CONTESTABILITY CLAUSE

contestability clause (k[schwa]n-tes-t[schwa]-bil-[schwa]-tee).Insurance. A policy provision setting forth when and under what conditions the insurer may contest a claim or void the policy based on a representation or omission made when the policy was issued. • Contestability clauses usu. lapse after two years. — Also termed contestable clause. Cf. INCONTESTABILITY CLAUSE. [Cases: Insurance 2950, 3121. […]