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Ins. Code, § 1900 · Article 2. Concealment and Representations—Rules Peculiar to Marine Insurance

Ins. Code, § 1900

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

In marine insurance each party is bound to communicate, in addition to what is required in the case of other insurance:

(a) All the information which he possesses and which is material to the risk, except such as is exempt from such communication in the case of other insurance.

(b) The exact and whole truth in relation to all matters that he represents or, upon inquiry assumes to disclose.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.

Source of truth

Edition
As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS&sectionNum=1900.
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