LML4805 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2026 – Due 7 April 2026

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LML4805 ASSIGNMENT 2 2026
DATE: 07 APRIL 2026

Question 1
Velly applies for insurance on his own life. He is unaware of the fact that he is
suffering from a terminal disease. Consequently, he does not disclose this fact to
the insurer. Also, on the proposal form for insurance, the insurer does not ask
him any questions about his health. Would the insurer be able to avoid liability for
a claim on the contract if it appears, after Velly’s death, that the insured had been
suffering from such a disease at the time when he applied for the insurance
cover, and that the disease was the cause of his death.

Under the law of misrepresentation, an insurer cannot avoid liability for a life insurance
claim where the insured was unaware of a pre-existing terminal disease at the time of