No insurer once having issued or delivered a policy providing malpractice insurance in this state may cancel the policy, except for one or more of the following reasons: (a) The named insured fails to discharge any of his or her obligations to pay premiums for the policy or any installment of the policy within a reasonable time of the due date; (b) The policy was obtained through material misrepresentation; (c) The insured violates any of the material terms and conditions of the policy; or (d) Reinsurance is unavailable. The insurer shall supply sufficient proof of the unavailability to the commissioner. (e) Any purported cancellation of a policy providing malpractice insurance attempted in contravention of this section is void.
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