Skip to content

menu

Financial Institutions Legal Snapshot logo
HomeAboutContact
Search
Close
GeneralInsuranceBankingHealthcare
View topics Archives
Subscribe

Financial Institutions Legal Snapshot

South Africa and global insurance, financial institutions, banking and general law know–how

Disclosure test

Subscribe to Disclosure test via RSS

The disclosure test is in the insurance act

Photo of Nadia Gamieldien
By Nadia Gamieldien on February 16, 2015

Section 59 of the Long-term Insurance Act and section 53 of the Short-term Insurance Act deal with misrepresentation and non-disclosure. The supreme court of appeal’s judgment in Visser v 1 Life Direct Insurance Limited correctly founded the entitlement of an insurer to reject a claim on statute.

The insurance acts say that a policy cannot…

Posted in Insurance

Financial Institutions Legal Snapshot

Facebook Twitter RSS LinkedIn
Published by
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP logo
DisclaimerPrivacy policy

About

Norton Rose Fulbright’s financial institutions team provides straightforward legal updates. Our lawyers offer local insights with an international perspective recognised worldwide. This blog focuses on the South African market and is about sharing knowledge with you. Blog posts are not legal advice.

Read more

Topics

Archives

Copyright © 2025, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. All rights reserved.