A. For purposes of this section, "preneed funeral contract" means any agreement where payment is made by the insured prior to the receipt of services or supplies contracted for, which evidences arrangements prior to death for (i) the providing of funeral services or (ii) the sale of funeral supplies.
B. Each individual and group life insurance policy issued or issued for delivery in Virginia, each individual and group annuity contract issued or issued for delivery in Virginia, and each certificate issued in connection with a group life insurance policy or group annuity contract issued or issued for delivery in Virginia shall include a provision specifying the means by which face amount adjustments will be made and benefits payable upon death will be adjusted when such a policy or contract will be used to fund a preneed funeral contract.
C. Each insurer proposing to issue individual or group life insurance policies or individual or group annuity contracts in Virginia for purposes of funding preneed funeral contracts shall clearly disclose the intended purpose and market for such policies and contracts when submitting the forms with the Commission for approval, in accordance with § 38.2-316.
2009, c. 653; 2022, cc. 18, 641.
Structure Code of Virginia
§ 38.2-3100.1. Forms of insurance authorized
§ 38.2-3100.2. Funding agreements
§ 38.2-3101. Legal reserve insurers
§ 38.2-3103. Fraudulent procurement of policy; penalty
§ 38.2-3105. What contracts with respect to life insurance may be made by minors
§ 38.2-3106. Suicide and execution not grounds of defense; exception
§ 38.2-3107. Incontestability of certain policies
§ 38.2-3108. Misstatement of age
§ 38.2-3109. Contestability of reinstated policy
§ 38.2-3110. Incontestability not applicable to excluded or restricted coverage
§ 38.2-3111. Assignment of life insurance policies
§ 38.2-3112. Designation of testamentary trustee as beneficiary
§ 38.2-3113.3. Educational loan provisions in life insurance policies
§ 38.2-3115. Interest on life insurance and annuity contract proceeds
§ 38.2-3115.1. Accelerated payment of benefits
§ 38.2-3117. Standards for certain policies; prohibited policies
§ 38.2-3117.01. Provision of life insurance information upon notification of insured's death
§ 38.2-3117.2. Explanation of settlement options
§ 38.2-3117.3. Supplemental contract
§ 38.2-3117.4. Disclosures for retained asset accounts to beneficiaries
§ 38.2-3118. Spendthrift trusts created under life insurance policies
§ 38.2-3119. Limitation on § 38.2-3118
§ 38.2-3121. Segregation of proceeds not required
§ 38.2-3124. Protection of insurers from creditor's claims
§ 38.2-3125. Other rights of beneficiaries and assignees protected