(a) An insurance policy provision that states that a misrepresentation, including a false statement, made in a proof of loss or death makes the policy void or voidable:
(1) has no effect; and
(2) is not a defense in a suit brought on the policy.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if it is shown at trial that the misrepresentation:
(1) was fraudulently made;
(2) misrepresented a fact material to the question of the insurer’s liability under the policy; and
(3) misled the insurer and caused the insurer to waive or lose a valid defense to the policy.