Key legal question
Whether the insurer validly rescinded the insurance contracts for reticence under former Art. 6 LCA
Extracted holding
Yes. The insured gave incomplete and untrue answers to material written questions, and the insurer rescinded within the statutory four-week period after obtaining effective knowledge.
Extracted reasoning
The insured knew of serious and lasting episodes, prior medical investigations, depression, and alcohol problems. The written questions were clear, the undisclosed facts were presumed important under Art. 4(3) LCA, and no exception under Art. 8 LCA applied.