Rhode Island Statutes

§ 27-4-10 — § 27-4-10. Effect of misstatements in application for policy.

Rhode Island § 27-4-10
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 27Insurance
Ch. 27-4Life Insurance Policies and Reserves

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-4-10 (2026).

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§ 27-4-10. Effect of misstatements in application for policy.

No misstatement made in procuring a policy of life insurance shall be deemed material or render the policy void unless this matter represented shall have actually contributed to the contingency or event on which the policy is to become due and payable. Whether this matter represented contributed to that contingency or event shall be a question for the jury.

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Related

Pruco Life Insurance Company v. Wilmington Trust Company
721 F.3d 1 (First Circuit, 2013)
22 case citations
Ardente v. Standard Fire Insurance
906 F. Supp. 2d 22 (D. Rhode Island, 2012)
3 case citations

Legislative History

P.L. 1931, ch. 1757, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 153, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 27-4-10.

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