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9. Can a spouse enter into an insurance contract without the consent of the
other?
a. Yes. Section 3 of the IC states that the consent of
the spouse is not necessary for the validity of a
contract of insurance taken out by a married person on
the life of the spouses themselves or his or her
children.
15. In life insurance, who are persons who has insurable interest on the life
and health of the insured?
a. Of himself, of his spouse, and of his children;
b. Of any person on whom he depends wholly or in part for
education or support, or in whom he has pecuniary
interest;
c. Of any person under a legal obligation to him for the
payment of money, or respecting property or services,
of which death or illness might delay or prevent the
performance; and
d. Of any person upon whose life any estate or interest
vested in him depends.
19. Should the mortgage have an insurable interest in the mortgaged property?
a. Yes. The mortgagee as such has an insurable interest
in the mortgaged property to the extent of the debt
secured. Such interest continues until the mortgage
debt is extinguished.
20. Differentiate standard or union mortgage clause from open or loss payable
mortgage clause.
a. In a standard or union mortgage clause, the subsequent
acts of the mortgagor cannot affect the rights of the
mortgagee.
b. In an open or loss payable mortgage clause, the
mortgagor does not cease to be a party to the
contract.
21. What is the effect of change of interest in the thing insured unaccompanied
by a change of interest in insurance?
a. It suspends the insurance to an equivalent extent,
until the interest in the thing and the interest in
the insurance are vested in the same person.
b. Exceptions:
i. In life, health and accident insurance; (Sec 20)
ii. After the occurrence of an injury which results
in a loss; (Sec 21)
iii. Change in interest in one or more of several
distinct things, separately insured by one
policy; (Sec 22)
iv. A change of interest by will or succession on the
death of the insured; (Sec 23)
v. A transfer of interest by one of several
partners, joint owners, or owners in common, who
are jointly insured, to the others. (Sec 24)