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Section 1: Insurance contracts: main definitions

Insurance Act 2015 · 2015 c. 4View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Insurance contracts: main definitions

In this Act (apart from Part 6)—

  • "consumer insurance contract" has the same meaning as in the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012;

  • "non-consumer insurance contract" means a contract of insurance that is not a consumer insurance contract;

  • "insured" means the party to a contract of insurance who is the insured under the contract, or would be if the contract were entered into;

  • "insurer" means the party to a contract of insurance who is the insurer under the contract, or would be if the contract were entered into;

  • "the duty of fair presentation" means the duty imposed by section 3(1).

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