No foreign or alien society shall do business in this Commonwealth without a license issued by the Commission. Any such society desiring admission to this Commonwealth shall comply substantially with the requirements and limitations of this chapter applicable to domestic societies. Any such society may be licensed to do business in this Commonwealth upon showing that its assets are invested in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and filing with the Commission:
1. A duly certified copy of its articles of incorporation;
2. A copy of its bylaws, certified by its secretary or corresponding officer;
3. A statement of its business in a form prescribed by the Commission, duly verified by an examination made by the supervising insurance official of its home state or other state, territory, province or country, satisfactory to the Commission;
4. Certification from the proper official of its home state, territory, province or country that the society is legally incorporated and licensed to do business therein;
5. Copies of its certificate forms; and
6. Such other information as the Commission may deem necessary.
Code 1950, §§ 38-272 through 38-274, 38.1-589 through 38.1-591; 1952, c. 317, §§ 38.1-638.21 through 38.1-638.23; 1956, c. 431; 1968, c. 654; 1978, c. 4; 1986, c. 562.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 41 - Fraternal Benefit Societies
§ 38.2-4100. Fraternal benefit societies
§ 38.2-4102. Representative form of government
§ 38.2-4104. Purposes and powers
§ 38.2-4105. Qualifications for membership
§ 38.2-4106. Location of office; meetings, communications to members; grievance procedures
§ 38.2-4107. No personal liability
§ 38.2-4109. Organization of domestic society on or after October 1, 1986
§ 38.2-4110. Incorporation of fraternal benefit societies
§ 38.2-4111. Amendments to laws
§ 38.2-4114. Consolidations and mergers
§ 38.2-4115. Conversion of fraternal benefit society into mutual life insurer
§ 38.2-4118. Benefits not attachable
§ 38.2-4119. The benefit contract
§ 38.2-4120. Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values, certificate loans and other options
§ 38.2-4126. Reports to be filed
§ 38.2-4128. Examination of societies; no adverse publications
§ 38.2-4129. Admission; foreign or alien society
§ 38.2-4130. Injunction; liquidation; receivership of domestic society
§ 38.2-4131. Suspension, revocation or refusal of license of foreign or alien society
§ 38.2-4132. Licensing of agents
§ 38.2-4133. Unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts and practices
§ 38.2-4135. Exemption of certain societies
§ 38.2-4136. Societies previously existing; reincorporation; amendments
§ 38.2-4137. Exemption of member representatives of certain societies