Section 33-24-7. Statements and descriptions in applications or in negotiations deemed representations and not warranties; effect of misrepresentations upon recovery under policies

   (a) All statements and descriptions in any application for an insurance policy or annuity contract or in negotiations for such, by or in behalf of the insured or annuitant, shall be deemed to be representations and not warranties.

(b) Misrepresentations, omissions, concealment of facts, and incorrect statements shall not prevent a recovery under the policy or contract unless:

   (1) Fraudulent;

   (2) Material either to the acceptance of the risk or to the hazard assumed by the insurer; or

   (3) The insurer in good faith would either not have issued the policy or contract or would not have issued a policy or contract in as large an amount or at the premium rate as applied for or would not have provided coverage with respect to the hazard resulting in the loss if the true facts had been known to the insurer as required either by the application for the policy or contract or otherwise.

Code 1933, § 56-2409, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 33.