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§ 38.2-1800. Definitions - As used in this chapter: "Agent," "insurance agent," "producer," or...
§ 38.2-1800.1. Proof of residency - A. For purposes of this chapter, an individual shall be...
§ 38.2-1801. Person soliciting insurance deemed agent of insurer; prohibition against misrepresenting agency relationship - A. A licensed agent shall be held to be the...
§ 38.2-1802. Acting as agent for unlicensed insurer prohibited; penalties - A. No person other than a licensed surplus lines broker...
§ 38.2-1803. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2001, c. 706, cl. 2, effective September...
§ 38.2-1804. Blank forms - No agent shall sign or allow an applicant or insured...
§ 38.2-1805. Acceptance by insurance agents of premiums in arrears; how advance premiums recorded - A. No agent of a home service insurer shall accept,...
§ 38.2-1806. Interest with respect to credit extended or money lent for premiums on certain policies - A. Any agent licensed in this Commonwealth to sell, solicit...
§ 38.2-1807. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2020, c. 222, cl. 1.
§ 38.2-1808. All agreements to be expressed in contract - No agent shall make any contract of insurance or agreement...
§ 38.2-1809. Power of Commission to investigate affairs of persons engaged in insurance business; penalties for refusal to permit investigation - A. The Commission shall have power to examine and investigate...
§ 38.2-1810. Report of acts deemed larceny under § 18.2-111; privileged communications; attorney for the Commonwealth to be informed - A. Whenever any insurer licensed to transact the business of...
§ 38.2-1811. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1991, c. 620.
§ 38.2-1812. Payment and sharing of commissions - A. No insurer shall pay directly or indirectly any commission...
§ 38.2-1812.1. Placement of insurance for public bodies - No insurance agent may provide or offer to provide, directly...
§ 38.2-1812.2. Administrative charges in excess of premium prohibited; exceptions - A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 38.2-310 and Article 4...
§ 38.2-1813. Reporting and accounting for premiums - A. All premiums, return premiums, or other funds received in...
§ 38.2-1814. License required of resident property and casualty insurance agent and resident personal lines agent - A. No individual who is a resident of this Commonwealth...
§ 38.2-1814.1. License required of resident title insurance agent - A. No individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth...
§ 38.2-1815. License required of resident life and annuities agent - A. No individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth...
§ 38.2-1815.1. License required of resident health agent - A. No individual who is a resident of this Commonwealth...
§ 38.2-1816. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2001, c. 706, cl. 2, effective September...
§ 38.2-1817. Examination for license; fee required; when fee forfeited - A. Examinations for licenses shall be conducted at least monthly...
§ 38.2-1818. Individual moving from another state or Canadian province - A. An individual holding a nonresident Virginia agent license who...
§ 38.2-1819. Application for license; fee required; fingerprints - A. Each applicant for a license shall make application to...
§ 38.2-1820. Issuance of license - A. Each applicant who is at least 18 years of...
§ 38.2-1821. Revocation, etc., of license revokes appointment - If the Commission refuses to grant or revokes or suspends...
§ 38.2-1821.1. Exceptions to licensing - A. Nothing in this article shall be construed to require...
§ 38.2-1822. License required of individual and business entity agents; individual acting for business entity licensee - A. No person shall act, and no insurer or licensed...
§ 38.2-1823. Penalty for acting for insurer, joint underwriting association, etc., when not licensed - Any person submitting business, in violation of § 38.2-1822, while...
§ 38.2-1824. Kinds of agents' licenses and appointments issued - A. 1. The Commission shall issue the following kinds of...
§ 38.2-1825. Duration and termination of licenses and appointments - A. A license issued to: 1. An individual agent shall...
§ 38.2-1825.1. Renewal application and fee; compliance with continuing education requirements; reinstatement; waiver - A. Beginning January 1, 2021, each individual agent shall submit...
§ 38.2-1826. Requirement to report to Commission - A. Each licensed agent shall report within 30 calendar days...
§ 38.2-1827. Appointment may include one or more classes of insurance - Except as otherwise provided in this title, an appointment of...
§ 38.2-1828. Selling accident and sickness insurance - Any individual or business entity who desires to sell, solicit,...
§ 38.2-1829. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2001, c. 706, cl. 2, effective September...
§ 38.2-1830. Temporary licenses and appointments; when issued - A. Temporary individual licenses providing for life and health insurance...
§ 38.2-1831. Grounds for placing on probation, refusal to issue or renew, revocation, or suspension of license - The Commission may, in addition to or in lieu of...
§ 38.2-1832. Refusal to issue and revocation of license; hearing; new application - A. If the Commission believes that any applicant for a...
§ 38.2-1833. Appointments of agents - A. Subject to the requirement of § 38.2-1801, every licensed...
§ 38.2-1834. Duration of appointment; annual renewal of agent's appointment - A. A valid appointment of an agent shall authorize the...
§ 38.2-1834.1. Notification to Commission of termination; notice to agent; immunities; confidentiality; penalties - A. An insurer or authorized representative of the insurer that...
§ 38.2-1835. Failure to appoint - Any insurer that accepts applications from an unlicensed agent or...
§ 38.2-1836. Licensing nonresidents; reciprocal agreements with other states and Canadian provinces - A. An individual or business entity who is not a...
§ 38.2-1836.1. Authority of Commission to delegate certain functions - In order to assist in the performance of its duties,...
§ 38.2-1837. Definitions - As used in this article: "Insurance consultant" means any individual...
§ 38.2-1838. License required of consultants; fingerprinting - A. No person, unless he holds an appropriate license shall:...
§ 38.2-1839. Contract required; placement of insurance for public bodies - A. A licensed insurance consultant that does not sell, solicit...
§ 38.2-1840. Renewal application and fee; compliance with continuing education requirements; reinstatement; waiver - A. Beginning January 1, 2021, each insurance consultant shall submit...
§ 38.2-1841. Termination, suspension, or revocation of license - A. A license issued to an individual insurance consultant shall...
§ 38.2-1842. Requirement to report to Commission - A. Each licensed insurance consultant shall report within 30 calendar...
§ 38.2-1843. Grounds for placing on probation, refusal to issue or renew, revocation or suspension of license - The Commission may, in addition to or in lieu of...
§ 38.2-1844. Refusal to issue and revocation of license; hearing; new application - A. If the Commission is of the opinion that any...
§ 38.2-1845. Licensing nonresidents; reciprocal agreements with other states and Canadian provinces - A. An individual or business entity who is not a...
§ 38.2-1845.1. Definitions - As used in this article: "Catastrophic disaster" means an event...
§ 38.2-1845.2. License required of resident public adjusters - A. No person shall engage in the business of public...
§ 38.2-1845.3. Exemptions from article - This article shall not apply to (i) an adjuster for...
§ 38.2-1845.4. Examinations - A. Examinations for licenses shall be conducted at least monthly...
§ 38.2-1845.5. Licensing nonresidents; reciprocal agreements with other states and Canadian provinces - A. An individual or business entity that is not a...
§ 38.2-1845.6. Individual moving into the Commonwealth from another state or Canadian province - A. An individual holding a nonresident Virginia public adjuster license...
§ 38.2-1845.7. Refusal to issue; hearing; new application - A. If the Commission is of the opinion that any...
§ 38.2-1845.8. Renewal application and fee; reinstatement; waiver - A. Beginning January 1, 2021, each individual licensed public adjuster...
§ 38.2-1845.9. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 441, cl....
§ 38.2-1845.10. Grounds for placing on probation, refusal to issue or renew, revocation, or suspension of license - The Commission may, in addition to or in lieu of...
§ 38.2-1845.11. Termination, suspension, or revocation of license - A. A license issued to an individual public adjuster shall...
§ 38.2-1845.12. Standards of conduct for public adjusters - A. A public adjuster shall be fair and honest in...
§ 38.2-1845.13. Contract between public adjuster and insured - A. Public adjusters shall ensure that all contracts for their...
§ 38.2-1845.14. Fees - A. No public adjuster shall require, demand, or accept any...
§ 38.2-1845.15. Record retention - The public adjuster shall maintain sufficient records of its affairs...
§ 38.2-1845.16. Escrow or trust accounts - All funds received by, accepted by, or held by a...
§ 38.2-1845.17. Requirement to report to Commission - A. Each licensed public adjuster shall report within 30 calendar...
§ 38.2-1845.18. Information security program - A. Each public adjuster shall implement a comprehensive written information...
§ 38.2-1845.19. What laws applicable; rulemaking authority - A. Except as otherwise provided in this article and except...
§ 38.2-1845.20. Immunities; confidentiality - A. Any documents, materials, or other information in the control...
§ 38.2-1845.21. Authority of Commission to delegate certain functions - In order to assist in the performance of its duties,...
§ 38.2-1845.22. Power of Commission to investigate affairs of persons engaged in the business of public adjusting; penalties for refusal to permit investigation - The Commission shall have power to examine and investigate the...
§ 38.2-1845.23. False information and advertising generally - No person shall knowingly make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place...
§ 38.2-1846. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2001, c. 706, cl. 2, effective September...
§ 38.2-1857.1. Property and casualty insurance agents may be licensed as surplus lines brokers for certain insurance from eligible nonadmitted insurers - The Commission may issue a surplus lines broker's license to...
§ 38.2-1857.2. Applications for surplus lines broker license; fee required; fingerprinting - A. Every original applicant for a surplus lines broker license...
§ 38.2-1857.3. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2019, c. 675, cl. 2, effective January...
§ 38.2-1857.4:1. Renewal application and fee; reinstatement; waiver - A. Beginning January 1, 2021, each individual surplus lines broker...
§ 38.2-1857.5. Requirement to report to Commission - A. Each licensed surplus lines broker shall report within 30...
§ 38.2-1857.6. Accepting and placing surplus lines business - No surplus lines broker shall accept surplus lines business from...
§ 38.2-1857.7. Grounds for placing on probation, refusal to issue or renew, revocation, or suspension of license - The Commission may, in addition to or in lieu of...
§ 38.2-1857.8. Refusal to issue and revocation of license; hearing; new application - A. If the Commission is of the opinion that any...
§ 38.2-1857.9. Licensing nonresidents; clerk of the Commission to be appointed agent for service of process; reciprocal agreements with other states and Canadian provinces - A. An individual or business entity who is not a...
§ 38.2-1858. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2001, c. 706, cl. 2, effective September...
§ 38.2-1865.1. License required for viatical settlement brokers; Commission's authority; conditions; renewal application and fee; reinstatement; waiver; fingerprinting - A. No person shall act as a viatical settlement broker,...
§ 38.2-1865.2. Grounds for placing on probation, refusal to issue or renew, revocation, or suspension of license - The Commission may, in addition to or in lieu of...
§ 38.2-1865.3. Refusal to issue and revocation of license; hearing; new application - A. If the Commission is of the opinion that any...
§ 38.2-1865.4. Licensing nonresidents; reciprocal agreements with other states and Canadian provinces - A. An individual or business entity who is not a...
§ 38.2-1865.5. Requirement to report to Commission - A. Each licensed viatical settlement broker shall report, in writing,...
§ 38.2-1865.6. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 460, effective July 1, 2005.
§ 38.2-1866. Continuing education requirements - A. Every individual resident and nonresident (i) insurance consultant, (ii)...
§ 38.2-1867. Insurance continuing education board; approval of credits - A. An insurance continuing education board, hereinafter called the Board,...
§ 38.2-1868. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1996, c. 159.
§ 38.2-1868.1. Proof of compliance with continuing education requirements; waivers - A. As used in this article: "Proof of compliance" means...
§ 38.2-1869. Failure to satisfy requirements; termination of license - A. Failure of an agent or public adjuster to complete...
§ 38.2-1870. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2019, c. 675, cl. 2, effective January...
§ 38.2-1871. Licensees not subject to the continuing education requirements of this article - A. A resident or nonresident agent or public adjuster who...
§ 38.2-1872. Administrative duties of Board; transfer to outside administrator - A. The Board shall have the authority to transfer all...
§ 38.2-1873. Continuing insurance education fees - The continuing insurance education program established by this article shall...
§ 38.2-1874. Continuing education program; plan of operation; approval by Commission - A. The Board shall submit to the Commission a plan...
§ 38.2-1875. Definitions - As used in this article, unless the context requires a...
§ 38.2-1876. Licensure of vendors - A. A vendor is required to hold a limited lines...
§ 38.2-1877. Requirements for sale of portable electronics insurance - A. At every location where portable electronics insurance is offered...
§ 38.2-1878. Authority of vendors of portable electronics - A. The employees and authorized representatives of vendors may sell...
§ 38.2-1879. Suspension or revocation of license - If a vendor of portable electronics or its employee or...
§ 38.2-1880. What laws applicable; rulemaking authority - A. Except as otherwise provided in this article and except...
§ 38.2-1881. Definitions - As used in this article, unless the context requires a...
§ 38.2-1882. Licensure of lessors - A. A lessor is required to hold a limited lines...
§ 38.2-1883. Requirements for sale of self storage insurance - A. At every location where self storage insurance is offered...
§ 38.2-1884. Authority of lessors of self storage units - A. The employees and authorized representatives of lessors may sell...
§ 38.2-1885. Suspension or revocation of license - If a lessor or its employee or authorized representative violates...
§ 38.2-1886. What laws applicable; rulemaking authority - A. Except as otherwise provided in this article and except...
§ 38.2-1887. Application of article; definitions - A. This article applies to travel insurance that covers any...
§ 38.2-1888. Licensing and registration - A. The Commission may issue a limited lines travel insurance...
§ 38.2-1888.1. Suspension, revocation, or termination of license - A. If a limited lines travel insurance agent or travel...
§ 38.2-1888.2. Travel protection plans - Travel protection plans may be offered for one price for...
§ 38.2-1888.3. Sales practices - A. For the purposes of this section, "delivery" means handing...
§ 38.2-1888.4. Travel administrators - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no person...
§ 38.2-1888.5. Classification of travel insurance - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, travel insurance...
§ 38.2-1889. Suspension, revocation, or termination of license - A. If a limited lines travel insurance agent or travel...
§ 38.2-1890. What laws applicable; rulemaking authority - A. Except as otherwise provided in this article and except...