Effect of false statement in application

S.C. Code Ann. § 38-71-40, under Title 38, Chapter 71.

S.C. Code Ann. § 38-71-40

The falsity of any statement in the application for any policy covered by this chapter does not bar the right to recovery thereunder unless the false statement was made with actual intent to deceive or unless it materially affected either the acceptance of the risk or the hazard assumed by the insurer.