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Article 21Effect of a Contract Rescission That Is Due to Breach of Duty of Disclosure

第二十一条(告知義務違反による契約解除の効力)

If an insurer rescinds a contract for liability insurance pursuant to , the rescission takes effect after seven days, counting from the day that the policyholder is notified of the rescission.

の規定により、保険会社が責任保険の契約を解除したときは、その解除は、保険契約者が解除の通知を受けた日から起算して七日の後に、その効力を生ずる。

Notwithstanding , if any insured event (meaning an insured event provided for in ; the same applies in paragraph (3) of the following Article) occurs before the day that a rescission as referred to in the preceding paragraph takes effect, the insurer is liable to indemnify for the damage. If an insurer provides an indemnity for damage in such a case, it may require the policyholder to pay the amount of that indemnity.

前項の解除の効力が生ずる日前に保険事故(に規定する保険事故をいう。次条第三項において同じ。)が発生した場合には、の規定にかかわらず、保険会社は、損害をてん補する責任を負う。この場合において、保険会社が損害をてん補したときは、保険契約者に対し、そのてん補した金額の支払を請求することができる。

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