SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1392        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mark C. Montigny

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to group marketing plans for automobile and homeowners insurance.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1392        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to group marketing plans for automobile and homeowners insurance.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 193R of Chapter 175 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2014

Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out clause (5) in lines 50 through 55 and inserting in place thereof the following:

(5) that an insurer shall cancel any insurance of an individual member of the group written under this section only for the following reasons: nonpayment of premium, fraud and the insurance for the entire group is cancelled; but an insurer may cancel the motor vehicle insurance of an individual member for loss of registration or operator’s license by the individual member where such loss is for a period of one year or more;