Insurance Code section 10380

The falsity of any statement in the application for any policy covered by this chapter shall not bar the right to recovery under the policy unless such false statement was made with actual intent to deceive or unless it materially affected either the acceptance of the risk or the hazard assumed by the insurer.

Source: Section 10380, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=10380. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/insurance_code_section_10380

Original Source: Section 10380, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=10380. (last accessed May 12, 2025).