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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>54283</law_id><section_number>38.2-3117</section_number><catch_line>Standards for certain policies; prohibited policies</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> Pursuant to the authority granted under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Rules and regulations; orders" href="/38.2-223/">38.2-223</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may <span class="dictionary">issue</span> rules and regulations that may include but shall not be limited to policy provisions, definitions, standards for full and fair disclosure and standards for minimum benefits, for variable life <span class="dictionary">insurance policies</span>, universal life <span class="dictionary">insurance policies</span> or other nontraditional types of life <span class="dictionary">insurance policies</span>, annuities and variable annuities. <a id="paragraph-199294" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3117/#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 prescribe the method of identification of policies and <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> based upon coverage provided. <a id="paragraph-199295" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3117/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may <span class="dictionary">issue</span> rules and regulations that specify prohibited policies or policy provisions not otherwise specifically authorized by <span class="dictionary">statute</span> which in the <span class="dictionary">opinion</span> of the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> are unjust, unfair or unfairly discriminatory to the policyholder, beneficiary, owner, or any other <span class="dictionary">person</span> insured under the policy. <a id="paragraph-199296" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3117/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1986, c. 562.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
