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Article L132-18 of the French Insurance Code

In the event of the concealment or misrepresentation referred to in article L. 113-8, in the event that the insured has voluntarily taken his own life during the period referred to in article L. 132-7, or when the contract excludes death cover due to the cause of death, the insurer shall pay the policyholder or, in the event of the insured’s death, the beneficiary, a sum equal to the surrender or transfer value, where this exists, or failing this, the mathematical reserve determined on the basis of the parameters set out in the contract terms and conditions.

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Article L132-18

Dans le cas de réticence ou fausse déclaration mentionné à l’article L. 113-8, dans le cas où l’assuré s’est donné volontairement la mort au cours du délai mentionné à l’article L. 132-7 ou lorsque le contrat exclut la garantie du décès en raison de la cause de celui-ci, l’assureur verse au contractant ou, en cas de décès de l’assuré, au bénéficiaire, une somme égale à la valeur de rachat ou de transfert, lorsqu’elle existe, ou à défaut de la provision mathématique déterminée sur la base des paramètres prévus dans les conditions tarifaires du contrat.

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