PD 612 (The Insurance Code) Section 17

Section 17

SEC. 17. The measure of an insurable interest in property is the extent to which the insured might be damaged by loss or injury thereof. SEC. 18. No contract or policy of insurance on property shall be enforceable except for the benefit of some person having an insurable interest in the property insured.

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