In the case of insurance of immovable property, a mortgagee who has notified the insurer of his mortgage may not rely on any fact whatsoever having the effect of terminating the guarantee or reducing the cover of the risk until one month after he has been notified by the insurer or has become aware of it by some other means.
The preceding paragraph does not apply where the insurance is terminated as a result of the Insurer’s receivership or compulsory liquidation or as a result of non-payment of the premium.
An insurer who is released from his guarantee because the insured has failed to fulfil his obligations, with the exception of the payment of the premium, remains liable to the mortgagee, even if he has not been notified of the mortgage. The same applies if the insurer cancels the contract after the loss has occurred.
The insurer who pays the mortgagee in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph is subrogated to the mortgagee’s rights. Subrogation may not prejudice the rights of other mortgage creditors registered in the same or a later rank to whom the insurer remains liable.
The Insurer must immediately notify the mortgagee who has notified the Insurer of his mortgage that the insured has been given a period in which to pay the premium, on expiry of which the insurance will be cancelled for non-payment of the premium.
The insurer may not refuse the premium offered by the mortgagee, even if the insured objects.