A policy or certificate may not be declared void and the insurer may not avoid liability based upon a misrepresentation made by the insured, with respect to information provided regarding medical conditions or health history required in furnishing evidence of insurability, that is not causally related to the contingency or event by which the policy claim arises.
S.C. Code Ann. § 37-4-207
Misrepresentation of medical condition as basis for voiding insurance
Known as the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code
The act spans §§ 37–37 (347 sections).
1999 Act No. 66, SECTION 17.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.