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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>67920</law_id><section_number>38.2-300</section_number><catch_line>Scope of chapter</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>38.2-2517</reference><reference>38.2-4401</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="3">Provisions Relating to Insurance Policies and Contracts</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>This chapter shall apply to all classes of <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> except:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Ocean marine <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> other than private pleasure vessels; <a id="paragraph-246005" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-300/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Life <span class="dictionary">insurance policies</span> and accident and sickness <span class="dictionary">insurance policies</span> not delivered or issued for delivery in this Commonwealth; <a id="paragraph-246006" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-300/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> <span class="dictionary">Contracts</span> of reinsurance; or <a id="paragraph-246007" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-300/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Annuities, except as provided for in &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Contents of policies" href="/38.2-305/">38.2-305</a>, <a class="law" title="Policy forms to be filed with Commission; notice of approval or disapproval; exceptions" href="/38.2-316/">38.2-316</a> and <a class="law" title="Payment discharges insurer" href="/38.2-321/">38.2-321</a>. <a id="paragraph-246008" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-300/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1952, c. 317, &#xA7; 38.1-328; 1986, c. 562; 1988, cc. 333, 523.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
