Insurance Code section 172

If an insurer assents to the transfer of insurance from a mortgagor to a mortgagee, and, at the time of the assent, imposes further obligations on the assignee, the acts of the mortgagor cannot affect the rights of the assignee.

Source: Section 172, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=172. (updated Jan. 1, 1935; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/insurance_code_section_172

Original Source: Section 172, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=172. (last accessed May 12, 2025).