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Article L113-9 of the French Insurance Code

An omission or misrepresentation on the part of an insured who has not acted in bad faith shall not render the insurance null and void.

If it is established before any claim, the insurer has the right either to maintain the contract, subject to an increase in the premium accepted by the insured, or to cancel the contract ten days after notification to the insured by registered letter, refunding the portion of the premium paid for the time during which the insurance is no longer in force.

In the event that the declaration is made only after a claim has been made, the indemnity shall be reduced in proportion to the rate of premiums paid in relation to the rate of premiums that would have been due had the risks been fully and accurately declared.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L113-9

L’omission ou la déclaration inexacte de la part de l’assuré dont la mauvaise foi n’est pas établie n’entraîne pas la nullité de l’assurance.

Si elle est constatée avant tout sinistre, l’assureur a le droit soit de maintenir le contrat, moyennant une augmentation de prime acceptée par l’assuré, soit de résilier le contrat dix jours après notification adressée à l’assuré par lettre recommandée, en restituant la portion de la prime payée pour le temps où l’assurance ne court plus.

Dans le cas où la constatation n’a lieu qu’après un sinistre, l’indemnité est réduite en proportion du taux des primes payées par rapport au taux des primes qui auraient été dues, si les risques avaient été complètement et exactement déclarés.

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