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If no person within the classes of beneficiaries prescribed in \u00a7 38.2-3544 survives the insured, the insurer may discharge its liability by payment of the proceeds of the policy to any person appearing to the insurer to be equitably entitled to the proceeds because of having incurred expense for the maintenance, medical attention or burial of the insured.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13692,"edition_id":1,"name":"Industrial Sick Benefit Insurance","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13348,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:34","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:34","permalink":{"id":215885,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13692,"identifier":"4","token":"38.2\/35\/4","url":"\/38.2\/35\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13348,"edition_id":1,"name":"Accident and Sickness Insurance Policies","identifier":"35","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12698,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:41","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:41","permalink":{"id":215641,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13348,"identifier":"35","token":"38.2\/35","url":"\/38.2\/35\/","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":83339,"structure_id":13692,"section_number":"38.2-3544","catch_line":"Definition of industrial sick benefit insurance","url":"\/38.2-3544\/","token":"38.2\/35\/4\/38.2-3544","metadata":false},{"id":86369,"structure_id":13692,"section_number":"38.2-3545","catch_line":"Further restrictions as to beneficiaries","url":"\/38.2-3545\/","token":"38.2\/35\/4\/38.2-3545","metadata":false},{"id":54672,"structure_id":13692,"section_number":"38.2-3546","catch_line":"Cancellation of sick benefit portion of policy","url":"\/38.2-3546\/","token":"38.2\/35\/4\/38.2-3546","metadata":false},{"id":63064,"structure_id":13692,"section_number":"38.2-3547","catch_line":"Excessive insurance; remedy","url":"\/38.2-3547\/","token":"38.2\/35\/4\/38.2-3547","metadata":false},{"id":63519,"structure_id":13692,"section_number":"38.2-3548","catch_line":"Agents subject to other insurance laws","url":"\/38.2-3548\/","token":"38.2\/35\/4\/38.2-3548","metadata":false},{"id":62572,"structure_id":13692,"section_number":"38.2-3549","catch_line":"Benefits not subject to legal process","url":"\/38.2-3549\/","token":"38.2\/35\/4\/38.2-3549","metadata":false},{"id":64422,"structure_id":13692,"section_number":"38.2-3550","catch_line":"Effective date","url":"\/38.2-3550\/","token":"38.2\/35\/4\/38.2-3550","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":83339,"structure_id":13692,"section_number":"38.2-3544","catch_line":"Definition of industrial sick benefit insurance","url":"\/38.2-3544\/","token":"38.2\/35\/4\/38.2-3544","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":54672,"structure_id":13692,"section_number":"38.2-3546","catch_line":"Cancellation of sick benefit portion of policy","url":"\/38.2-3546\/","token":"38.2\/35\/4\/38.2-3546","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/38.2-3545\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1986, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83339,"section_number":"38.2-3544","catch_line":"Definition of industrial sick benefit insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3544\/"}],"permalink":{"id":215891,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86369,"identifier":"38.2-3545","token":"38.2\/35\/4\/38.2-3545","url":"\/38.2-3545\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-3545\/","token":"38.2\/35\/4\/38.2-3545","dublin_core":{"Title":"Further restrictions as to beneficiaries","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-3545","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Within the permitted classes of beneficiaries prescribed in \u00a7 38.2-3544<\/a>, the issuing insurer<\/span> may designate the classes of beneficiaries. No change of beneficiary shall be made by assignment, will, or otherwise to any person<\/span> outside the designated classes without the consent of the insurer<\/span>. If no person<\/span> within the classes of beneficiaries prescribed in \u00a7 38.2-3544<\/a> survives the insured, the insurer<\/span> may discharge its liability by payment of the proceeds of the policy to any person<\/span> appearing to the insurer<\/span> to be equitably entitled to the proceeds because of having incurred expense for the maintenance, medical attention or burial of the insured.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFURTHER RESTRICTIONS AS TO BENEFICIARIES (\u00a7 38.2-3545)\n\nWithin the permitted classes of beneficiaries prescribed in \u00a7 38.2-3544, the\nissuing insurer may designate the classes of beneficiaries. No change of\nbeneficiary shall be made by assignment, will, or otherwise to any person\noutside the designated classes without the consent of the insurer. If no person\nwithin the classes of beneficiaries prescribed in \u00a7 38.2-3544 survives the\ninsured, the insurer may discharge its liability by payment of the proceeds of\nthe policy to any person appearing to the insurer to be equitably entitled to\nthe proceeds because of having incurred expense for the maintenance, medical\nattention or burial of the insured.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 38-352; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-484; 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}}