A. No individual life insurance policy shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this Commonwealth unless it contains in substance all of the requirements prescribed in §§ 38.2-3301 through 38.2-3315 of this article.
B. As used in this article, "individual life insurance" means any life insurance other than group life insurance, industrial life insurance, annuities, credit life insurance, and pure endowments, with or without return of premiums or of premiums and interest. However, for the purposes of § 38.2-3308, "policy" includes annuity contracts that provide for policy loans and certificates issued by a fraternal benefit society.
C. The requirements of §§ 38.2-3300 through 38.2-3315 shall not apply to policies of reinsurance or to policies issued or granted in exchange for lapsed or surrendered policies.
Code 1950, §§ 38-371, 38-373; 1952, c. 317, §§ 38.1-390, 38.1-405; 1977, c. 174; 1986, c. 562.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 33 - Life Insurance Policies
§ 38.2-3300. Requirements; exceptions
§ 38.2-3301. Ten-day right to examine policy
§ 38.2-3301.1. Delivery of individual life insurance policies
§ 38.2-3302. How premiums payable
§ 38.2-3304. Policy constitutes entire contract; statements deemed representations
§ 38.2-3306. Misstatement of age
§ 38.2-3307. Participation in surplus
§ 38.2-3309. Nonforfeiture benefits and cash surrender values
§ 38.2-3310. Table of values and options
§ 38.2-3313. Table of installments
§ 38.2-3315. Variations for certain forms of policies; providing more favorable terms
§ 38.2-3316. Provisions prohibited
§ 38.2-3317. Provisions required by other jurisdictions
§ 38.2-3318.1. Group life insurance requirements
§ 38.2-3319.1. Limits of group life insurance
§ 38.2-3319.2. Review of records
§ 38.2-3320.1. Policies issued outside of the Commonwealth of Virginia
§ 38.2-3321.1. Requirements for those marketing group life insurance
§ 38.2-3323. Group life insurance coverages of spouses, dependent children, and other persons
§ 38.2-3324. Standard provisions required; exceptions
§ 38.2-3327. Entire contract; statements deemed representations
§ 38.2-3328. Evidence of individual insurability
§ 38.2-3329. Misstatement of age
§ 38.2-3330. Payment of benefits
§ 38.2-3331. Individual certificates
§ 38.2-3332. Right to individual policy upon termination of employment or membership
§ 38.2-3334. Death after termination of group insurance and before issuance of individual policy
§ 38.2-3335. Additional persons becoming eligible
§ 38.2-3336. Provisions required by other jurisdictions
§ 38.2-3338. Provisions prohibited
§ 38.2-3339. Exemption of group life insurance policies from legal process
§ 38.2-3340. Definition of industrial life insurance
§ 38.2-3341. Standard provisions required
§ 38.2-3342. Ten-day right to examine policy
§ 38.2-3344. Policy and application to constitute entire contract; statements deemed representations
§ 38.2-3346. Misstatement of age
§ 38.2-3347. Nonforfeiture benefits and cash surrender values
§ 38.2-3349. Table of nonforfeiture options
§ 38.2-3352. Provisions not required in certain policies