According to Business Insurance, Insurance Bill, HL2014-15, was introduced in the House of Lords, the
U.K. Parliament's upper chamber, in late July 2014. It is expected by the Law
Commission and industry experts to receive royal assent — by which
Queen Elizabeth II signs it into law — by March 2015 and go into effect
soon thereafter. The
bill would reform measures contained in the Marine Insurance Act 1906
that applies to commercial insurance contracts written in the United
Kingdom. The
legislation would change current practices that include insurers being
able to avoid paying claims if any part of an insurance submission
contains a misrepresentation — even if that information is not pertinent
to the claim.
In February 2015, the House of Commons unanimously passed the Insurance Bill that will update the Marine Insurance Act 1906.
In February 2015, the House of Commons unanimously passed the Insurance Bill that will update the Marine Insurance Act 1906.
In the United States, the rule has no statutory foundation. It is instead based on two centuries of case law. Congress could amend the federal maritime law; however, there has never been much enthusiasm in Congress for changes to the maritime law that were not backed by the entire marine industry.
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