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- Jun 12, 2023
ni Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta - @Magtanong Kay Attorney | June 12, 2023
Dear Chief Acosta,
Ngayong buwan lang namin nalaman ng aking asawa na nakalimutan pala naming bayaran ang premium para sa fire insurance ng aming bahay. Dapat ay binayaran na namin ito noon pang buwan ng Enero. Dahil dito, maaari bang kanselahin ng aming insurance company ang aming fire insurance policy kahit na walang notice of cancellation sa amin? -- Suzie
Dear Suzie,
Para sa iyong kaalaman, ang batas na nakasasaklaw sa iyong katanungan ay ang Section 64 ng Republic Act No. 10607 kung saan nakasaad na:
“Section 64. No policy of insurance other than life shall be cancelled by the insurer except upon prior notice thereof to the insured, and no notice of cancellation shall be effective unless it is based on the occurrence, after the effective date of the policy, of one or more of the following:
(a) Nonpayment of premium;
(b) Conviction of a crime arising out of acts increasing the hazard insured against;
(c) Discovery of fraud or material misrepresentation;
(d) Discovery of willful or reckless acts or omissions increasing the hazard insured against;
(e) Physical changes in the property insured which result in the property becoming uninsurable;
(f) Discovery of other insurance coverage that makes the total insurance in excess of the value of the property insured; or
(g) A determination by the Commissioner that the continuation of the policy would violate or would place the insurer in violation of this Code.”
Sang-ayon sa batas, hindi maaaring kanselahin ng isang insurance company ang isang insurance nang walang prior notice of cancellation. Kabilang dito ang fire insurance. Ibig sabihin, kahit na hindi kayo nakapagbayad ng premium sa tamang panahon, hindi maaaring kanselahin ng inyong insurer ang fire insurance ng inyong bahay nang basta-basta lamang. Kailangan nilang magbigay muna ng notice of cancellation sa inyo.
Sana ay nabigyan namin ng linaw ang iyong katanungan. Ang payong aming ibinigay ay base lamang sa mga impormasyon na iyong inilahad at maaaring magbago kung mababawasan o madaragdagan ang mga detalye ng iyong salaysay.
Maraming salamat sa inyong patuloy na pagtitiwala.





