# Insurance Act 2015, Section 16: Contracting out: non-consumer insurance contracts


(1) A term of a non-consumer insurance contract, or of any other contract, which would put the insured in a worse position as respects representations to which section 9 applies than the insured would be in by virtue of that section is to that extent of no effect.
(2) A term of a non-consumer insurance contract, or of any other contract, which would put the insured in a worse position as respects any of the other matters provided for in Part 2, 3 or 4 of this Act than the insured would be in by virtue of the provisions of those Parts (so far as relating to non-consumer insurance contracts) is to that extent of no effect, unless the requirements of section 17 have been satisfied in relation to the term.
(3) In this section references to a contract include a variation.
(4) This section does not apply in relation to a contract for the settlement of a claim arising under a non-consumer insurance contract.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/4/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insurance-act-2015/section-16
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