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Virginia Statutes, Title 38.2

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Title 38.2, Insurance

68 chapters · 1,805 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 38.21,805 Ch 34, Provisions Relating to Accident and …175 Ch 13, Reports, Reserves and Examinations, …121 Ch 18, Insurance Agents.115 Ch 10, Organization, Admission and Licensin…74 Ch 35, Accident and Sickness Insurance Poli…65 Ch 33, Life Insurance Policies.58 Ch 14, Investments.54 Ch 1, General Provisions.46 Ch 2, Provisions of a General Nature.41 Ch 22, Liability Insurance Policies.41 Ch 42, Health Services Plans.39 Ch 31, Life Insurance.38 Ch 41, Fraternal Benefit Societies.38 Ch 19, Regulation of Rates Generally.36

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Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1334.15 NAIC and third-party consultants
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A. The Commission may retain, at the insurer's expense, third-party consultants, including attorneys, actuaries, accountants, and other experts not otherwise a part of the Commission's staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist the Commission in reviewing the CGAD and related…
Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1334.16 Rules and regulations
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The Commission may adopt rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this article.
Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1334.17 Sanctions
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Any insurer failing, without just cause, to timely file the CGAD as required in this article shall be subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions set forth in Chapter 2 (§ 38.2-200 et seq.).
Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1400 Scope and purpose of chapter
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This chapter applies to and regulates the investments of all domestic insurers as defined in this chapter. Upon petition to, and approval by, the Commission, any one or more provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a domestic insurer in receivership in this Commonwealth purs…

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Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1401 Definitions

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As used in this chapter: "Admitted assets" means, for purposes of the limitations and standards imposed by Articles 1 and 2 of this chapter, the amount thereof as permitted to be reported on the statutory financial statement of the insurer most recently required to be filed with …

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1402 Authority to invest; classification of investments by category

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A. A domestic insurer may invest its funds and assets in accordance with this chapter. All investments of a domestic insurer shall be classified as (i) Category 1 investments, (ii) Category 2 investments, or (iii) prohibited investments. B. The Commission, upon application by an …

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1403 Category 2 investments limits

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The value of Category 2 investments shall be excluded from the value of admitted assets to the extent the value of Category 2 investments exceeds seventy-five percent of the amount by which an insurer's surplus to policyholders exceeds its minimum capital and surplus.

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1404 Classification of existing investments

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Any investment held on July 1, 1983, that was permitted at the time it was made under former § 38.1-181 or former §§ 38.1-183 through 38.1-217, shall be classified as a Category 1 investment.

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1405 Dates of determination

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A. The classification by investment category of each investment, based on type of investment as set forth in §§ 38.2-1415 through 38.2-1442, inclusive, shall be determined as of the date of investment. B. In applying any percentage limitations based on the insurer's total admitte…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1406 Investment conversions

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Investments converted to a new form and resulting in a different investment classification under § 38.2-1402, at the election of the insurer, shall retain their previous investment classification for a period not exceeding three years unless the Commission prescribes in writing t…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1407 Prohibited investments

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A. No domestic insurer shall invest in or loan funds secured by: 1. Issued shares of its own capital stock without the Commission's approval. This approval shall be based on an evaluation that indicates the investment does not adversely affect the insurer or its policyholders. Th…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1408 Authorization of investments

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No domestic insurer shall make any loan, investment, or any sale or exchange of a loan or investment, except policy loans of an insurer issuing life insurance policies or annuities, unless authorized or approved. Authorization or approval shall be made by (i) its board of directo…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1409 Powers with respect to property

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Subject to any applicable limitations and restrictions in this chapter, a domestic insurer may own, hold, maintain, manage, operate, lease, sell, convey, and collect and receive income from any property acquired as permitted in this chapter.

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1410 Items not deemed to be prior liens or encumbrances

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In construing and applying this title, the following shall not be deemed prior liens or encumbrances: easements; rights-of-way; joint driveways; party wall agreements; current taxes and assessments not delinquent; restrictions as to building, use and occupancy unless there is a r…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1411.1 Investment limits generally

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A. Any securities described in 15 U.S.C. § 77r-1 shall be subject to all the limitations prescribed by this chapter for investments not guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, upon prior written application by an insurer, the Commission may, until J…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1411.2 Investment limits in medium grade and lower grade obligations

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A. No domestic insurer shall acquire, directly or indirectly, any medium grade or lower grade obligations of any business entity if, after giving effect to any such acquisition, the aggregate amount of all medium grade and lower grade obligations then held by the domestic insurer…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1412 Scope of article

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This article sets forth requirements for qualifying as a Category 1 investment. If an investment or portion thereof does not comply either with this article or Article 3 (§ 38.2-1443 et seq.) of this chapter, then that investment or portion of it shall be classified as a Category…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1413 Investment limits for one obligor, one issue or one loan

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A. No domestic insurer shall have at any one time any combination of investments in or loans upon the security of the property and securities of any one obligor or issuer aggregating an amount exceeding the lesser of five percent of the insurer's total admitted assets or twenty p…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1414 Limits by type of investment

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A. The portion of a domestic insurer's total admitted assets in the following types of investments shall not exceed: 1. Ten percent for the aggregate of investments made eligible by §§ 38.2-1416 and 38.2-1417; 2. Five percent for the investments in each agency made eligible by § …

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1415 Obligations of domestic governmental entities

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A. United States obligations. A domestic insurer may invest in any bonds, notes, warrants, and other evidences of indebtedness which are direct obligations of the United States or for which the full faith and credit of the United States are pledged for the payment of principal an…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1416 Canadian governmental obligations

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A. Obligations of Canada. -- A domestic insurer may invest in bonds, notes, warrants, and other evidences of indebtedness which are direct obligations of the government of Canada or for which the full faith and credit of the government of Canada are pledged for the payment of pri…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1417 Canadian corporate obligations

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A domestic insurer may invest in obligations issued, assumed or guaranteed by any solvent corporation created or existing under the laws of Canada, or any province of Canada. However, those obligations shall meet the standards specified in § 38.2-1421 for obligations of any busin…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1418 Obligations of certain international agencies

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A domestic insurer may invest in valid and legally authorized high grade obligations issued, assumed or guaranteed by an international development bank of which the United States is a member.

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1419 Railroad terminal and other securities

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A domestic insurer may invest in obligations secured by first mortgages, first deeds of trust or other similar liens upon terminal, depot or tunnel property, including lands, buildings and appurtenances, used in the service of transportation by one or more railroad corporations w…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1420 Transportation equipment trust certificates

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A domestic insurer may invest in adequately secured equipment trust certificates or other adequately secured instruments evidencing (i) an interest in transportation equipment wholly or partly within the United States and (ii) a right to receive determined portions of rental, pur…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1421 Business entity obligations

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A. High grade. A domestic insurer may invest in any high grade obligations issued, assumed or guaranteed by any solvent business entity that is not in default as to principal or interest on the date of investment and which is created or existing under the laws of the United State…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1422 Obligations secured by certain leases

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A. A domestic insurer may invest in obligations of any solvent company other than companies referred to in § 38.2-1419, incorporated under the laws of the United States or of any state if: 1. The obligations are secured by an assignment to the insurer of a lease, and the rents pa…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1423 Preferred stocks

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A domestic insurer may invest in preferred stocks of any company incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state if: 1. a. The preferred stock under consideration is not in arrears as to dividends if cumulative, or b. Full dividends on the preferred stock under cons…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1424 Guaranteed stocks

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A domestic insurer may invest in stocks guaranteed by a solvent company incorporated under the laws of the United States or of any state if for the past three years the guarantor's net earnings available for meeting fixed charges is at least 1 1/4 times the sum of (i) the fixed c…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1425 Common stock of banks or trust companies

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A. A domestic insurer may invest in the common capital stock of any bank or trust company that is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. B. No domestic insurer shall invest in more than ten percent of the actually issued and outstanding common capital stock of any…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1426 Application of earnings tests

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If the issuing, assuming or guaranteeing business entity has not been in operation for the entire period for which earnings are being applied pursuant to § 38.2-1424, the earnings tests shall be based upon pro forma statements incorporating statements of any predecessor or consti…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1427 Common stock; covered call options

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A. A domestic insurer may invest in the common capital stock of any company incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state, if the common capital stock of the corporation is traded on a securities exchange or on an over-the-counter market regulated under the Securi…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1427.1 Limited partnerships

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A domestic insurer may become a limited partner in a partnership organized and governed under the laws of the United States or any state for the purpose of making or participating in investments otherwise permissible for domestic insurers under the provisions of this chapter.

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1427.2 Investment company shares and units of beneficial interest

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A domestic insurer may invest in shares of common stock or units of beneficial interest issued by any solvent business corporation or trust incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States, or of any state of the United States, under the following conditions: 1. If t…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1427.3 Investment authority; subsidiary corporations

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A domestic insurer may invest in common stock, preferred stock, debt obligations, and other securities of a subsidiary. For investments in subsidiary corporations made prior to July 1, 1995, July 1, 1995, may be deemed the date of investment.

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1428 Derivative instruments

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A. A domestic insurer may engage in derivative transactions under this section subject to the following general conditions: 1. A domestic insurer may use derivative instruments under this section to engage in hedging transactions and replication transactions. 2. Each domestic ins…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1429 Lending of securities

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A. A domestic insurer may lend securities held by it pursuant to §§ 38.2-1415 through 38.2-1427.2 if: 1. Simultaneously with the delivery of the securities, the insurer receives collateral from the borrower consisting of cash or consisting of securities issued, assumed or guarant…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1430 Collateral loans

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A domestic insurer may make loans secured by securities eligible for investment under this article. At the date of investment, the loan shall not exceed eighty percent of the market value of the collateral pledged. However, if the collateral consists of obligations issued, assume…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1431 Policy loans

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A domestic insurer issuing life insurance policies or annuities may loan any sum not exceeding the cash surrender value specified in the policy to its policyholder upon the pledge of the policy as collateral.

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1432 Savings, certificates, etc

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A domestic insurer may invest in any of the following: 1. Interest-bearing checking or savings accounts, certificates of deposit, or other short-term investments made available or issued by any solvent bank or trust company that is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpor…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1433 Foreign securities

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A. A domestic insurer transacting the business of insurance in a foreign country may invest in securities of or issued in that country of substantially the same kinds, classes, and investment grades as the insurer may acquire in the United States. B. A domestic insurer may invest…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1434 Mortgage loans

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Subject to the provisions of § 38.2-1437, a domestic insurer may invest in: 1. Obligations secured by first mortgages or first deeds of trust on improved unencumbered real property located in the United States; 2. Obligations secured by first mortgages or first deeds of trust upo…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1435 Second mortgages; wrap-around mortgages

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A domestic insurer may invest in obligations secured by second mortgages or second deeds of trust on real property encumbered only by a first mortgage or first deed of trust complying with §§ 38.2-1434 and 38.2-1437, subject to either of the following conditions: 1. The insurer a…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1436 Mortgage participations

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Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 13.1-627 and 13.1-826, a domestic insurer may acquire or sell participation interests in any loans secured by a mortgage or deed of trust qualifying under § 38.2-1434 if the insurer has all or substantially all the rights of a first mortgagee.

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1437 Limitations on mortgages

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A. The amount of any loan secured by a mortgage or deed of trust referred to in §§ 38.2-1434 through 38.2-1436 shall not exceed the following percentages of the fair market value of the real estate: 1. Seventy-five percent for a leasehold loan made pursuant to subdivision 2 of § …

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1437.1 Mortgage pass-through securities

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A domestic insurer may invest in mortgage pass-through securities backed by a pool of mortgages of the kind, class and investment quality as those eligible for investment under §§ 38.2-1434 through 38.2-1437, under the following conditions: 1. The servicer of the pool of mortgage…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1438 Renewals and extensions when value of property decreases

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Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a domestic insurer from renewing or extending, or consenting to the renewal or extension of, evidences of indebtedness secured by real property or leasehold estates for the original or a lesser amount when a decrease in value of the property…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1439 Chattel mortgages

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A. In connection with a mortgage loan on the security of real property designed and used primarily for residential purposes and acquired pursuant to § 38.2-1434, a domestic insurer may make a loan on the security of a chattel mortgage, deed of trust or other appropriate lien. The…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1440 Investment in personal property

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A. A domestic insurer may invest in interests in tangible personal property for the production of income, evidenced by trust certificates or other instruments. B. The investments shall be accompanied by (i) a right to receive rental, charter hire, purchase or other payments for t…

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1441 Real estate

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A. A domestic insurer may invest in real estate, as set forth in subsections B, C and D of this section, unless the property is to be used primarily for agricultural, horticultural, ranch, recreational, amusement or club purposes. The term "real estate" as used in this section sh…