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Practice question: Premium

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

An insurer and policyholder agree to an additional payment specifically for future premiums. A reviewer calls it an illegal overcharge solely because it exceeds the current regular premium, without considering the agreed purpose. Which is best?
  1. Any additional payment is necessarily unlawful regardless of agreement
  2. Section 84 expressly permits the stated type of agreement; its actual terms and compliance still matter
  3. Every extra payment automatically buys a new corporation
  4. Only the sum’s roundness matters
  5. All future-premium arrangements are prohibited

Legal references

  • Insurance Code as amended by RA 10607: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10607_2013.html; Sections 82,84.

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