S 1385 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Provides that contracts between subscribers and attorney in fact are not related party transactions.

S 1385 clarifies that contracts between insurance policyholders ("subscribers") and their authorized representatives ("attorneys in fact"), along with any fees from these contracts, are not considered "related party transactions" under New Jersey law. This directly affects subscribers who use attorneys in fact to manage their reciprocal insurance contracts. The bill amends existing insurance law (P.L.1945, c.161) to explicitly exclude these specific contracts from related party transaction rules, preventing them from being subject to additional regulatory scrutiny. The change takes immediate effect and applies to all reciprocal insurance contracts governed by the amended statute.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action May 18, 2026
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Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill Introduced · 2 edits · Jan 13, 2026
MINOR
The bill moved from technical review status to introduced status. A new statement section was added at the end describing the bill's purpose: it amends reciprocal insurance and interinsurance contract law to clarify that contracts between subscribers and the attorney in fact, and related fees, are not considered related party transactions.
SCOPE

A new statement section was added explaining that the bill provides that contracts between subscribers and the attorney in fact under reciprocal insurance or interinsurance arrangements, and any fees charged pursuant to or arising out of those contracts, are not to be considered a related party transaction.

TECHNICAL

The bill status changed from 'As reported by the Senate Commerce Committee with technical review' to 'Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel,' reflecting its procedural stage change.

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May 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Joe Lagana
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