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38.2-3202 through 38.2-3209;2\n\nThe Commission shall be satisfied that the benefits and the pattern of premiums of the plan are not misleading to prospective policyholders or insureds; and3\n\nThe cash surrender values and paid-up nonforfeiture benefits provided by the plan shall not be less than the minimum values and benefits required for the plan computed by a method consistent with the principles of &#xA7;&#xA7; 38.2-3202 through 38.2-3213, as determined by the Commission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":289747,"text":"For any plan of life insurance providing for future premium determination, the amounts of which are to be determined by the insurer based on then estimates of future experience, or for any plan of life insurance for which minimum values cannot be determined by the methods described in \u00a7\u00a7 38.2-3202 through 38.2-3209, then:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":289748,"text":"The Commission shall be satisfied that the benefits provided under the plan are substantially as favorable to policyholders and insureds as the minimum benefits otherwise required by &#xA7;&#xA7; 38.2-3202 through 38.2-3209;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":289749,"text":"The Commission shall be satisfied that the benefits and the pattern of premiums of the plan are not misleading to prospective policyholders or insureds; and","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":289750,"text":"The cash surrender values and paid-up nonforfeiture benefits provided by the plan shall not be less than the minimum values and benefits required for the plan computed by a method consistent with the principles of &#xA7;&#xA7; 38.2-3202 through 38.2-3213, as determined by the Commission.","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14541,"edition_id":1,"name":"Standard Nonforfeiture Provisions for Life Insurance","identifier":"32","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12698,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:35","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:35","permalink":{"id":214505,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14541,"identifier":"32","token":"38.2\/32","url":"\/38.2\/32\/","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":78309,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3200","catch_line":"Nonforfeiture benefits and cash surrender values in life policies issued prior to operative date stated in \u00a7 38.2-3214","url":"\/38.2-3200\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3200","metadata":false},{"id":71133,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3201","catch_line":"Same; for industrial life policies","url":"\/38.2-3201\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3201","metadata":false},{"id":57831,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3202","catch_line":"Standard nonforfeiture law; required policy provisions","url":"\/38.2-3202\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3202","metadata":false},{"id":77891,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3203","catch_line":"Same; cash surrender value in case of default","url":"\/38.2-3203\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3203","metadata":false},{"id":79190,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3204","catch_line":"Same; present value of paid-up nonforfeiture benefits on default","url":"\/38.2-3204\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3204","metadata":false},{"id":61365,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3205","catch_line":"Same; calculation of adjusted premiums","url":"\/38.2-3205\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3205","metadata":false},{"id":75902,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3206","catch_line":"Same; tables used for calculations","url":"\/38.2-3206\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3206","metadata":false},{"id":59688,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3207","catch_line":"Same; 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exemptions from application of certain sections","url":"\/38.2-3213\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3213","metadata":false},{"id":60385,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3214","catch_line":"Same; operative date","url":"\/38.2-3214\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3214","metadata":false},{"id":59064,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3215","catch_line":"Same; operative date for \u00a7 38.2-3207","url":"\/38.2-3215\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3215","metadata":false},{"id":68021,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3216","catch_line":"Same; operative date for \u00a7 38.2-3208","url":"\/38.2-3216\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3216","metadata":false},{"id":84594,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3217","catch_line":"Loan provisions in policies issued prior to operative date stated in \u00a7 38.2-3214","url":"\/38.2-3217\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3217","metadata":false},{"id":55994,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3218","catch_line":"Same; in policies subsequently issued","url":"\/38.2-3218\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3218","metadata":false},{"id":85068,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3219","catch_line":"Applicability","url":"\/38.2-3219\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3219","metadata":false},{"id":73664,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3220","catch_line":"Nonforfeiture requirements","url":"\/38.2-3220\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3220","metadata":false},{"id":64780,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3221","catch_line":"Minimum values","url":"\/38.2-3221\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3221","metadata":false},{"id":74981,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3222","catch_line":"Computation of present value","url":"\/38.2-3222\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3222","metadata":false},{"id":85744,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3223","catch_line":"Calculation of cash surrender values","url":"\/38.2-3223\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3223","metadata":false},{"id":84416,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3224","catch_line":"Calculation of paid-up annuity benefits","url":"\/38.2-3224\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3224","metadata":false},{"id":75346,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3225","catch_line":"Maturity date","url":"\/38.2-3225\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3225","metadata":false},{"id":78619,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3226","catch_line":"Disclosure of limited death benefits","url":"\/38.2-3226\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3226","metadata":false},{"id":80588,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3227","catch_line":"Inclusion of lapse of time considerations","url":"\/38.2-3227\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3227","metadata":false},{"id":64270,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3228","catch_line":"Proration of values; additional benefits","url":"\/38.2-3228\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3228","metadata":false},{"id":66707,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3229","catch_line":"Effective date","url":"\/38.2-3229\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3229","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":77084,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3209","catch_line":"Same; adjusted premiums for policies","url":"\/38.2-3209\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3209","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":60003,"structure_id":14541,"section_number":"38.2-3211","catch_line":"Same; other factors in calculations","url":"\/38.2-3211\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3211","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/38.2-3210\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 228 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1986, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57831,"section_number":"38.2-3202","catch_line":"Standard nonforfeiture law; required policy provisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3202\/"},{"id":77084,"section_number":"38.2-3209","catch_line":"Same; adjusted premiums for policies","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3209\/"},{"id":85497,"section_number":"38.2-3213","catch_line":"Same; exemptions from application of certain sections","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3213\/"}],"permalink":{"id":214547,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80831,"identifier":"38.2-3210","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3210","url":"\/38.2-3210\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-3210\/","token":"38.2\/32\/38.2-3210","dublin_core":{"Title":"Same; life insurance providing future premium determination","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-3210","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>For any plan of life <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> providing for future premium determination, the amounts of which are to be determined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">insurer<\/span> based on then estimates of future experience, or for any plan of life <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> for which minimum values cannot be determined by the methods described in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Standard nonforfeiture law; required policy provisions\" href=\"\/38.2-3202\/\">38.2-3202<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Same; adjusted premiums for policies\" href=\"\/38.2-3209\/\">38.2-3209<\/a>, then:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> shall be satisfied that the benefits provided under the plan are substantially as favorable to policyholders and insureds as the minimum benefits otherwise required by &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Standard nonforfeiture law; required policy provisions\" href=\"\/38.2-3202\/\">38.2-3202<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Same; adjusted premiums for policies\" href=\"\/38.2-3209\/\">38.2-3209<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-289748\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-3210\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> shall be satisfied that the benefits and the pattern of premiums of the plan are not misleading to prospective policyholders or insureds; and <a id=\"paragraph-289749\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-3210\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> The cash surrender values and paid-up nonforfeiture benefits provided by the plan shall not be less than the minimum values and benefits required for the plan computed by a method consistent with the principles of &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Standard nonforfeiture law; required policy provisions\" href=\"\/38.2-3202\/\">38.2-3202<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Same; exemptions from application of certain sections\" href=\"\/38.2-3213\/\">38.2-3213<\/a>, as determined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-289750\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-3210\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSAME; LIFE INSURANCE PROVIDING FUTURE PREMIUM DETERMINATION (\u00a7 38.2-3210)\n\nFor any plan of life insurance providing for future premium determination, the\namounts of which are to be determined by the insurer based on then estimates of\nfuture experience, or for any plan of life insurance for which minimum values\ncannot be determined by the methods described in \u00a7\u00a7 38.2-3202 through\n38.2-3209, then:\n\n1. The Commission shall be satisfied that the benefits provided under the plan\nare substantially as favorable to policyholders and insureds as the minimum\nbenefits otherwise required by &#xA7;&#xA7; 38.2-3202 through 38.2-3209;\n\n2. The Commission shall be satisfied that the benefits and the pattern of\npremiums of the plan are not misleading to prospective policyholders or\ninsureds; and\n\n3. The cash surrender values and paid-up nonforfeiture benefits provided by the\nplan shall not be less than the minimum values and benefits required for the\nplan computed by a method consistent with the principles of &#xA7;&#xA7;\n38.2-3202 through 38.2-3213, as determined by the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 228, \u00a7 38.1-465.4; 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}}