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STATE OF NEW YORK
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NOTE: WITHDRAWN EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 11, 2002
| Circular Letter No. 14 (1994) September 20, 1994 |
| TO: | All Authorized Motor Vehicle Insurers And Insurance Producer Organizations |
| RE: | Circular Letters Nos. 1 (1980) With Supplements Nos. 1 & 2,
Circular Letter No. 1 (1990) And Circular Letter Nos. 7 (1992) With Supplement Motor Vehicle Liability And Collision Insurance Premium Reduction For Completion Of An Accident Prevention Course Pursuant To Sections 2336(a) & (d) Of The Insurance Law |
This Circular Letter updates and supersedes the earlier captioned Circular Letters, in order to advise motor vehicle insurers of all Motor Vehicle Accident Prevention Course sponsors now approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The current and complete list of course sponsors is shown below. The latest changes, including additional sponsors, name, address and phone changes, are noted by an asterisk (*).
| American Association of Retired
Persons 55 Alive Mature Driving P. O. Box 8555* New York, New York 10150 For drivers age 50 and over only (Please send self-addressed stamped envelope for information) |
National Safety Council 251 Salina Meadows Parkway Syracuse, New York 13212 1-800-962-3434 (315) 453-7462 |
| American Automobile Association* (Sponsored by local clubs) (518) 374-4575 (518) 426-1000 (315) 475-8140 (716) 461-4660 |
National Traffic Safety Institute 190 Rhine Avenue Staten Island, New York 10304 1-800-334-1441 (718) 720-6868 |
| Driver Training Associates, Inc. 45 East 33 Street Suite 207 New York, New York 10016 1-800-243-2196 (212) 481-0404 (718) 816-4721 (518) 765-4011 (718) 636-4051* |
New York Safety Program 8508 Fifth Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11209-4707 1-800-942-6874 (718) 748-5252 |
| Empire Safety Council, Inc.* 176 Terry Road* Smithtown, New York 11787 1-800-246-3603 (516) 360-2160 |
New York Safety
Training, Inc.* |
In addition to the foregoing list of Motor Vehicle Accident Prevention Course sponsors available to the general public, there are a number of in-house courses offered only to the employees of such sponsors. Information on these courses is not intended for distribution to the general public, but should be disseminated to the appropriate personnel at the insurer to ensure that credit is given for completion of any of these courses by an insured, meriting the same premium reduction as the publicly available courses. Current sponsors of approved in-house programs are:
| AGWAY, INC. 9 Adler Drive East Syracuse, New York 13057 (315) 449-6591 |
NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT Room 510 Education Building* Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12234 (518) 474-6541* |
| NASSAU COUNTY POLICY
DEPARTMENT EVOC Unit Building #6 Mitchel Field* E. Garden City, New York 11530 (516) 573-3390 |
NEW YORK STATE POLICE State Campus, Bldg. 24* Albany, New York 12226 (518) 457-7254 |
| NEW YORK CITY EMS
EVOC NEW YORK CITY HEALTH & HOSPITAL CORPORATION Emergency Medical Service Academy Box #325 Fort Totten Bayside, New York 11359 (718) 352-7001 ext. 274* |
SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
EVOC Police Academy, Command 5122 110 Old County Road Westhampton, New York 11977 (516) 852-8051 or (516) 852-8000* |
| NEW YORK CITY POLICE
DEPARTMENT Driver Education & Training Unit Building #54, Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn, New York 11234 (718) 377-5473 |
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORATION 4 Burnett Boulevard Poughkeepsie, New York 12603 (914) 431-5720* |
Literature furnished to insureds about these courses should be revised to provide the proper names, addresses and telephone numbers of the organizations sponbsoring the eight courses available to the public listed in this letter. Companies should furnish this revised literature to all insureds with new policies no later than December 1, 1994 and to all other insured, with their next renewal or billing notice, on or after January 1, 1995.
Please acknowledge receipt of this Circular Letter in writing to:
Mr. Alan Goren, Senior Insurance Examiner
New York State Insurance Department
Property & Casualty Insurance Bureau
160 West Broadway
New York, New York 10013
SALVATORE R. CURIALE
SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE