A life or disability policy may pass by transfer, will or succession to any person, whether or not the transferee has an insurable interest. Such transferee may recover upon it whatever the insured might have recovered.
Cal. Ins. Code § 10130
Transfer
Known as the Health Insurance Disclosure Act
The act spans §§ 10110–11549 (1,209 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Pimentel v. Conselho Supremo de Uniao Portugueza do Estado da California (1936)
Most recently applied in 552 F. App'x 664 - Hartford Life and Annuity Ins. Co. v. Doris Barnes Family 2008 Irrevocable Trust (January 2014)
Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.