General Insurance PrinciplesQuestion 590 of 716
A misrepresentation on an application will let the insurer void the contract during the contestable period only if the misrepresentation is:
a.About the beneficiary's date of birth
b.Made by the producer rather than the applicant
c.Material, meaning it affected the insurer's decision to issue or rate the policy
d.Trivial and unrelated to the risk, yet still enough by itself to let the insurer rescind the contract
Explanation
Only a material misrepresentation, one that influenced underwriting, allows rescission. Trivial errors, beneficiary details, and producer statements generally do not void the contract.
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