{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/38.2-135.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/38.2-135.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/38.2-135.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/38.2-135.html"}],"law_id":73014,"edition_id":1,"section_id":73014,"structure_id":16626,"section_number":"38.2-135","catch_line":"Classes of insurance companies may be licensed to write","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 38-159, 38-504; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-25; 1978, c. 20; 1986, c. 562; 1994, c. 316; 1995, c. 789; 2022, cc. 131, 132.","full_text":"Except as otherwise provided in this title and subject to any conditions and restrictions imposed therein, any insurer licensed to transact the business of insurance in the Commonwealth, other than life insurers and title insurers, may be licensed to write one or more of the classes of insurance enumerated in Article 2 (\u00a7 38.2-101 et seq.) of this chapter that it is authorized under its charter to write, except life insurance, industrial life insurance, credit life insurance, variable life insurance, modified guaranteed life insurance, annuities, variable annuities, modified guaranteed annuities, and title insurance. An insurer licensed to write life insurance shall not be licensed to write any additional class of insurance except modified guaranteed life insurance, variable life insurance, annuities, modified guaranteed annuities, variable annuities, credit life insurance, credit accident and sickness insurance, accident and sickness insurance, industrial life insurance, and family leave insurance. An insurer licensed to write title insurance shall not be licensed to write any additional class of insurance. However, any life insurer that has been licensed to write and has been actively engaged in writing life insurance and any additional class of insurance set out in Article 2 (\u00a7 38.2-101 et seq.) of this chapter continuously during a period of 20 years immediately preceding July 1, 1952, may continue to be licensed to write those classes of insurance. No company shall write any class of insurance unless it has a current annual license from the Commission to do so.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262942,"text":"Except as otherwise provided in this title and subject to any conditions and restrictions imposed therein, any insurer licensed to transact the business of insurance in the Commonwealth, other than life insurers and title insurers, may be licensed to write one or more of the classes of insurance enumerated in Article 2 (\u00a7 38.2-101 et seq.) of this chapter that it is authorized under its charter to write, except life insurance, industrial life insurance, credit life insurance, variable life insurance, modified guaranteed life insurance, annuities, variable annuities, modified guaranteed annuities, and title insurance. An insurer licensed to write life insurance shall not be licensed to write any additional class of insurance except modified guaranteed life insurance, variable life insurance, annuities, modified guaranteed annuities, variable annuities, credit life insurance, credit accident and sickness insurance, accident and sickness insurance, industrial life insurance, and family leave insurance. An insurer licensed to write title insurance shall not be licensed to write any additional class of insurance. However, any life insurer that has been licensed to write and has been actively engaged in writing life insurance and any additional class of insurance set out in Article 2 (\u00a7 38.2-101 et seq.) of this chapter continuously during a period of 20 years immediately preceding July 1, 1952, may continue to be licensed to write those classes of insurance. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 317; in 1978, chapter 20; in 1986, chapter 562; in 1994, chapter 316<\/a>; in 1995, chapter 789<\/a>; in 2022, chapters 131<\/a> and 132<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72897,"section_number":"38.2-101","catch_line":"Classification of insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":210839,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73014,"identifier":"38.2-135","token":"38.2\/1\/3\/38.2-135","url":"\/38.2-135\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-135\/","token":"38.2\/1\/3\/38.2-135","dublin_core":{"Title":"Classes of insurance companies may be licensed to write","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-135","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except as otherwise provided in this title and subject to any conditions and restrictions imposed therein, any insurer<\/span> licensed to transact the business of insurance<\/span> in the Commonwealth, other than life insurers<\/span> and title insurers<\/span>, may be licensed to write one or more of the classes of insurance<\/span> enumerated in Article 2 (\u00a7 38.2-101<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter that it is authorized under its charter to write, except life insurance<\/span>, industrial life insurance<\/span>, credit life insurance<\/span>, variable life insurance<\/span>, modified guaranteed life insurance<\/span>, annuities, variable annuities, modified guaranteed annuities, and title insurance<\/span>. An insurer<\/span> licensed to write life insurance<\/span> shall not be licensed to write any additional class of insurance<\/span> except modified guaranteed life insurance<\/span>, variable life insurance<\/span>, annuities, modified guaranteed annuities, variable annuities, credit life insurance<\/span>, credit accident and sickness insurance<\/span>, accident and sickness insurance<\/span>, industrial life insurance<\/span>, and family leave insurance<\/span>. An insurer<\/span> licensed to write title insurance<\/span> shall not be licensed to write any additional class of insurance<\/span>. However, any life insurer<\/span> that has been licensed to write and has been actively engaged in writing life insurance<\/span> and any additional class of insurance<\/span> set out in Article 2 (\u00a7 38.2-101<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter continuously during a period of 20 years immediately preceding July 1, 1952, may continue to be licensed to write those classes of insurance<\/span>. No company<\/span> shall write any class of insurance<\/span> unless it has a current annual license from the Commission<\/span> to do so.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLASSES OF INSURANCE COMPANIES MAY BE LICENSED TO WRITE (\u00a7 38.2-135)\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this title and subject to any conditions and\nrestrictions imposed therein, any insurer licensed to transact the business of\ninsurance in the Commonwealth, other than life insurers and title insurers, may\nbe licensed to write one or more of the classes of insurance enumerated in\nArticle 2 (\u00a7 38.2-101 et seq.) of this chapter that it is authorized under its\ncharter to write, except life insurance, industrial life insurance, credit life\ninsurance, variable life insurance, modified guaranteed life insurance,\nannuities, variable annuities, modified guaranteed annuities, and title\ninsurance. An insurer licensed to write life insurance shall not be licensed to\nwrite any additional class of insurance except modified guaranteed life\ninsurance, variable life insurance, annuities, modified guaranteed annuities,\nvariable annuities, credit life insurance, credit accident and sickness\ninsurance, accident and sickness insurance, industrial life insurance, and\nfamily leave insurance. An insurer licensed to write title insurance shall not\nbe licensed to write any additional class of insurance. However, any life\ninsurer that has been licensed to write and has been actively engaged in writing\nlife insurance and any additional class of insurance set out in Article 2 (\u00a7\n38.2-101 et seq.) of this chapter continuously during a period of 20 years\nimmediately preceding July 1, 1952, may continue to be licensed to write those\nclasses of insurance. No company shall write any class of insurance unless it\nhas a current annual license from the Commission to do so.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 38-159, 38-504; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-25; 1978, c. 20;\n1986, c. 562; 1994, c. 316; 1995, c. 789; 2022, cc. 131, 132.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}