(a) No contract of insurance of property or of any interest in property or arising from property shall be enforceable as to the insurance except for the benefit of persons having an insurable interest in the things insured as at the time of the loss.
(b) “Insurable interest” as used in this section means any actual, lawful and substantial economic interest in the safety or preservation of the subject of the insurance free from loss, destruction or pecuniary damage or impairment.
(c) The measure of an insurable interest in property is the extent to which the insured might be directly or indirectly damnified by loss, injury or impairment thereof.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 27. THE INSURANCE CONTRACT
Subchapter I. Insurance Contracts Generally
§ 2704. Insurable interest; personal insurance.
§ 2705. Insurable interest; exception when certain institutions designated beneficiary.
§ 2706. Insurable interest; property.
§ 2707. Power to contract; purchase of insurance and annuities by minors.
§ 2708. Consent of insured; life, health insurance.
§ 2709. Alteration of application, life and health insurance.
§ 2710. Application as evidence.
§ 2711. Representations in applications.
§ 2712. Filing, approval of forms.
§ 2713. Grounds for disapproval.
§ 2715. Charter or bylaw provisions.
§ 2716. Execution of policies.
§ 2717. Underwriters' and combination policies.
§ 2718. Validity and construction of noncomplying forms.
§ 2721. Payment discharges insurer.
§ 2722. Forms for proof of loss to be furnished.
§ 2723. Minor may give acquittance.
§ 2724. Claims administration not waiver.
§ 2726. Exemption of proceeds, health insurance.
§ 2727. Exemption of proceeds—Group insurance.
§ 2729. Retention of proceeds of policy by company.
§ 2730. Collection of overpayments by health insurers and health plans.