The right to information of material facts may be waived, either (a) by the terms of insurance or (b) by neglect to make inquiries as to such facts, where they are distinctly implied in other facts of which information is communicated.
Cal. Ins. Code § 336
Concealment
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case 37 Cal. App. 4th 807 - Lunardi v. Great-West Life Assurance Co. (1995)
Most recently applied in 691 F. App'x 358 - Star Insurance Co. v. Sunwest Metals, Inc. (May 2017)
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.