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State RegulationsCA specificVerified · outline & fact-checked · Sep 2026Difficulty 2/5

Under California Insurance Code Section 447, the violation of a material warranty or other material provision of a policy entitles the other party to:

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Why A is correct

Section 447 provides that the violation of a material warranty or other material provision of a policy, by either party, entitles the other to rescind. Rescission voids the contract as though it never existed. Because warranties are statements of fact or promises that must be literally true, a material breach gives the injured party the right to cancel the agreement entirely.

Why the other options are wrong

  • B) Section 447 creates no remedy of doubled benefits; that is not a rescission remedy.
  • C) Extending the policy period is not a statutory remedy for a warranty breach.
  • D) Penalties are not provided by Section 447; the remedy is rescission of the contract.

Memory hook

Break a material warranty and the contract can be unwound like it never existed.

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