Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org8274538.2-1003When corporate status attained; bylaws filed with Commission2025InsuranceOrganization, Admission and Licensing of InsurersOrganization of Domestic Insurers

A domestic mutual insurer shall have legal existence as soon as the charter has been recorded with the Commission, after which the board of directors named in the charter may adopt bylaws and accept applications for insurance. However, no insurance shall be put in force until the insurer has been licensed to transact the business of insurance as provided by this chapter. The bylaws and any amendments shall be filed with the Commission within thirty days after adoption.

Code 1950, § 38-503; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-76; 1986, c. 562.