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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 1960, chapter 503; in 1979, chapter 513; in 1984, chapter 719; in 1986, chapter 562; in 2011, chapter 498<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 205<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":217323,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62454,"identifier":"38.2-4810","token":"38.2\/48\/38.2-4810","url":"\/38.2-4810\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-4810\/","token":"38.2\/48\/38.2-4810","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance and delivery of surplus lines policies; prior authority or information required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-4810","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each policy or other written evidence<\/span> of insurance<\/span> procured pursuant to this chapter shall be delivered promptly to the named insured shown on the policy’s declarations page. No surplus lines broker<\/span> shall issue<\/span> or deliver any policy or other written evidence<\/span> of insurance<\/span> or represent that insurance<\/span> will be or has been granted by an eligible nonadmitted insurer<\/span> unless (i) he has prior written authority from such insurer for the insurance<\/span>, (ii) he has received information from the insurer in the regular course of business that the insurance<\/span> has been granted, or (iii) an insurance<\/span> policy providing the insurance<\/span> actually has been issued by the insurer and delivered to the named insured shown on the policy’s declarations page.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF SURPLUS LINES POLICIES; PRIOR AUTHORITY OR INFORMATION\nREQUIRED (\u00a7 38.2-4810)\n\nEach policy or other written evidence of insurance procured pursuant to this\nchapter shall be delivered promptly to the named insured shown on the\npolicy’s declarations page. No surplus lines broker shall issue or deliver\nany policy or other written evidence of insurance or represent that insurance\nwill be or has been granted by an eligible nonadmitted insurer unless (i) he has\nprior written authority from such insurer for the insurance, (ii) he has\nreceived information from the insurer in the regular course of business that the\ninsurance has been granted, or (iii) an insurance policy providing the insurance\nactually has been issued by the insurer and delivered to the named insured shown\non the policy’s declarations page.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 38.1-314.10; 1960, c. 503; 1979, c. 513, \u00a7 38.1-327.55;\n1984, c. 719; 1986, c. 562; 2011, c. 498; 2018, c. 205.","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}}