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Commercial Act — Article 732-2 (Perils Caused by Gross Negligence)

상법 제732조의2

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) In cases of an insurance contract covering death as a peril insured, no insurer shall be exempt from responsibility for the payment of the amount of insurance coverage even in cases where the occurrence of the peril insured is the result of gross negligence of the policyholder or insured, or beneficiary of the insurance policy.

(2) Where any of two or more beneficiaries of the insurance policy has caused death of the insured by intention, the insurer shall not be exempt from the responsibility for the payment of the amount of insurance coverage to the other beneficiaries of the insurance policy.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 12397, Mar. 11, 2014]

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