Legal Opinion
Avis Rent a Car System, Inc. v. Corcoran
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 1989Published
1Opinion of the Court
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Harold Tompkins, J.
Automobile rental companies provide a means for their customers to obtain liability and theft insurance, medical and death insurance as an option when they rent a car. This case1 raises the issue of whether this constitutes the conduct of an insurance business in the State of New York.2 The Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York contends that their conduct constitutes doing insurance since the automobile rental companies are not licensed to sell insurance, act as insurance agents or brokers. The failure to be licensed when acting as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bender v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People Ex Rel. Kirkman v. Van AmringeNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- State v. Blue Crest Plans, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Hertz Corp. v. CorcoranNew York Supreme Court · 1987