Idaho Statutes

§ 41-1811 — REPRESENTATIONS IN APPLICATIONS

Idaho § 41-1811
JurisdictionIdaho
Title 41INSURANCE
Ch. 18THE INSURANCE CONTRACT

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Idaho Code § 41-1811 (2026).

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All statements and descriptions in any application for an insurance policy or annuity contract, or in negotiations therefor, by or in behalf of the insured or annuitant, shall be deemed to be representations and not warranties. Misrepresentations, omissions, concealment of facts, and incorrect statements shall not prevent a recovery under the policy or contract unless either:

(a)Fraudulent; or
(b)Material either to the acceptance of the risk, or to the hazard assumed by the insurer; or
(c)The insurer in good faith would either not have issued the policy or contract, or would not have issued it at the same premium rate, or would not have issued a policy or contract in as large an amount, or would not have provided coverage with respect to the hazard resulting in the loss, if the true fac

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Robinson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
45 P.3d 829 (Idaho Supreme Court, 2002)
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Industrial Indemnity Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Companies
454 P.2d 956 (Idaho Supreme Court, 1969)
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Matthews v. New York Life Insurance Co.
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Maxwell v. Cumberland Life Insurance
748 P.2d 392 (Idaho Supreme Court, 1987)
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Wardle v. International Health & Life Insurance
551 P.2d 623 (Idaho Supreme Court, 1976)
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Dean v. Nationwide Life Insurance Company
536 P.2d 1122 (Idaho Supreme Court, 1975)
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Legislative History

[41-1811, added 1961, ch. 330, sec. 403, p. 645.]

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