An insurance company receives a life insurance application in which the applicant accidentally left a question about their hobbies blank. The insurer decides to issue the policy without requesting the missing information. By issuing the policy, the insurer intentionally gives up its right to demand that information in the future.
What legal term describes the insurer's voluntary relinquishment of a known right?
- AEstoppel
- BConsideration
- WaiverCevap
- DRepresentation
Cevap
The voluntary relinquishment of a known right is called a waiver.
The correct answer accurately identifies that a waiver is the intentional and voluntary relinquishment of a known legal right, which directly matches the insurer's action in the scenario.
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Waiver and Estoppel