Circular Letter No. 20 (2003)
December 31, 2003
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TO: |
All Authorized Motor Vehicle Insurers and Insurance Producer Organizations |
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RE: |
Motor Vehicle Liability and Collision Insurance Premium Reduction for Completion of an Accident Prevention Course Pursuant to Section 2336(a) and (d) of the New York Insurance Law |
STATUTORY REFERENCE: Section 2336(a) and (d) of the Insurance Law
This Circular Letter updates and supersedes all earlier Circular Letters relative to this matter in order to advise motor vehicle insurers of all Motor Vehicle Accident Prevention Course sponsors now approved by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The current list of approved course sponsors is shown below:
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American Association of Retired Persons |
Motorcycle Association of NYS, Inc. |
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American Automobile Association, Inc. |
National Safety Council, Inc. |
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Drive Safe New York, Inc. |
National Traffic Safety Institute, Inc. |
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I Drive Safely |
American Institute for Public Safety |
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Driver Training Associates, Inc. |
New York Safety Program, Inc. |
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Empire Safety Council, Inc. |
USA Training Company, 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:
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Nassau County Police Department |
NYS Police Academy |
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NYC Fire Department |
NYS Education Department |
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NYC Police Department |
Suffolk County Police Department |
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NYS Department of Transportation |
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Literature furnished to insureds about these courses should be revised to provide the proper names, addresses and telephone numbers of the organizations sponsoring the twelve courses available to the general public listed on page 1 of this letter. Companies should furnish this revised literature to all insureds with new policies no later than February 1, 2004 and to all other insureds, with their renewal or billing notice, on or after March 1, 2004.
Very truly yours,
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Mark Presser
Assistant Deputy Superintendent &
Chief Examiner
Property Bureau