By Mr. Patrick of Falmouth, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1054) of Matthew C. Patrick and others for legislation to prohibit certain insurance companies from refusing to provide homeowners insurance in storm-related areas.  Financial Services.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

——————

PETITION OF:

Matthew C. Patrick

Frank M. Hynes

Jeffrey Davis Perry

Robert M. Koczera

Kathi-Anne Reinstein

Joyce A. Spiliotis

James B. Eldridge

William Smitty Pignatelli

——————

In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

——————

An Act relative to home owners insurance.

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

   Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 4C the following section:-

   Section 4D. No insurer licensed to write or engage in the writing of homeowners insurance in the commonwealth or joint underwriting association, formed pursuant to the provisions of 175C shall refuse to provide or renew homeowners because of weather conditions or the history or probability of storms in the area where the property is located.