Rhode Island Code § 27-5-3

Form of standard policy
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The form of the standard fire insurance policy of the state of Rhode Island, with permission to substitute for the word “company” or “companies” a more accurate descriptive term for the type of insurer, shall be as follows: No Space for insertion of name of company or companies issuing the policy and other matter permitted to be stated at the head of the policy. Space for listing amounts of insurance, rates, and premiums for the basic coverages insured under the standard form of policy and for additional coverages or perils insured under endorsements attached. In consideration of the provisions and stipulations herein or added hereto and of ............... dollars premium this company, for the term of ............. from the ...... day of ............. , 20 .... to the ...... day of ............. , 20 .... at 12:01 a.m. standard time at location of property involved, to an amount not exceeding ..................... dollars, does insure, .......................... and legal representatives, to the extent of the actual cash value of the property at the time of loss, but not exceeding the amount which it would cost to repair or replace the property with material of like kind and quality within a reasonable time after a loss, without allowance for any increased cost of repair or reconstruction by reason of any ordinance or law regulating construction or repair, and without compensation for loss resulting from interruption of business or manufacture, nor in any event for more than the interest of the insured, against all direct loss by fire and lightning, and by removal from the premises endangered by the perils insured against in this policy, except as hereinafter provided, to the property described hereinafter while located or contained as described in this policy, or pro rata for five (5) days at each proper place to which any of the property shall necessarily be removed for preservation from the perils insured against in this policy, but not elsewhere. Assignment of this policy shall not be valid except with the written consent of this company. This policy is made and accepted subject to the foregoing provisions and stipulations and those hereinafter stated, which are hereby made a part of this policy, together with such other provisions, stipulations, and agreements as may be added hereto, as provided in this policy. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this company has executed and attested these presents; at ......................................... ....................................... ....................................... Secretary President In the event the domicile state of the company issuing the policy requires a Rhode Island company to have a countersignature affixed by a licensed resident agent to a policy issued in that state then in accordance with the provisions of § 27-2-17, the form of the standard fire insurance policy shall in lieu of the foregoing execution and attestation clause contain the following execution and attestation clause: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this company has executed and attested these presents; but this policy shall not be valid unless countersigned by the duly authorized agent of this company at ......................................... ....................................... ....................................... Secretary President Countersigned this ..... day of .......... 20 ....

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