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Marine Insurance Act, 1963 Section 19

Title: Insurance is Uberrimae Fidei

State: Central

Year: 1963

A contract of marine insurance is a contract based upon the utmost good faith, and if the utmost good faith be not observed by either party, the contract may be avoided by the other party.

Marine Insurance Act, 1963 Complete Act

Title: Marine Insurance Act, 1963

State: Central

Year: 1963

..... Section20 - Disclosure by assured Section21 - Disclosure by agent effecting insurance Section22 - Representations pending negotiation of contract Section23 - When contract is deemed to be concluded Section24 - Contract must be embodied in policy Section25 - What policy must specify Section26 - Signature of insurer Section27 - Voyage and time policies Section28 - Designation and subject-matter Section29 - Valued policy Section30 - Unvalued policy Section31 - Floating policy by ship or ships Section32 - Construction of terms in policy Section33 - Premium to be arranged Section34 - Double insurance Section35 - Nature of warranty Section36 - When breach of warranty excused Section37 - Express warranties Section38 - Warranty of neutrality Section39 - No implied warranty of nationality Section40 - Warranty of good safety Section41 - Warranty of seaworthiness of ship Section42 - No implied warranty that goods are seaworthy Section43 - Warranty of legality Section44 - Implied conditions as to commencement of risk Section45 - Alteration of port of departure Section46 - Sailing for different destination Section47 - Change of voyage Section48 - Deviation .....

Marine Insurance Act, 1963 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....NEGOTIATION OF CONTRACT (1) Every material representation made by the assured or his agent to the insurer during the negotiations for the contract, and before the contract is concluded, must be true. If it be untrue the insurer may avoid the contract. (2) A representation is material which would influence the judgment of a prudent insurer in fixing the premium, or determining whether he will take the risk. (3) A representation may be either as to a matter of fact, or as to a matter of expectation or belief. (4) A representation as to a matter of fact is true, if it be substantially correct, that is to say, if the difference between what is represented and what is actually correct would not be Considered material by a prudent insurer. (5) A representation as to a matter of expectation or belief is true if it be made in good faith. (6) A representation may be withdrawn or corrected before the contract is concluded. (7) Whether a particular representation be material or not, is, in each case, a question of fact. SECTION 23: WHEN CONTRACT IS DEEMED TO BE CONCLUDED A contract of marine insurance is deemed to be concluded when the proposal of the assured is accepted by the.....