Cal. INS § 1995

This is the official text of Cal. INS § 1995, part of California’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the insurance policies sold in California.

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Official statutory text

In marine insurance, when an insured is required to make a contribution in respect to the subject matter of insurance toward a general average loss, if the average was called for on a loss by a peril insured against, the insurer is liable for the insured’s loss through the contribution.

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