Every insurance contract shall be construed according to the entirety of its terms and conditions as set forth in the policy and as amplified, extended, or modified by any rider, endorsement, or application made a part of the policy.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2748; Code 1868, § 2756; Code 1873, § 2798; Code 1882, § 2798; Civil Code 1895, § 2093; Civil Code 1910, § 2475; Code 1933, § 56-815; Code 1933, § 56-2419, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.
Law reviews.
For comment on Maddox v. Life & Cas. Ins. Co., 79 Ga. App. 164 , 53 S.E.2d 235 (1949), see 12 Ga. B.J. 83 (1949).
For comment on Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Sanders, 127 Ga. App. 352 , 193 S.E.2d 173 (1972), see 24 Mercer L. Rev. 967 (1973).
For note, “Conflicts of Interest in the Liability Insurance Setting,” see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 973 (1979).
For annual survey article on evidence law, see 52 Mercer L. Rev. 303 (2000).