Each party to a contract of insurance shall communicate to the other, in good faith, all facts within his knowledge which are or which he believes to be material to the contract and as to which he makes no warranty, and which the other has not the means of ascertaining.
Cal. Ins. Code § 332
Concealment
Applied in 29 court decisions — leading case 176 Cal. App. 3d 598 - CNA Casualty of California v. Seaboard Surety Co. (1986)
Most recently applied in 342 F. Supp. 3d 1019 - R Consulting & Sales, Inc. v. Old Republic Ins. Co. (November 2018)
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.