The falsity of any statement in the application for any policy covered by this chapter does not bar the right to recovery thereunder unless the false statement was made with actual intent to deceive or unless it materially affected either the acceptance of the risk or the hazard assumed by the insurer. HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-35-180 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-451; 1962 Code Section 37-451] recodified as Section 38-71-40 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1.
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