Contracts
Material Misrepresentation
A false statement on an application that, if known, would have changed the insurer's decision.
Materiality is the key test: a misstatement is material if the insurer would have declined the risk or charged a different premium had it known the truth. Material misrepresentations can void a policy during the contestable period.
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