N.Y. New York City Civil Court Act § 212-a: Declaratory judgments involving obligations of insurers and de novo review under part 137 of the rules of the chief administrator of the ...

§ 212-a. Declaratory judgments involving obligations of insurers and

de novo review under part 137 of the rules of the chief administrator of

the courts (22 NYCRR Part 137). The court shall have the jurisdiction

defined in section 3001 of the CPLR to make a declaratory judgment with

respect to:

(a) any controversy involving the obligation of an insurer to

indemnify or defend a defendant in an action in which the amount sought

to be recovered does not exceed $50,000; and

(b) actions commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbitration award

rendered pursuant to part 137 of the rules of the chief administrator in

which the amount in dispute does not exceed $50,000.