§ 38.2-2701 Definitions
As used in this chapter: “Basic property insurance” means insurance against direct loss to any property caused by perils defined and limited in the standard fire policy prescribed in §§ 38.2-2101 through 38.2-2112, and in the extended coverage endorsement approved by the Commission pursuant to § 38.2-2117 and such additional lines of insurance and forms of coverage as may be recommended by the governing body of the residual market facility and approved by the Commission. “Inspection service” means any organization designated or approved by the Commission to determine the insurability and conditions of the properties for which basic property insurance is sought. “Net direct premiums written” means gross direct premiums written in this Commonwealth on all policies of basic property insurance and the basic property insurance component of multi-peril policies less (i) all return premiums on those policies, (ii) dividends paid or credited to policyholders, and (iii) the unused or unabsorbed portions of premium deposits. “Qualified property” means all real property and all tangible personal property at a fixed location in this Commonwealth, whether or not the property is subject to exposure from an external hazard located on property that is neither owned nor controlled by the prospective insured, and whether or not the property is subject to exposure from riot hazard, where the property:
2. Complies with applicable state laws and regulations and local building codes and ordinances;
3. Is not commonly owned or controlled, or combinable for rating purposes, with property insured for similar coverages elsewhere; and
4. Has characteristics of ownership, condition or occupancy that do not violate any public policy. “Residual market facility” means any organization approved by the Commission to equitably distribute the responsibility to provide basic property insurance on qualified property among insurers licensed to write basic property insurance or other insurance containing a basic property insurance component.
History
This law was first created in 1968. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 559 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1968 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1980, chapter 156; in 1982, chapter 664; in 1986, chapter 562; in 1987, chapter 520; in 1995, chapter 119.
1968, c. 559, § 38.1-747; 1980, c. 156; 1982, c. 664; 1986, c. 562; 1987, c. 520; 1995, c. 119.