P.R. Laws tit. 26, § 1110

2019-02-20
§ 1110. Representations in applications

All statements and descriptions in any application for an insurance policy or in negotiations therefor, by or in behalf of the insured, shall be deemed to be representations and not warranties. Misrepresentations, omissions, concealment of acts, and incorrect statements shall not prevent a recovery under the policy unless:

(1) Fraudulent; or

(2) material either to the acceptance of the risk, or to the hazard assumed by the insurer, or

(3) the insurer in good faith would either not have issued the policy, or would not have issued a policy in as large an amount, or would not have provided coverage with respect to the hazard resulting in the loss, if the true facts had been made known to the insurer as required either by the application for the policy or otherwise.

When the applicant incurs in any of the actions enumerated in subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section, the recovery shall only be prevented if such actions or omissions contributed to the loss that gave rise to the action.

History —Ins. Code § 11.100.