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RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE
Aspen has been attending an insurance course and if he is a strong student he would inform you that, from the following items, which circumstance would be deemed as a sustainable defensible and reason for an insurer to dispute a policy subsequent to the end of the contestable policy period?
A. | A situation where a significant misrepresentation had been made by the insured during the application process. | |
B. | The loss ratio of the insurer is operating at a higher rate than the insurer anticipated. | |
C. | A different individual was used by the insured to take the medical examination required for policy approval. | |
D. | Concealment of a material fact by the policyholder during the application process. |
D. Concealment of a material fact by the policyholder during the application process.
Concealment of any fact during the agreement can be considered as a defense by the insurer to create a dispute.