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Commercial Act — Article 640 (Delivery of Insurance Policy)

상법 제640조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2018-12-19. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-10) — check the Korean original.

(1) When an insurance contract has been made, the insurer shall, without delay, prepare an insurance policy and deliver it to a policyholder, except where the policyholder fails to pay the whole premium or its first installment. <Amended by Act No. 4470, Dec. 31, 1991>

(2) Where an existing insurance contract is extended or altered, the insurer may be exonerated from the delivery of an insurance policy by writing down the extension or alteration on the existing insurance policy. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 4470, Dec. 31, 1991>

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