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Approved June 20, 1947

Republic Act No. 171

An act to amend section forty-seven and subsection (b) of section one hundred eighty-four of act numbered twenty-four hundred and twenty-seven otherwise known as "the insurance act"

An Act to Amend Section Forty-Seven and Subsection (b) of Section One Hundred Eighty-Four of Act Numbered Twenty-Four Hundred and Twenty-Seven Otherwise Known as "The Insurance Act"

In plain language

This Republic Act amends the Insurance Act to clarify that the rescission right of the insurer must be exercised before the commencement of action on the contract and that a life insurance policy becomes incontestable after two years of continuous force, except for non-payment of premiums or violations related to military service. The amendment takes effect upon approval.

  • Amendment to Section 47 clarifying rescission rights and void ab initio issues
  • Amendment to Subsection (b) of Section 184 establishing a two-year incontestability period
  • Effectivity upon approval
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REPUBLIC ACT No. 171

An Act to Amend Section Forty-Seven and Subsection (b) of Section One Hundred Eighty-Four of Act Numbered Twenty-Four Hundred and Twenty-Seven Otherwise Known as "The Insurance Act"

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

Section forty-seven of Act Numbered Twenty-four hundred and twenty-seven of the Philippine Legislature, otherwise known as "The Insurance Act" is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 47. Whenever a right to rescind a contract of insurance is given to the insurer by any provision of this chapter, such right must be exercised previous to the commencement of an action on the contract. "After a policy of life insurance made payable on the death of the insured shall have been in force during the lifetime of the insured for a period of two years, the insurer cannot prove that the policy is void ab initio or is rescindable by reason of the fraudulent concealment or misrepresentations of the insured or his agent."

Section 2

Subsection (b) of section one hundred eighty-four of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(b) A provision that the policy shall be incontestable after it shall have been in force during the lifetime of the insured for a period of two years from its date of issue, except for non-payment of premiums and except for violation of the conditions of the policy relating to military or naval service in time of war."

Section 3

This Act shall take effect upon its approval, and shall be applicable to all existing contract of life or endowment insurance.

Approved: June 20, 1947.

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.