Insurance Code section 533

An insurer is not liable for a loss caused by the wilful act of the insured; but he is not exonerated by the negligence of the insured, or of the insured’s agents or others.

Source: Section 533, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=533. (updated Jan. 1, 1935; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/insurance_code_section_533

Original Source: Section 533, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=533. (last accessed May 12, 2025).