New Jersey § 17:29A-39 Deductibles.

New Jersey Statutes

§ 17:29A-39 — Deductibles.

New Jersey § 17:29A-39

Title 17CORPORATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR FINANCE AND INSURANCE

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 17:29A-39 (2026).

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a.Unless the named insured selects a lower deductible amount, every private passenger automobile insurance policy providing collision and comprehensive coverages, issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide a deductible in a minimum amount of $500.00 each for collision and comprehensive coverages, except for policies issued on or after the effective date of this section, that deductible amount shall be $750 each for collision and comprehensive coverages. The minimum deductible established by this subsection shall apply to all policies providing collision and comprehensive coverages unless the named insured provides otherwise in writing on a form approved by the commissioner.

b.The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations requiring insurers t

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10. a. Unless the named insured selects a lower deductible amount, every private passenger automobile insurance policy providing collision and comprehensive coverages, issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this act, shall provide a deductible in a minimum amount of $500.00 each for collision and comprehensive coverages, except for policies issued on or after the effective date of this section, that deductible amount shall be $750 each for collision and comprehensive coverages. The minimum deductible established by this subsection shall apply to all policies providing collision and comprehensive coverages unless the named insured provides otherwise in writing on a form approved by the commissioner. b. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations requiring insurers to offer a range of deductibles up to at least $2,000.00 for private passenger automobile collision and comprehensive coverages, which upper range may be adjusted in $100 or $250 increments periodically by order of the commissioner no more frequently than every 36 months, as the commissioner deems appropriate, to reflect the cumulative increases or decreases, since the deductibles were last set, in the components of the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region. L.1983,c.65,s.10; amended 1983, c.359; 1985, c.520, s.4; 1988, c.119, s.33; 2003, c.89, s.65.