group insurance for peer-to-peer car sharing programs 3459
Car share exclusions for motor vehicle insurance policies 3460
Prohibition against cancellation of policy when motor vehicle is used or operated through a peer-to-peer car sharing program 3461
Notice of claim 3462
Affordable housing underwriting and rating
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Accessed:
Jan. 11, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 3431’s source at nysenate​.gov

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