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Section II: Lost, destroyed or stolen life insurance policies or capitalisation or savings bonds.

Article L160-1 of the French Insurance Code

Anyone claiming to have lost, destroyed or stolen a life insurance contract or policy, or a capitalisation or savings certificate or contract, where the security is to order or bearer, must notify the insurance, capitalisation or savings company at its registered office by registered letter or electronic registered letter, with acknowledgement of receipt. The receiving company will acknowledge receipt to the sender, in the same form, within eight days of…

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Article L160-2 of the French Insurance Code

If the opposed contract is presented to the company, it will seize it and hold it in escrow until such time as a court ruling is made on the ownership of the security or the opposition is lifted. A receipt for the seized contract shall be issued to the third party holder if he can prove his identity and domicile. In the absence of such proof, the contract is returned…

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