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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>69792</law_id><section_number>38.2-3113.2</section_number><catch_line>Qualified charitable gift annuities; issuance not business of insurance; disclosures to donors; unfair trade practices provisions not applicable</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="31">Life Insurance</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The issuance of a <span class="dictionary">qualified <span class="dictionary">charitable gift annuity</span></span> does not constitute engaging in the business of <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> in this Commonwealth. A <span class="dictionary">charitable gift annuity</span> issued before the effective date of this section is a <span class="dictionary">qualified <span class="dictionary">charitable gift annuity</span></span> for purposes of this title if it meets the requirements of &#xA7; 501 (m) (5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 501 (m) (5)) and &#xA7; 514 (c) (5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 514 (c) (5)), and the issuance of that <span class="dictionary">charitable gift annuity</span> does not constitute engaging in the business of <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> in this Commonwealth. <a id="paragraph-252223" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3113.2/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> When entering into an agreement for a <span class="dictionary">qualified <span class="dictionary">charitable gift annuity</span></span>, the <span class="dictionary">charitable organization</span> shall disclose to the donor in writing in the annuity agreement that a <span class="dictionary">qualified <span class="dictionary">charitable gift annuity</span></span> is not <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> under the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of this Commonwealth and is neither subject to regulation by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> nor protected by the Virginia Life, Accident and Sickness <span class="dictionary">Insurance</span> Guaranty Association. The notice provisions required by this subsection shall be in a separate paragraph in a print size no smaller than that employed in the annuity agreement generally. <a id="paragraph-252224" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3113.2/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The solicitation or issuance of a <span class="dictionary">qualified <span class="dictionary">charitable gift annuity</span></span> does not constitute a violation of the unfair trade practices provisions of Chapter 5 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Declaration of purpose" href="/38.2-500/">38.2-500</a> et seq.) of this title. <a id="paragraph-252225" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3113.2/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1996, c. 425.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
