Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.272
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.272, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 1201.272. FALSE STATEMENTS.
Official statutory text
The falsity of a statement in an application for an individual accident and health insurance policy does not bar a right to recovery under the policy unless the statement materially affected the acceptance of the risk or the hazard assumed by the insurer.
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