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Ala. Code § 27-14-4

Insurable Interest - Property Insurance.

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case In Re Coker (1997)

Most recently applied in Liberty Corporate Capital Ltd. v. Club Exclusive, Inc. (June 2017)

(Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §317.)

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(a) No contract of insurance of property or of any interest in property, or arising from property, shall be enforceable as to the insurance except for the benefit of persons having an insurable interest in the things insured as at the time of the loss.

(b) “Insurable interest,” as used in this section, means any actual, lawful and substantial economic interest in the safety or preservation of the subject of the insurance free from loss, destruction, or pecuniary damage or impairment.

(c) The measure of an insurable interest in property is the extent to which the insured might be damnified by loss, injury, or impairment thereof.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.