What constitutes a wilfully false statement by an insurer in a claim?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bolen v. ICBC, 2006 BCSC 1749 (CanLII):
A wilfully false statement will be material if it is capable of affecting the mind of the insurer in the management of the claim or the decision to pay it: Inland Kenworth v. Commonwealth Insurance Co.
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