Every insurance contract shall be construed according to the entirety of its terms and conditions as set forth in the policy, and as amplified, extended, or modified by any rider, endorsement, or application attached to and made a part of the policy.
RCW 48.18.520
Construction of policies.
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case 111 Wash. 2d 636 - Sears v. Grange Insurance Ass'n (1988)
Most recently applied in 185 Wash. 2d 703 - Kut Suen Lui v. Essex Insurance Co. (June 2016)
1947 c 79 s .18.52; Rem
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.