No person shall make, issue or circulate, or cause to be made, issued or circulated any misrepresentation of the terms of any policy or the benefits or advantages promised thereby, or the dividends or share of surplus to be received thereon, or use any name or title of any policy or class of policies misrepresenting the nature thereof.
RCW 48.30.090
Misrepresentation of policies.
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Shah v. Allstate Ins. Co. (2005)
Most recently applied in Indian Harbor Ins. Co. v. City of Tacoma (December 2018)
1947 c 79 s .30.09; Rem
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