List of Changes in The Philippine Insurance Code

List of changes in the Philippine Insurance
expounded matters relevant to the provisions,
Code (PD612 viz RA 10607)
and the verification task is necessary so as to

reuse prior literature for provisions which were
The Insurance Code during the Marcos period
not modified, else merely renumbered.
was promulgated under Presidential Decree 612.
Considering that the old law provides for 424
Presidential Decree 612 was amended by
sections, and the new law provides 448 sections,
Presidential Decrees 1141, 1280, and 1455. The
the act of verification takes time.
Insurance Code supposedly was revised under

Presidential Decree 1460 (The attachment
To help reduce the redundancy of efforts to
thereto [or the copy of the alleged revision] is
verify the same, here is a list to determine the
not usually available online, if it
changes, whether substantial or not.
exists). Presidential Decree 1460 was amended

by Presidential Decree 1814 and Batas
Pambansa 847 (Presidential Decree 1814 is one
By Chapter and title

1.
of the Presidential Decrees in question under the

landmark case of Tanada v. Tuvera, GR L-
modified.
2.
63915, 24 April 1985 [Decision] and 29

December 1986 [Resolution], and it remains a
For Chapter I, Title 2: Section 6 was

modified.
3.
question whether such laws and issuance were

subsequently published, as government
For Chapter I, Title 3: Sections 11 and

12 were modified.
4.
promulgations online are not consistent in the
reverted to version prior to amendment by
details as to where and when such laws have
Batas Pambansa 874.
been published. Whether they were actually
5.
published would be a matter that would need

verification).
For Chapter I, Title 6: Sections 50, 60,

64 and 65 were modified.
6.

modified. A new Section 78 was added.
Republic Act 10607 was promulgated on 15
The old Sections 78 to 80 were
August 2013 and was meant to revise the
renumbered as Sections 79 to 81. The old
Insurance Code of the Philippines. It referred to
Sections 81 and 82 was modified and
a revision of Presidential Decree 612 and not
renumbered as Sections 82 and 83.
1460.
A new Section 84 was added.
Reading the revisions made by Republic Act
7.
For Chapter I, Title 9: The old Sections
10607, in one legal document, is convenient for
83 to 87 were renumbered as Sections 85
many, while further piecemeal amendments
to 89.
thereto are not yet present. For someone who
8.
For Chapter I, Title 10: The old Section
has read the Insurance Code or has studied it,
88 was modified and renumbered as
the absence of indications of which parts have
Section 90. The old Sections 89 to 92 were
been amended or merely renumbered provides
renumbered as Sections 91 to 94.
an additional task in determining the same. This

is quite important as legal literature may have
9.
For Chapter I, Title 11: The old Section

93 was renumbered as Section 95.
The old Section 94 was modified and

renumbered as Section 96.
10. For Chapter I, Title 12: The old Sections
95 to 98 were renumbered as Sections 97
to 100.
11. For Chapter II, Title 1, Subtitle 1-A:
12. For Chapter II, Title 1, Subtitle 1-B: The
21. For Chapter II, Title 3: The old Section

Section 176.
22. For Chapter II, Title 4: The old Sections
175 to 178 were renumbered as Sections
177 to 180.
179 to 180 were modified and
renumbered as Sections 181 to 182. The
old Sections 100 to 106 were renumbered
old Section 180-A (as inserted by Batas
as Sections 102 to 108.
Pambansa 874) was renumbered as
13. For Chapter II, Title 1, Subtitle 1-C: The

14. For Chapter II, Title 1, Subtitle 1-D: The
15. For Chapter II, Title 1, Subtitle 1-E: The
Section 183. The old Sections 181 to 183

were renumbered as Sections 184 to 186.
24. Chapter II, Title 6 was added, along
with new Sections 187 and 188.
25. Chapter II-A was added, along
with new Section 189.
26. For Chapter III, Title 1: The old Section
Section 190. The old Section 185 was
16. For Chapter II, Title 1, Subtitle 1-F: The
replaced and renumbered as Section 191.
modified and renumbered as Section 192
17. For Chapter II, Title 1, Subtitle 1-G: The
to 194. The old Section 189 and 190 were
The old Sections 191 to 193 was
18. For Chapter II, Title 1, Subtitle 1-H: The

19. For Chapter II, Title 1, Subtitle 1-I: The
modified and renumbered as Sections 197

to 199.
27. For Chapter III, Title 2: The old
Sections 194 and 195 were modified
and renumbered as Sections 200 and 201.
169 to 173. The old Section 172 was
modified and renumbered as Section 174.
The old Section 173 was renumbered as
Sections 198 to 206 were modified and
Section 175.

old Section 207 was renumbered as
Section 216.
37. For Chapter III, Title 12: The old Sections

245 and 246 were renumbered as Sections
252 and 253.
old Section 214 was renumbered as
Section 247 was modified and
Section 220.
Section 221.
222 to 224. The old Sections 219 to
renumbered as Section 256. The old
221 were modified and renumbered as
Section 250 was repealed. The old
Sections 225 to 227. The old Section 222
was renumbered as Section 228.
258 to 267.
modified and renumbered as Section 269
to 273. The old Section 268 was
232 and 233. The old Section 228 was
Sections 269 and 269-A were modified
The old Sections 229 and 230 were
and renumbered as Section 275 and 276.
renumbered as Section 235 and 236.
Section 277. The old Sections 271 and

Section 278 and 279. A new Section

280 was added.
renumbered as Section 245 and 246.
Section 275 was renumbered as Section
283. The old Sections 276 and
Sections 284 and 285. The old Section 278
48. For Chapter IV, Title 3: The old Sections
was renumbered as Section 286. The old
Sections 280 and 281 were modified
and renumbered as Sections 288 and 289.
as Sections 293 to 300. The old Sections
old Sections 296 and 297 were
The old Section 298was modified and

46. For Chapter IV, Title 1: The old Section

Section 307. A new Section 308 was
added. The old Section 300 was modified
and renumbered as Section 309. The old
310. The old Sections 302 and
Sections 311 and 312. The old Sections
Sections 352 to 360 were renumbered as
Sections 361 to 369. The old Section


Section 373. A new Section 374 was
added.
321.
54. Chapter IV, Title 9 was added, along

with new Sections 375 to 377.
55. For Chapter V: The old Section 365 was
59. Chapter VIII was added, along

with new Section 429.
60. Chapter IX was added, along with new
Sections 430 to 436.
61. For Chapter X (Formerly Chapter VIII),
Title 1: The old Sections 414 to

56. For Chapter VI: The old Sections 373 to
62. For Chapter X (Formerly Chapter VIII),

Title 2: The old Sections 417 to
Sections 386 to 395. The old Sections 383
and 384 were renumbered as Sections 396
63. For Miscellaneous Provisions: The old
and 397. The old Section 385 was
Sections 420 to 421 were renumbered as
Sections 443 and 444. A new Section
445 was added. The old Sections 422 to
402.
57. For Chapter VII, Title 1: The old Section
By Section references (Amendments and

renumbering)
For the purpose of referring to prior literature,
i.e. especially those subsequent to the last
amendment on 12 June 1985 (as per BP 874),
and 405. The old Sections 393 and 394
the following provisions were modified (as to
was renumbered as Sections 406 and 407.
their content, whether substantially or not):

Sections 3, 6, 11, 12, 45, 50, 60, 64, 65, 77,
and 409. The old Sections 397 to 407 was
81, 82, 88, 94, 99, 172, 174, 179, 180, 184,
185, 186, 187, 188, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195,
The old Sections 408 and 409were
196, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205,
206, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 219, 220,
and 422. A new Section 423 was added.
221, 223, 228, 231, 238, 244, 247, 248, 249,
58. For Chapter VII, Title 2: The old Sections
251, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 269, 269-A, 271,
272, 274, 276, 277, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283,
284, 293, 294, 295, 298, 299, 300, 302, 303,
306, 309, 311, 315, 317, 322, 328, 335, 336,
337, 338, 341, 351, 361, 363, 364, 365, 367,

373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381,
382, 385, 388, 391, 392, 395, 396, 408, 409,
to 269 were adjusted by 6 (Sections 257
413, 414, 415 416, 417, 418, 419, 422, 423,
to 275).
and 424.
8.
With the number for former section 269A adjusted as (Section 276), the numbers
The current numbering of the old provisions are
for former sections 270 to 272 were
as follows:
adjusted by 7 (Sections 277 to 279)

9.
1.
The numbering for (Sections 1 to 77)

remained as is.
2.
With the introduction of a new Section

78, the numbers for former sections 78 to
82 were adjusted by 1 (Sections 79 to 83).
3.

84, the numbers for former sections 83 to
180 were adjusted by 2 (Sections 85 to
182).
4.
With the number for former section 180A adjusted as (Section 183), the numbers
for former sections 181 to 183 were
adjusted by 3 (Sections 184 to 186).
5.
With the introduction of new Sections

187 to 189, the numbers for former
sections 184 to 244 were adjusted by 6
(Sections 190 to 250).
6.

251, the numbers for former sections 245
to 256).
7.
With the repeal of the former Section


to 307).
10. With the introduction of a new Section

to 373).
11. With the introduction of new Sections
to 427).
13. With the introduction of new Sections
to 448).

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expounded matters relevant to the provisions,

Code (PD612 viz RA 10607)

and the verification task is necessary so as to

The Insurance Code during the Marcos period

not modified, else merely renumbered.

was promulgated under Presidential Decree 612.

Considering that the old law provides for 424

Presidential Decree 612 was amended by

sections, and the new law provides 448 sections,

Presidential Decrees 1141, 1280, and 1455. The

the act of verification takes time.

Insurance Code supposedly was revised under

To help reduce the redundancy of efforts to

thereto [or the copy of the alleged revision] is

verify the same, here is a list to determine the

not usually available online, if it

changes, whether substantial or not.

exists). Presidential Decree 1460 was amended

By Chapter and title

of the Presidential Decrees in question under the

63915, 24 April 1985 [Decision] and 29

For Chapter I, Title 2: Section 6 was

question whether such laws and issuance were

For Chapter I, Title 1: Section 3 was

For Chapter I, Title 3: Sections 11 and

For Chapter I, Title 5: Section 45 was

promulgations online are not consistent in the

reverted to version prior to amendment by

details as to where and when such laws have

Batas Pambansa 874.

been published. Whether they were actually

published would be a matter that would need

For Chapter I, Title 6: Sections 50, 60,

For Chapter I, Title 8: Section 77 was

Republic Act 10607 was promulgated on 15

The old Sections 78 to 80 were

August 2013 and was meant to revise the

renumbered as Sections 79 to 81. The old

Insurance Code of the Philippines. It referred to

Sections 81 and 82 was modified and

a revision of Presidential Decree 612 and not

renumbered as Sections 82 and 83.

A new Section 84 was added.

Reading the revisions made by Republic Act

For Chapter I, Title 9: The old Sections

10607, in one legal document, is convenient for

83 to 87 were renumbered as Sections 85

many, while further piecemeal amendments

thereto are not yet present. For someone who

For Chapter I, Title 10: The old Section

has read the Insurance Code or has studied it,

88 was modified and renumbered as

the absence of indications of which parts have

Section 90. The old Sections 89 to 92 were

been amended or merely renumbered provides

renumbered as Sections 91 to 94.

an additional task in determining the same. This

For Chapter I, Title 11: The old Section

The old Section 94 was modified and

21. For Chapter II, Title 3: The old Section

old Sections 100 to 106 were renumbered

old Section 180-A (as inserted by Batas