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Insurance Law Reform Act 1977

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Insurance Law Reform Act 1977

Public Act1977 No 14
Date of assent29 July 1977

Note

This Act is administered in the Ministry of Justice.


Contents

Title

1 Short Title

2 Interpretation

3 Act to bind the Crown

4 Mis-statements in contracts of life insurance

5 Mis-statements in other contracts of insurance

6 Incorrectness and materiality defined

7 Mis-statement of age

8 Arbitration clauses not binding

9 Time limits on claims under contracts of insurance

10 Salesman, etc, to be agents of insurer

11 Certain exclusions forbidden

12 Actions on or in relation to contracts of insurance to be tried before a Judge alone

13 Application of Act

14 Marine Insurance Act 1908 to be subject to this Act

15 No contracting out

16 Repeal


An Act to effect certain reforms in the law governing contracts of insurance

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