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38.2-111; and3\n\nAnimal insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-116.B\n\nAny mutual assessment property and casualty insurer with surplus to policyholders of at least $100,000 may write the following classes of insurance, in addition to those classes enumerated in subsection A of this section:1\n\nWater damage insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-112;2\n\nBurglary and theft insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-113;3\n\nGlass insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-114;4\n\nBoiler and machinery insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-115;5\n\nPersonal injury liability insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-117;6\n\nProperty damage liability insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-118;7\n\nMarine insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-126;8\n\nHome protection insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-129;9\n\nHomeowners insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-130;10\n\nFarmowners insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-131;11\n\nCommercial multi-peril insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-132; and12\n\nContingent and consequential losses insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-133.\n\t\t\t\tThe liability coverages specified in this subsection may be written only by insurers having a surplus to policyholders of at least $300,000 unless the coverages are fully reinsured.C\n\nAny mutual assessment property and casualty insurer with surplus to policyholders of at least $800,000 may write the following classes of insurance, in addition to those classes enumerated in subsections A and B of this section:1\n\nWorkers&#8217; compensation and employers&#8217; liability insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-119;2\n\nFidelity insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-120;3\n\nSurety insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-121;4\n\nCredit insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-122;5\n\nMotor vehicle insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-124;6\n\nAircraft insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-125;7\n\nLegal services insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-127; and8\n\nMortgage guaranty insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-128.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226479,"text":"Any mutual assessment property and casualty insurer with surplus to policyholders of at least $25,000 may write the following classes:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":226480,"text":"Fire insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-110;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":226481,"text":"Miscellaneous property damage insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-111; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":226482,"text":"Animal insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-116.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B"},"4":{"id":226483,"text":"Any mutual assessment property and casualty insurer with surplus to policyholders of at least $100,000 may write the following classes of insurance, in addition to those classes enumerated in subsection A of this section:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"B1"},"5":{"id":226484,"text":"Water damage insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-112;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"6":{"id":226485,"text":"Burglary and theft insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-113;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"7":{"id":226486,"text":"Glass insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-114;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"8":{"id":226487,"text":"Boiler and machinery insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-115;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"B4","prefix_anchor":"B4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"B5"},"9":{"id":226488,"text":"Personal injury liability insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-117;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"B5","prefix_anchor":"B5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B4","next_prefix":"B6"},"10":{"id":226489,"text":"Property damage liability insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-118;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"B6","prefix_anchor":"B6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B5","next_prefix":"B7"},"11":{"id":226490,"text":"Marine insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-126;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"B7","prefix_anchor":"B7","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B6","next_prefix":"B8"},"12":{"id":226491,"text":"Home protection insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-129;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","8"],"prefix":"8","entire_prefix":"B8","prefix_anchor":"B8","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B7","next_prefix":"B9"},"13":{"id":226492,"text":"Homeowners insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-130;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","9"],"prefix":"9","entire_prefix":"B9","prefix_anchor":"B9","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B8","next_prefix":"B10"},"14":{"id":226493,"text":"Farmowners insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-131;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","10"],"prefix":"10","entire_prefix":"B10","prefix_anchor":"B10","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B9","next_prefix":"B11"},"15":{"id":226494,"text":"Commercial multi-peril insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-132; and","type":"section","prefixes":["B","11"],"prefix":"11","entire_prefix":"B11","prefix_anchor":"B11","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B10","next_prefix":"B12"},"16":{"id":226495,"text":"Contingent and consequential losses insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-133.\n\t\t\t\tThe liability coverages specified in this subsection may be written only by insurers having a surplus to policyholders of at least $300,000 unless the coverages are fully reinsured.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","12"],"prefix":"12","entire_prefix":"B12","prefix_anchor":"B12","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B11","next_prefix":"C"},"17":{"id":226496,"text":"Any mutual assessment property and casualty insurer with surplus to policyholders of at least $800,000 may write the following classes of insurance, in addition to those classes enumerated in subsections A and B of this section:","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B12","next_prefix":"C1"},"18":{"id":226497,"text":"Workers&#8217; compensation and employers&#8217; liability insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-119;","type":"section","prefixes":["C","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"C1","prefix_anchor":"C1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"C2"},"19":{"id":226498,"text":"Fidelity insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-120;","type":"section","prefixes":["C","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"C2","prefix_anchor":"C2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C1","next_prefix":"C3"},"20":{"id":226499,"text":"Surety insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-121;","type":"section","prefixes":["C","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"C3","prefix_anchor":"C3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C2","next_prefix":"C4"},"21":{"id":226500,"text":"Credit insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-122;","type":"section","prefixes":["C","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"C4","prefix_anchor":"C4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C3","next_prefix":"C5"},"22":{"id":226501,"text":"Motor vehicle insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-124;","type":"section","prefixes":["C","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"C5","prefix_anchor":"C5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C4","next_prefix":"C6"},"23":{"id":226502,"text":"Aircraft insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-125;","type":"section","prefixes":["C","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"C6","prefix_anchor":"C6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C5","next_prefix":"C7"},"24":{"id":226503,"text":"Legal services insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-127; and","type":"section","prefixes":["C","7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"C7","prefix_anchor":"C7","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C6","next_prefix":"C8"},"25":{"id":226504,"text":"Mortgage guaranty insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-128.","type":"section","prefixes":["C","8"],"prefix":"8","entire_prefix":"C8","prefix_anchor":"C8","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C7"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13767,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13766,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:49","permalink":{"id":213813,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13767,"identifier":"1","token":"38.2\/25\/1","url":"\/38.2\/25\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13766,"edition_id":1,"name":"Mutual Assessment Property and Casualty Insurers","identifier":"25","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12698,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:49","permalink":{"id":213811,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13766,"identifier":"25","token":"38.2\/25","url":"\/38.2\/25\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12698,"edition_id":1,"name":"Insurance","identifier":"38.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":210661,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12698,"identifier":"38.2","token":"38.2","url":"\/38.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":86737,"structure_id":13767,"section_number":"38.2-2500","catch_line":"Scope of chapter","url":"\/38.2-2500\/","token":"38.2\/25\/1\/38.2-2500","metadata":false},{"id":60528,"structure_id":13767,"section_number":"38.2-2501","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/38.2-2501\/","token":"38.2\/25\/1\/38.2-2501","metadata":false},{"id":54776,"structure_id":13767,"section_number":"38.2-2502","catch_line":"Mutual assessment insurance authorized","url":"\/38.2-2502\/","token":"38.2\/25\/1\/38.2-2502","metadata":false},{"id":62065,"structure_id":13767,"section_number":"38.2-2503","catch_line":"Classes of insurance that may be written by mutual assessment property and casualty insurers; 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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 1954, chapter 161; in 1960, chapter 292; in 1962, chapter 172; in 1974, chapter 244; in 1986, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69640,"section_number":"38.2-2517","catch_line":"Policy forms to be filed","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-2517\/"},{"id":71959,"section_number":"38.2-2525","catch_line":"Agents licenses required","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-2525\/"},{"id":66601,"section_number":"38.2-2526","catch_line":"Surplus to policyholders","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-2526\/"},{"id":65373,"section_number":"58.1-2502","catch_line":"Exemptions and exclusions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2502\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56505,"section_number":"38.2-110","catch_line":"Fire","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-110\/"},{"id":73309,"section_number":"38.2-111","catch_line":"Miscellaneous property and casualty","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-111\/"},{"id":78163,"section_number":"38.2-112","catch_line":"Water damage","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-112\/"},{"id":73509,"section_number":"38.2-113","catch_line":"Burglary and theft","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-113\/"},{"id":58243,"section_number":"38.2-114","catch_line":"Glass insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-114\/"},{"id":73597,"section_number":"38.2-115","catch_line":"Boiler and machinery","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-115\/"},{"id":83683,"section_number":"38.2-117","catch_line":"Personal injury liability","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-117\/"},{"id":58741,"section_number":"38.2-118","catch_line":"Property damage liability","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-118\/"},{"id":80898,"section_number":"38.2-119","catch_line":"Workers' compensation and employers' liability","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-119\/"},{"id":60879,"section_number":"38.2-120","catch_line":"Fidelity","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-120\/"},{"id":82253,"section_number":"38.2-121","catch_line":"Surety","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-121\/"},{"id":82832,"section_number":"38.2-122","catch_line":"Credit","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-122\/"},{"id":66976,"section_number":"38.2-124","catch_line":"Motor vehicle","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-124\/"},{"id":66153,"section_number":"38.2-125","catch_line":"Aircraft","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-125\/"},{"id":63990,"section_number":"38.2-126","catch_line":"Marine","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-126\/"},{"id":65571,"section_number":"38.2-127","catch_line":"Legal services insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-127\/"},{"id":69932,"section_number":"38.2-128","catch_line":"Mortgage guaranty insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-128\/"},{"id":57616,"section_number":"38.2-129","catch_line":"Home protection insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-129\/"},{"id":75005,"section_number":"38.2-130","catch_line":"Homeowners insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-130\/"},{"id":79979,"section_number":"38.2-131","catch_line":"Farmowners insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-131\/"},{"id":60601,"section_number":"38.2-132","catch_line":"Commercial multi-peril insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-132\/"},{"id":85493,"section_number":"38.2-133","catch_line":"Contingent and consequential losses","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-133\/"}],"permalink":{"id":213827,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62065,"identifier":"38.2-2503","token":"38.2\/25\/1\/38.2-2503","url":"\/38.2-2503\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-2503\/","token":"38.2\/25\/1\/38.2-2503","dublin_core":{"Title":"Classes of insurance that may be written by mutual assessment property and casualty insurers; minimum surplus to policyholders required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-2503","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">mutual assessment property and casualty insurer<\/span> with <span class=\"dictionary\">surplus to policyholders<\/span> of at least $25,000 may write the following classes: <a id=\"paragraph-226479\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Fire <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Fire\" href=\"\/38.2-110\/\">38.2-110<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226480\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Miscellaneous property damage <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Miscellaneous property and casualty\" href=\"\/38.2-111\/\">38.2-111<\/a>; and <a id=\"paragraph-226481\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Animal <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Animal\" href=\"\/38.2-116\/\">38.2-116<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-226482\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">mutual assessment property and casualty insurer<\/span> with <span class=\"dictionary\">surplus to policyholders<\/span> of at least $100,000 may write the following classes of <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span>, in addition to those classes enumerated in subsection A of this section: <a id=\"paragraph-226483\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Water damage <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Water damage\" href=\"\/38.2-112\/\">38.2-112<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226484\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#B1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Burglary<\/span> and theft <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Burglary and theft\" href=\"\/38.2-113\/\">38.2-113<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226485\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#B2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Glass <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Glass insurance\" href=\"\/38.2-114\/\">38.2-114<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226486\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#B3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Boiler and machinery <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Boiler and machinery\" href=\"\/38.2-115\/\">38.2-115<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226487\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#B4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Personal injury liability <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Personal injury liability\" href=\"\/38.2-117\/\">38.2-117<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226488\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#B5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B6\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> Property damage liability <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Property damage liability\" href=\"\/38.2-118\/\">38.2-118<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226489\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#B6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B7\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">7.<\/span> Marine <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Marine\" href=\"\/38.2-126\/\">38.2-126<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226490\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#B7\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B8\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">8.<\/span> Home protection <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Home protection insurance\" href=\"\/38.2-129\/\">38.2-129<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226491\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#B8\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B9\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">9.<\/span> Homeowners <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Homeowners insurance\" href=\"\/38.2-130\/\">38.2-130<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226492\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#B9\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B10\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">10.<\/span> Farmowners <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Farmowners insurance\" href=\"\/38.2-131\/\">38.2-131<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226493\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#B10\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B11\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">11.<\/span> Commercial multi-peril <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Commercial multi-peril insurance\" href=\"\/38.2-132\/\">38.2-132<\/a>; and <a id=\"paragraph-226494\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#B11\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B12\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">12.<\/span> Contingent and consequential losses <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Contingent and consequential losses\" href=\"\/38.2-133\/\">38.2-133<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\tThe liability coverages specified in this subsection may be written only by <span class=\"dictionary\">insurers<\/span> having a <span class=\"dictionary\">surplus to policyholders<\/span> of at least $300,000 unless the coverages are fully reinsured. <a id=\"paragraph-226495\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#B12\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">mutual assessment property and casualty insurer<\/span> with <span class=\"dictionary\">surplus to policyholders<\/span> of at least $800,000 may write the following classes of <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span>, in addition to those classes enumerated in subsections A and B of this section: <a id=\"paragraph-226496\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Workers&#8217; compensation and employers&#8217; liability <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Workers&#039; compensation and employers&#039; liability\" href=\"\/38.2-119\/\">38.2-119<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226497\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#C1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Fidelity <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Fidelity\" href=\"\/38.2-120\/\">38.2-120<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226498\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#C2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Surety<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Surety\" href=\"\/38.2-121\/\">38.2-121<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226499\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#C3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Credit <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Credit\" href=\"\/38.2-122\/\">38.2-122<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226500\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#C4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Motor vehicle <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Motor vehicle\" href=\"\/38.2-124\/\">38.2-124<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226501\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#C5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C6\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> Aircraft <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Aircraft\" href=\"\/38.2-125\/\">38.2-125<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-226502\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#C6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C7\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">7.<\/span> Legal services <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Legal services insurance\" href=\"\/38.2-127\/\">38.2-127<\/a>; and <a id=\"paragraph-226503\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#C7\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C8\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">8.<\/span> Mortgage guaranty <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Mortgage guaranty insurance\" href=\"\/38.2-128\/\">38.2-128<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-226504\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-2503\/#C8\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLASSES OF INSURANCE THAT MAY BE WRITTEN BY MUTUAL ASSESSMENT PROPERTY AND\nCASUALTY INSURERS; MINIMUM SURPLUS TO POLICYHOLDERS REQUIRED (\u00a7 38.2-2503)\n\nA. Any mutual assessment property and casualty insurer with surplus to\npolicyholders of at least $25,000 may write the following classes:\n\n   1. Fire insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-110;\n\n   2. Miscellaneous property damage insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-111; and\n\n   3. Animal insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-116.\n\nB. Any mutual assessment property and casualty insurer with surplus to\npolicyholders of at least $100,000 may write the following classes of insurance,\nin addition to those classes enumerated in subsection A of this section:\n\n   1. Water damage insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-112;\n\n   2. Burglary and theft insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-113;\n\n   3. Glass insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-114;\n\n   4. Boiler and machinery insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-115;\n\n   5. Personal injury liability insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-117;\n\n   6. Property damage liability insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-118;\n\n   7. Marine insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-126;\n\n   8. Home protection insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-129;\n\n   9. Homeowners insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-130;\n\n   10. Farmowners insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-131;\n\n   11. Commercial multi-peril insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-132; and\n\n   12. Contingent and consequential losses insurance as defined in &#xA7;\n   38.2-133.\n   \t\t\t\tThe liability coverages specified in this subsection may be written only\n   by insurers having a surplus to policyholders of at least $300,000 unless the\n   coverages are fully reinsured.\n\nC. Any mutual assessment property and casualty insurer with surplus to\npolicyholders of at least $800,000 may write the following classes of insurance,\nin addition to those classes enumerated in subsections A and B of this section:\n\n   1. Workers&#8217; compensation and employers&#8217; liability insurance as\n   defined in &#xA7; 38.2-119;\n\n   2. Fidelity insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-120;\n\n   3. Surety insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-121;\n\n   4. Credit insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-122;\n\n   5. Motor vehicle insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-124;\n\n   6. Aircraft insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-125;\n\n   7. Legal services insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-127; and\n\n   8. Mortgage guaranty insurance as defined in &#xA7; 38.2-128.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 38-523, 38-526, 38-529; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-659;\n1954, c. 161; 1960, c. 292; 1962, c. 172; 1974, c. 244; 1986, c. 562.","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}}