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- From: jmalloy@itsmail1.hamilton.edu (Joseph T. Malloy)
- Subject: Re: Insurance question
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.153556.4636@itsmail1.hamilton.edu>
- Organization: Hamilton College - Clinton, NY
- References: <wfLKkAK00WBOI22X1A@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:35:56 GMT
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- In article <wfLKkAK00WBOI22X1A@andrew.cmu.edu> David Goldreich <dg10+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
- >
- >A friend of mine will be taking out auto insurance soon. In the past
- >he has gotten a couple of speeding tickets. He is planning on
- >"forgetting" about the tickets when the insurance company asks.
- >(I don't believe he has any points or any other easy way for the
- >insurance company to find out.)
- >
- ...
- >
- >If he were to get into a serious accident and the insurance company
- >investigates and finds out he lied on the application, will the
- >insurance pay for the accident? i.e. does lying on the application
- >mean your not insured, or does it mean that you are insured but are
- >cheating the company on the premium?
- >
- ...
- >
- >If the insurance is still valid, then I have another question.
- >
- >Suppose someone takes out life insurance and "forgets" that he has
- >cancer or AIDS. The insurance company can't be liable in such a case,
- >can it?
- >
- >Again, there are ethical problems in all these cases. I'm just asking
- >about the legal issues.
- >
- >David
-
- I suspect answers to these questions might very well have to be decided
- in court since they are not simple matters. But I would add that in my
- experience, automobile insurers are interested in moving violations one
- may have been cited for only in the past three years, so if that's the
- case (one could anonymously call an agent and ask), then there's really
- no reason to 'forget' the tickets. OTOH, if they are more recent, then
- you're in the gray zone: a lie when directly questioned could, but may
- not necessarily, lead to trouble.
-
- Frankly, I'd say one ought to take one's lumps and simply do better in
- the future (i.e., either not speed or get a better radar dectector!).
-
- Good luck...
-
- jmalloy@hamilton.edu
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