incontestability clause

incontestability clause
in·con·tes·ta·bil·i·ty clause /ˌin-kən-ˌtes-tə-'bi-lə-tē-/ n: a clause in an insurance policy that forbids the insurer from disputing the policy (as on the ground that the insured made false statements) after a set period of time

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

incontestability clause
A provision in a life or health insurance policy that precludes the insurer from alleging that the policy, after it has been in effect for a stated period (typically two or three years), is void because of misrepresentations made by the insured in the application for it.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


incontestability clause
A provision in a life or health insurance policy that precludes the insurer from alleging that the policy, after it has been in effect for a stated period (typically two or three years), is void because of misrepresentations made by the insured in the application for it.

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