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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>73632</law_id><section_number>38.2-1718</section_number><catch_line>Financing the safety fund, maximum amount, distribution of excess</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>38.2-1720</reference><reference>38.2-225</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="17">Virginia Life, Accident and Sickness Insurance Guaranty Association</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Additional Funds Paid to the Association</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The safety fund, at the discretion of the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, shall receive <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> payments levied against <span class="dictionary">member insurers</span> made pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Disposition of fines and penalties" href="/38.2-225/">38.2-225</a> or any other payments approved by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>. <a id="paragraph-264832" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1718/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may approve the payment of funds to the <span class="dictionary">Association</span> provided the balance in the safety fund <span class="dictionary">account</span> does not exceed two percent of the total of all <span class="dictionary">member insurer</span>&#x2019;s premium received in this Commonwealth for classes of <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> covered by the <span class="dictionary">accounts</span> specified in subsection A of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Association; creation; memberships; accounts; supervision" href="/38.2-1702/">38.2-1702</a>. <a id="paragraph-264833" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1718/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Investment income earned on <span class="dictionary">assets</span> held in the safety fund shall be credited to the safety fund provided the balance of the safety fund does not exceed three percent of the total of all <span class="dictionary">member insurer</span>&#x2019;s premium received in this Commonwealth for classes of <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> covered by the <span class="dictionary">accounts</span> specified in subsection A of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Association; creation; memberships; accounts; supervision" href="/38.2-1702/">38.2-1702</a> unless otherwise determined by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>. <a id="paragraph-264834" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1718/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> In the event the safety fund balance exceeds the amount specified in subsection C of this section, at the discretion of the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> the difference shall be paid to the <span class="dictionary">state</span> treasury to the credit of the Literary Fund or shall be subject to subsection F of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Use of safety fund, repayment, etc" href="/38.2-1720/">38.2-1720</a>. <a id="paragraph-264835" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1718/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> In the event the fund is dissolved, remaining <span class="dictionary">assets</span> in the safety fund will be distributed to the <span class="dictionary">state</span> treasury to the credit of the Literary Fund. <a id="paragraph-264836" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1718/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1986, c. 562.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
