Statute · California Insurance Code
Cal. Ins. Code § 530 — Causes of Loss
Cal. Ins. Code § 530
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Insurance Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
An insurer is liable for a loss of which a peril insured against was the proximate cause, although a peril not contemplated by the contract may have been a remote cause of the loss; but he is not liable for a loss of which the peril insured against was only a remote cause.
Citator
Cal. Ins. Code § 530 — Causes of Loss is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
An insurer is liable for a loss of which a peril insured against was the proximate cause, although a peril not contemplated by the contract may have been a remote cause of the loss; but he is not liable for a loss of which the peril insured against was only a remote cause.