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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Legal expenses insurance.

Article L127-5

In the event of a conflict of interest between the insurer and the insured or of disagreement as to the settlement of the dispute, the legal expenses insurer shall inform the insured of the right refe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-5

To ensure the security of the parties and the clarity of the contract, life insurance contracts and capitalisation contracts must include clauses defining the purpose of the contract and the respectiv…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-5

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions relating to group insurance.

Article L141-5

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles L. 132-2 and L. 132-3, the legal representative of an adult under guardianship may take out a group insurance policy in the event of death on behalf of the a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-5

…and rights resulting from the accounting records in these accounts on the basis of Articles L. 310-25 and L. 326-1 to L. 327-6 of this Code, Articles 2331 and 2377 of the Civil Code, Book VI of the Co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-5

Article L. 113-9 does not apply to compulsory group contracts. In the case of optional group policies, notwithstanding the same article L. 113-9, omission or misrepresentation on the part of a member…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L172-5

Insurance on good or bad news is void if it is established that, before the conclusion of the contract, the insured had personal knowledge of the loss or the insurer of the arrival of the insured obje…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported

Article L174-5

The insurer shall not be liable for damage or loss caused by intentional or inexcusable fault on the part of the consignor or the consignee as such.It shall not be liable for loss or damage resulting…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions applicable to non-river insurance in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article L192-5

If the contract requires the reconstruction of the damaged building, the payment of the indemnity will not be enforceable against the mortgagee until one month after the insurer has notified the mortg…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Surrender by life insurance companies of annuities below a certain minimum amount.

Article L160-5

Notwithstanding any contractual provisions to the contrary, life insurance companies may, under the conditions and in accordance with a scale laid down by order of the Minister for the Economy and Fin…

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