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A statement identifying the state or states in which the risk retention group is chartered and licensed as a liability insurance company, date of chartering, its principal place of business, and such other information including information on its membership, as the Commission may require to verify that the risk retention group is qualified under the definition set forth in this chapter;\n\t\t\tb. A copy of its plan of operations or a feasibility study and revisions of such plan or study submitted to its state of domicile; however, the provision relating to the submission of a plan of operation or a feasibility study shall not apply with respect to product liability or completed operations liability as defined in this chapter which was offered before October 27, 1986, by any risk retention group which had been chartered and operating for not less than three years before such date;\n\t\t\tc. A copy of any revision to its plan of operation or feasibility study required by this chapter at the same time that the revision is submitted to the Commissioner of its chartering state; and\n\t\t\td. A statement of registration which designates the clerk of the Commission as its agent for the purpose of receiving service of legal documents or process.2\n\nAny risk retention group doing business in this Commonwealth shall submit to the Commission:\n\t\t\ta. A copy of the group’s financial statement submitted to its state of domicile, which shall be certified by an independent public accountant and contain a statement of opinion on loss and loss adjustment expense reserves made by a member of the American Academy of Actuaries or a loss reserve specialist who is qualified under criteria established by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners;\n\t\t\tb. A copy of each examination of the risk retention group as certified by the commissioner or public official conducting the examination;\n\t\t\tc. Upon request by the Commission, a copy of any information or document pertaining to any outside audit performed with respect to the risk retention group; and\n\t\t\td. Such information as may be required to verify its continuing qualification as a risk retention group under the definition set forth in this chapter.3\n\nAll premiums paid for coverages within this Commonwealth to risk retention groups shall be subject to taxation, including the assessment set forth in § 38.2-400, at the same rate and subject to the same interest, fines and penalties for nonpayment as applicable to foreign admitted insurers. Each risk retention group shall pay the taxes for risks insured within the Commonwealth. Further, each risk retention group shall report all premiums paid to it for risks insured within this Commonwealth.4\n\nAny risk retention group, its agents and representatives, shall comply with § 38.2-510.5\n\nAny risk retention group shall comply with the provisions of §§ 38.2-500, 38.2-501, 38.2-502, 38.2-503, 38.2-504, 38.2-506, and 38.2-512 regarding deceptive, false, or fraudulent acts or practices. However, the provisions of this subdivision do not relieve a risk retention group from the requirements of any other state statutes regarding deceptive, false, or fraudulent acts or practices.6\n\nAny risk retention group must submit to an examination by the Commission to determine its financial condition if the commissioner of the jurisdiction in which the group is chartered has not initiated an examination or does not initiate an examination within sixty days after a request by the Commission. Any such examination shall be coordinated to avoid unjustified repetition and conducted in an expeditious manner and in accordance with the NAIC’s Examiner Handbook.7\n\nEvery application form for insurance from a risk retention group and any policy issued by a risk retention group shall contain in ten point type on the front page and the declaration page, the following notice:\n\t\t\tNOTICE\n\t\t\tThis policy is issued by your risk retention group. Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state. State insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not available for your risk retention group.8\n\nThe following acts by a risk retention group are hereby prohibited:\n\t\t\ta. The solicitation or sale of insurance by a risk retention group to any person who is not eligible for membership in such group; and\n\t\t\tb. The solicitation or sale of insurance by, or operation of, a risk retention group that is in a hazardous financial condition or is financially impaired.9\n\nNo risk retention group shall be allowed to do business in this Commonwealth if an insurance company is directly or indirectly a member or owner of such risk retention group, other than in the case of a risk retention group all of whose members are insurance companies.10\n\nThe terms of any insurance policy provided by a risk retention group shall not provide or be construed to provide insurance policy coverage prohibited generally by the laws of this Commonwealth or declared unlawful by the Supreme Court of Virginia. For the purpose of this subdivision, a risk retention group shall comply with §§ 38.2-227, 38.2-2200, 38.2-2204 and any other applicable laws of this Commonwealth.11\n\nA risk retention group not chartered in this Commonwealth and doing business in this Commonwealth shall comply with a lawful order issued in a voluntary dissolution proceeding or in a delinquency proceeding commenced by a state insurance commissioner or the Commission if there has been a finding of financial impairment after an examination under this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":312818,"text":"Risk retention groups chartered in states other than this Commonwealth and seeking to do business as a risk retention group in this Commonwealth shall observe and abide by the laws of this Commonwealth as follows:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":312819,"text":"Before offering insurance in this Commonwealth, a risk retention group shall submit to the Commission on a form prescribed by the Commission:\n\t\t\ta. A statement identifying the state or states in which the risk retention group is chartered and licensed as a liability insurance company, date of chartering, its principal place of business, and such other information including information on its membership, as the Commission may require to verify that the risk retention group is qualified under the definition set forth in this chapter;\n\t\t\tb. A copy of its plan of operations or a feasibility study and revisions of such plan or study submitted to its state of domicile; however, the provision relating to the submission of a plan of operation or a feasibility study shall not apply with respect to product liability or completed operations liability as defined in this chapter which was offered before October 27, 1986, by any risk retention group which had been chartered and operating for not less than three years before such date;\n\t\t\tc. A copy of any revision to its plan of operation or feasibility study required by this chapter at the same time that the revision is submitted to the Commissioner of its chartering state; and\n\t\t\td. A statement of registration which designates the clerk of the Commission as its agent for the purpose of receiving service of legal documents or process.","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":312820,"text":"Any risk retention group doing business in this Commonwealth shall submit to the Commission:\n\t\t\ta. A copy of the group’s financial statement submitted to its state of domicile, which shall be certified by an independent public accountant and contain a statement of opinion on loss and loss adjustment expense reserves made by a member of the American Academy of Actuaries or a loss reserve specialist who is qualified under criteria established by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners;\n\t\t\tb. A copy of each examination of the risk retention group as certified by the commissioner or public official conducting the examination;\n\t\t\tc. Upon request by the Commission, a copy of any information or document pertaining to any outside audit performed with respect to the risk retention group; and\n\t\t\td. Such information as may be required to verify its continuing qualification as a risk retention group under the definition set forth in this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":312821,"text":"All premiums paid for coverages within this Commonwealth to risk retention groups shall be subject to taxation, including the assessment set forth in § 38.2-400, at the same rate and subject to the same interest, fines and penalties for nonpayment as applicable to foreign admitted insurers. Each risk retention group shall pay the taxes for risks insured within the Commonwealth. Further, each risk retention group shall report all premiums paid to it for risks insured within this Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2","next_prefix":"4"},"4":{"id":312822,"text":"Any risk retention group, its agents and representatives, shall comply with § 38.2-510.","type":"section","prefixes":["4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"4","prefix_anchor":"4","level":1,"prior_prefix":"3","next_prefix":"5"},"5":{"id":312823,"text":"Any risk retention group shall comply with the provisions of §§ 38.2-500, 38.2-501, 38.2-502, 38.2-503, 38.2-504, 38.2-506, and 38.2-512 regarding deceptive, false, or fraudulent acts or practices. However, the provisions of this subdivision do not relieve a risk retention group from the requirements of any other state statutes regarding deceptive, false, or fraudulent acts or practices.","type":"section","prefixes":["5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"5","prefix_anchor":"5","level":1,"prior_prefix":"4","next_prefix":"6"},"6":{"id":312824,"text":"Any risk retention group must submit to an examination by the Commission to determine its financial condition if the commissioner of the jurisdiction in which the group is chartered has not initiated an examination or does not initiate an examination within sixty days after a request by the Commission. Any such examination shall be coordinated to avoid unjustified repetition and conducted in an expeditious manner and in accordance with the NAIC’s Examiner Handbook.","type":"section","prefixes":["6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"6","prefix_anchor":"6","level":1,"prior_prefix":"5","next_prefix":"7"},"7":{"id":312825,"text":"Every application form for insurance from a risk retention group and any policy issued by a risk retention group shall contain in ten point type on the front page and the declaration page, the following notice:\n\t\t\tNOTICE\n\t\t\tThis policy is issued by your risk retention group. Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state. State insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not available for your risk retention group.","type":"section","prefixes":["7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"7","prefix_anchor":"7","level":1,"prior_prefix":"6","next_prefix":"8"},"8":{"id":312826,"text":"The following acts by a risk retention group are hereby prohibited:\n\t\t\ta. The solicitation or sale of insurance by a risk retention group to any person who is not eligible for membership in such group; and\n\t\t\tb. The solicitation or sale of insurance by, or operation of, a risk retention group that is in a hazardous financial condition or is financially impaired.","type":"section","prefixes":["8"],"prefix":"8","entire_prefix":"8","prefix_anchor":"8","level":1,"prior_prefix":"7","next_prefix":"9"},"9":{"id":312827,"text":"No risk retention group shall be allowed to do business in this Commonwealth if an insurance company is directly or indirectly a member or owner of such risk retention group, other than in the case of a risk retention group all of whose members are insurance companies.","type":"section","prefixes":["9"],"prefix":"9","entire_prefix":"9","prefix_anchor":"9","level":1,"prior_prefix":"8","next_prefix":"10"},"10":{"id":312828,"text":"The terms of any insurance policy provided by a risk retention group shall not provide or be construed to provide insurance policy coverage prohibited generally by the laws of this Commonwealth or declared unlawful by the Supreme Court of Virginia. For the purpose of this subdivision, a risk retention group shall comply with §§ 38.2-227, 38.2-2200, 38.2-2204 and any other applicable laws of this Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["10"],"prefix":"10","entire_prefix":"10","prefix_anchor":"10","level":1,"prior_prefix":"9","next_prefix":"11"},"11":{"id":312829,"text":"A risk retention group not chartered in this Commonwealth and doing business in this Commonwealth shall comply with a lawful order issued in a voluntary dissolution proceeding or in a delinquency proceeding commenced by a state insurance commissioner or the Commission if there has been a finding of financial impairment after an examination under this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["11"],"prefix":"11","entire_prefix":"11","prefix_anchor":"11","level":1,"prior_prefix":"10"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13375,"edition_id":1,"name":"Risk Retention Groups and Purchasing Groups","identifier":"51","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12698,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:44","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:44","permalink":{"id":217707,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13375,"identifier":"51","token":"38.2\/51","url":"\/38.2\/51\/","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":72747,"structure_id":13375,"section_number":"38.2-5100","catch_line":"Purpose","url":"\/38.2-5100\/","token":"38.2\/51\/38.2-5100","metadata":false},{"id":54348,"structure_id":13375,"section_number":"38.2-5101","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/38.2-5101\/","token":"38.2\/51\/38.2-5101","metadata":false},{"id":80474,"structure_id":13375,"section_number":"38.2-5102","catch_line":"Risk retention groups chartered in this Commonwealth","url":"\/38.2-5102\/","token":"38.2\/51\/38.2-5102","metadata":false},{"id":87356,"structure_id":13375,"section_number":"38.2-5103","catch_line":"Risk retention groups not chartered in this Commonwealth","url":"\/38.2-5103\/","token":"38.2\/51\/38.2-5103","metadata":false},{"id":55046,"structure_id":13375,"section_number":"38.2-5104","catch_line":"Associations","url":"\/38.2-5104\/","token":"38.2\/51\/38.2-5104","metadata":false},{"id":75270,"structure_id":13375,"section_number":"38.2-5105","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/38.2-5105\/","token":"38.2\/51\/38.2-5105","metadata":false},{"id":55239,"structure_id":13375,"section_number":"38.2-5106","catch_line":"Purchasing groups; 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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 585 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 1987 \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 1992, chapter 588.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80474,"section_number":"38.2-5102","catch_line":"Risk retention groups chartered in this Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-5102\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76505,"section_number":"38.2-2200","catch_line":"Required provisions as to insolvency or bankruptcy, and as to when action maintained against insurer","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-2200\/"},{"id":70028,"section_number":"38.2-2204","catch_line":"Liability insurance on motor vehicles, aircraft, and watercraft; standard provisions; \"omnibus clause.\"","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-2204\/"},{"id":62181,"section_number":"38.2-227","catch_line":"Public policy regarding punitive damages","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-227\/"},{"id":57860,"section_number":"38.2-400","catch_line":"Expense of administration of insurance laws borne by licensees; minimum contribution","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-400\/"},{"id":66905,"section_number":"38.2-500","catch_line":"Declaration of purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-500\/"},{"id":79956,"section_number":"38.2-501","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-501\/"},{"id":79437,"section_number":"38.2-502","catch_line":"Misrepresentations and false advertising of insurance policies","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-502\/"},{"id":54663,"section_number":"38.2-503","catch_line":"False information and advertising generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-503\/"},{"id":82451,"section_number":"38.2-504","catch_line":"Defamation","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-504\/"},{"id":78214,"section_number":"38.2-506","catch_line":"False statements and entries","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-506\/"},{"id":77547,"section_number":"38.2-512","catch_line":"Misrepresentation in insurance documents or communications","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-512\/"}],"permalink":{"id":217721,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87356,"identifier":"38.2-5103","token":"38.2\/51\/38.2-5103","url":"\/38.2-5103\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-5103\/","token":"38.2\/51\/38.2-5103","dublin_core":{"Title":"Risk retention groups not chartered in this Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-5103","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Risk retention groups<\/span> chartered in states<\/span> other than this Commonwealth and seeking to do business as a risk retention group<\/span> in this Commonwealth shall observe and abide by the laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth as follows:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Before offering insurance in this Commonwealth, a risk retention group<\/span> shall submit to the Commission<\/span> on a form prescribed by the Commission<\/span>:\n\t\t\ta. A statement identifying the state<\/span> or states<\/span> in which the risk retention group<\/span> is chartered and licensed as a liability insurance company<\/span>, date of chartering, its principal place of business, and such other information including information on its membership, as the Commission<\/span> may require to verify that the risk retention group<\/span> is qualified under the definition set forth in this chapter;\n\t\t\tb. A copy of its plan of operations<\/span> or a feasibility study<\/span> and revisions of such plan or study submitted to its state<\/span> of domicile; however, the provision relating to the submission of a plan of operation<\/span> or a feasibility study<\/span> shall not apply with respect to product liability<\/span> or completed operations liability<\/span> as defined in this chapter which was offered before October 27, 1986, by any risk retention group<\/span> which had been chartered and operating for not less than three years before such date;\n\t\t\tc. A copy of any revision to its plan of operation<\/span> or feasibility study<\/span> required by this chapter at the same time that the revision is submitted to the Commissioner<\/span> of its chartering state<\/span>; and\n\t\t\td. A statement of registration which designates the clerk of the Commission<\/span> as its agent for the purpose of receiving service of legal documents or process. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any risk retention group<\/span> doing business in this Commonwealth shall submit to the Commission<\/span>:\n\t\t\ta. A copy of the group’s financial statement submitted to its state<\/span> of domicile, which shall be certified by an independent public accountant and contain a statement of opinion<\/span> on loss and loss adjustment expense reserves made by a member of the American Academy of Actuaries or a loss reserve specialist who is qualified under criteria established by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners<\/span>;\n\t\t\tb. A copy of each examination of the risk retention group<\/span> as certified by the commissioner<\/span> or public official conducting the examination;\n\t\t\tc. Upon request by the Commission<\/span>, a copy of any information or document pertaining to any outside audit performed with respect to the risk retention group<\/span>; and\n\t\t\td. Such information as may be required to verify its continuing qualification as a risk retention group<\/span> under the definition set forth in this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> All premiums paid for coverages within this Commonwealth to risk retention groups<\/span> shall be subject to taxation, including the assessment set forth in § 38.2-400<\/a>, at the same rate<\/span> and subject to the same interest, fines and penalties for nonpayment as applicable to foreign admitted insurers<\/span>. Each risk retention group<\/span> shall pay the taxes for risks insured within the Commonwealth. Further, each risk retention group<\/span> shall report all premiums paid to it for risks insured within this Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Any risk retention group<\/span>, its agents and representatives, shall comply with § 38.2-510<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Any risk retention group<\/span> shall comply with the provisions of §§ 38.2-500<\/a>, 38.2-501<\/a>, 38.2-502<\/a>, 38.2-503<\/a>, 38.2-504<\/a>, 38.2-506<\/a>, and 38.2-512<\/a> regarding deceptive, false, or fraudulent acts or practices. However, the provisions of this subdivision do not relieve a risk retention group<\/span> from the requirements of any other state<\/span> statutes<\/span> regarding deceptive, false, or fraudulent acts or practices. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Any risk retention group<\/span> must submit to an examination by the Commission<\/span> to determine its financial condition if the commissioner<\/span> of the jurisdiction<\/span> in which the group is chartered has not initiated an examination or does not initiate an examination within sixty days after a request by the Commission<\/span>. Any such examination shall be coordinated to avoid unjustified repetition and conducted in an expeditious manner and in accordance with the NAIC’s Examiner Handbook. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Every application form for insurance from a risk retention group<\/span> and any policy issued by a risk retention group<\/span> shall contain in ten point type on the front page and the declaration page, the following notice:\n\t\t\tNOTICE\n\t\t\tThis policy is issued by your risk retention group<\/span>. Your risk retention group<\/span> may not be subject to all of the insurance laws<\/span> and regulations of your state<\/span>. State<\/span> insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not available for your risk retention group<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> The following acts by a risk retention group<\/span> are hereby prohibited:\n\t\t\ta. The solicitation or sale of insurance by a risk retention group<\/span> to any person<\/span> who is not eligible for membership in such group; and\n\t\t\tb. The solicitation or sale of insurance by, or operation of, a risk retention group<\/span> that is in a hazardous financial condition<\/span> or is financially impaired. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> No risk retention group<\/span> shall be allowed to do business in this Commonwealth if an insurance company<\/span> is directly or indirectly a member or owner of such risk retention group<\/span>, other than in the case of a risk retention group<\/span> all of whose members are insurance companies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> The terms of any insurance policy provided by a risk retention group<\/span> shall not provide or be construed to provide insurance policy coverage prohibited generally by the laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth or declared unlawful by the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia. For the purpose of this subdivision, a risk retention group<\/span> shall comply with §§ 38.2-227<\/a>, 38.2-2200<\/a>, 38.2-2204<\/a> and any other applicable laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> A risk retention group<\/span> not chartered in this Commonwealth and doing business in this Commonwealth shall comply with a lawful order<\/span> issued in a voluntary dissolution proceeding or in a delinquency proceeding commenced by a state<\/span> insurance commissioner<\/span> or the Commission<\/span> if there has been a finding<\/span> of financial impairment after an examination under this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRISK RETENTION GROUPS NOT CHARTERED IN THIS COMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 38.2-5103)\n\nRisk retention groups chartered in states other than this Commonwealth and\nseeking to do business as a risk retention group in this Commonwealth shall\nobserve and abide by the laws of this Commonwealth as follows:\n\n1. Before offering insurance in this Commonwealth, a risk retention group shall\nsubmit to the Commission on a form prescribed by the Commission:\n\t\t\ta. A statement identifying the state or states in which the risk retention\ngroup is chartered and licensed as a liability insurance company, date of\nchartering, its principal place of business, and such other information\nincluding information on its membership, as the Commission may require to verify\nthat the risk retention group is qualified under the definition set forth in\nthis chapter;\n\t\t\tb. A copy of its plan of operations or a feasibility study and revisions of\nsuch plan or study submitted to its state of domicile; however, the provision\nrelating to the submission of a plan of operation or a feasibility study shall\nnot apply with respect to product liability or completed operations liability as\ndefined in this chapter which was offered before October 27, 1986, by any risk\nretention group which had been chartered and operating for not less than three\nyears before such date;\n\t\t\tc. A copy of any revision to its plan of operation or feasibility study\nrequired by this chapter at the same time that the revision is submitted to the\nCommissioner of its chartering state; and\n\t\t\td. A statement of registration which designates the clerk of the Commission\nas its agent for the purpose of receiving service of legal documents or process.\n\n2. Any risk retention group doing business in this Commonwealth shall submit to\nthe Commission:\n\t\t\ta. A copy of the group’s financial statement submitted to its state of\ndomicile, which shall be certified by an independent public accountant and\ncontain a statement of opinion on loss and loss adjustment expense reserves made\nby a member of the American Academy of Actuaries or a loss reserve specialist\nwho is qualified under criteria established by the National Association of\nInsurance Commissioners;\n\t\t\tb. A copy of each examination of the risk retention group as certified by the\ncommissioner or public official conducting the examination;\n\t\t\tc. Upon request by the Commission, a copy of any information or document\npertaining to any outside audit performed with respect to the risk retention\ngroup; and\n\t\t\td. Such information as may be required to verify its continuing qualification\nas a risk retention group under the definition set forth in this chapter.\n\n3. All premiums paid for coverages within this Commonwealth to risk retention\ngroups shall be subject to taxation, including the assessment set forth in\n§ 38.2-400, at the same rate and subject to the same interest, fines and\npenalties for nonpayment as applicable to foreign admitted insurers. Each risk\nretention group shall pay the taxes for risks insured within the Commonwealth.\nFurther, each risk retention group shall report all premiums paid to it for\nrisks insured within this Commonwealth.\n\n4. Any risk retention group, its agents and representatives, shall comply with\n§ 38.2-510.\n\n5. Any risk retention group shall comply with the provisions of §§\n38.2-500, 38.2-501, 38.2-502, 38.2-503, 38.2-504, 38.2-506, and 38.2-512\nregarding deceptive, false, or fraudulent acts or practices. However, the\nprovisions of this subdivision do not relieve a risk retention group from the\nrequirements of any other state statutes regarding deceptive, false, or\nfraudulent acts or practices.\n\n6. Any risk retention group must submit to an examination by the Commission to\ndetermine its financial condition if the commissioner of the jurisdiction in\nwhich the group is chartered has not initiated an examination or does not\ninitiate an examination within sixty days after a request by the Commission. Any\nsuch examination shall be coordinated to avoid unjustified repetition and\nconducted in an expeditious manner and in accordance with the NAIC’s\nExaminer Handbook.\n\n7. Every application form for insurance from a risk retention group and any\npolicy issued by a risk retention group shall contain in ten point type on the\nfront page and the declaration page, the following notice:\n\t\t\tNOTICE\n\t\t\tThis policy is issued by your risk retention group. Your risk retention group\nmay not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state.\nState insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not available for your risk\nretention group.\n\n8. The following acts by a risk retention group are hereby prohibited:\n\t\t\ta. The solicitation or sale of insurance by a risk retention group to any\nperson who is not eligible for membership in such group; and\n\t\t\tb. The solicitation or sale of insurance by, or operation of, a risk\nretention group that is in a hazardous financial condition or is financially\nimpaired.\n\n9. No risk retention group shall be allowed to do business in this Commonwealth\nif an insurance company is directly or indirectly a member or owner of such risk\nretention group, other than in the case of a risk retention group all of whose\nmembers are insurance companies.\n\n10. The terms of any insurance policy provided by a risk retention group shall\nnot provide or be construed to provide insurance policy coverage prohibited\ngenerally by the laws of this Commonwealth or declared unlawful by the Supreme\nCourt of Virginia. For the purpose of this subdivision, a risk retention group\nshall comply with §§ 38.2-227, 38.2-2200, 38.2-2204 and any other\napplicable laws of this Commonwealth.\n\n11. A risk retention group not chartered in this Commonwealth and doing business\nin this Commonwealth shall comply with a lawful order issued in a voluntary\ndissolution proceeding or in a delinquency proceeding commenced by a state\ninsurance commissioner or the Commission if there has been a finding of\nfinancial impairment after an examination under this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 585; 1992, c. 588.","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}}