Section 11: Terms not relevant to the actual loss

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

Part 3: Warranties and other terms

This section applies to a term (express or implied) of a contract of insurance, other than a term defining the risk as a whole, if compliance with it would tend to reduce the risk of one or more of the following—

loss of a particular kind,
loss at a particular location,
loss at a particular time.

If a loss occurs, and the term has not been complied with, the insurer may not rely on the non-compliance to exclude, limit or discharge its liability under the contract for the loss if the insured satisfies subsection (3).

The insured satisfies this subsection if it shows that the non-compliance with the term could not have increased the risk of the loss which actually occurred in the circumstances in which it occurred.

This section may apply in addition to section 10.

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