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Act No. 2427 Section 170

Section 170

SEC. 170. For the purposes of this chapter unless the context otherwise requires the terms "company" or "insurance company" shall include all corporations, associations, partnerships, or individuals engaged as principals in the insurance business, excepting fraternal and benevolent orders and societies. "Domestic companies" shall include companies formed, organized or existing under the laws of the Philippine Islands. "Foreign companies" when used without limitation shall include companies formed, organized, or existing under any laws other than those of the Philippine Islands.

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CitationAct No. 2427 Section 170 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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