Where an insurer obtains reinsurance, he must communicate all the representations of the original insured, and also all the knowledge and information he possesses, whether previously or subsequently acquired, which are material to the risk.
Cal. Ins. Code § 622
Reinsurance
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Insurance Company of State of Pennsylvania v. Associated International Insurance Company (1990)
Most recently applied in 148 Cal. App. 4th 998 - Zenith Insurance v. O'Connor (March 2007)
Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.
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