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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>60358</law_id><section_number>38.2-1857.6</section_number><catch_line>Accepting and placing surplus lines business</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="18">Insurance Agents</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="5.1">Licensing of Surplus Lines Brokers</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No <span class="dictionary">surplus lines broker</span> shall accept surplus lines business from any <span class="dictionary">person</span> other than an applicant for <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> or a duly licensed property or casualty <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> agent, nor shall such <span class="dictionary">surplus lines broker</span> compensate any <span class="dictionary">person</span> other than a duly licensed property or casualty <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> agent for such business. No <span class="dictionary">person</span> other than an applicant for <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> or a duly licensed property or casualty <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> agent shall place surplus lines business with a <span class="dictionary">surplus lines broker</span> licensed under this article nor shall any <span class="dictionary">person</span> other than a duly licensed property or casualty <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> agent accept compensation for such business.</p></section></text><history>2001, c. 706; 2011, c. 498.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
