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§ 38.2-304 Contracts of temporary insurance; duration; what deemed to include

A. Oral or written binders or other temporary insurance contracts may be made and used for a period not exceeding sixty days pending the issuance of the policy. Unless otherwise provided, oral or written binders or other temporary insurance contracts shall be deemed to include the usual provisions, stipulations and agreements which are commonly used in this Commonwealth in effecting the class of insurance being written.

B. This section shall not apply to:

1. Binders or other contracts referred to in §§ 38.2-2112 and 38.2-4605;

2. Conditional receipts issued by life insurers; or

3. Group insurance policies.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1952, chapter 317; in 1986, chapter 562.

Code 1950, § 38-181; 1952, c. 317, § 38.2-332; 1986, c. 562.

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