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Article L172-2 of the French Insurance Code

Any omission or misrepresentation by the insured which materially diminishes the insurer’s opinion of the risk, whether or not it has affected the damage or loss of the insured object, shall cancel the insurance at the insurer’s request.

However, if the insured proves his good faith, the insurer is, unless otherwise stipulated, liable for the risk in proportion to the premium collected compared to the premium he should have collected, except in cases where he establishes that he would not have covered the risks had he known of them.

The premium remains the property of the insurer in the event of fraud by the insured.

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Article L172-2

Toute omission ou toute déclaration inexacte de l’assuré de nature à diminuer sensiblement l’opinion de l’assureur sur le risque, qu’elle ait ou non influé sur le dommage ou sur la perte de l’objet assuré, annule l’assurance à la demande de l’assureur.

Toutefois, si l’assuré rapporte la preuve de sa bonne foi, l’assureur est, sauf stipulation plus favorable à l’égard de l’assuré, garant du risque proportionnellement à la prime perçue par rapport à celle qu’il aurait dû percevoir, sauf les cas où il établit qu’il n’aurait pas couvert les risques s’il les avait connus.

La prime demeure acquise à l’assureur en cas de fraude de l’assuré.

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