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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-1

Property insurance is an indemnity contract; the indemnity payable by the insurer to the insured may not exceed the value of the insured item at the time of the loss.It may be stipulated that the insu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-6

Any person with an interest in the preservation of a thing may insure it. Any direct or indirect interest in the non-occurrence of a risk may be insured.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-4

…insured must indicate the name of the insurer with whom another insurance policy has been taken out and the sum insured.Where several insurances against the same risk are taken out fraudulently or dec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-3

The injured third party has a direct right of action against the insurer covering the civil liability of the person liable. The insurer may not pay to anyone other than the injured party all or part o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-3

…t on the part of one of the parties, the other party may request that the contract be declared null and void and may also claim damages.If there has been no fraud or deceit, the contract is valid, but…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-1

…is not liable, unless otherwise agreed, for damage caused solely by the action of heat or by direct and immediate contact with fire or an incandescent substance if there has been no fire or the beginn…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-2

The insurer shall only be liable for material damage resulting directly from the fire or the outbreak of fire, unless otherwise agreed.If the expert assessment is not completed within three months of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-9

…L. 142-1 and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-1-1

…s or damage caused to third parties for which the insured is liable, resulting from a harmful event and giving rise to one or more claims. The harmful event is the cause of the damage. A series of har…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-9

…red item resulting from an event not provided for in the policy, the insurance terminates ipso jure and the insurer must return to the insured the portion of the premium paid in advance and relating t…

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