(a) 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 which is a part of the policy.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 27-14-17

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
(b) A clause in any policy of life insurance, including burial insurance, providing that such policy shall be incontestible after a specified period shall preclude only a contest of the validity of the policy and shall not preclude the assertion at any time of defenses based upon provisions in the policy which exclude or restrict coverage, whether or not such restrictions or exclusions are excepted in such clause.