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Practice question: Double Insurance and Overinsurance

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does double insurance necessarily mean the total insurance exceeds the insurable value?
  1. Yes, the terms always mean exactly the same thing.
  2. No; multiple qualifying policies can exist without exceeding value.
  3. Yes, any second policy doubles every property's value.
  4. Yes, one policy is always cancelled automatically.
  5. Yes, because insurable interest never matters.

Legal references

  • Insurance Code as amended by RA10607, Sections26–48 and95–100: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10607_2013.html
  • Malayan Insurance v. Philippines First Insurance, GR184300, July11 2012, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2012/jul2012/gr_184300_2012.html

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