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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>66383</law_id><section_number>38.2-3119</section_number><catch_line>Limitation on &#xA7; 38.2-3118</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="2">Proceeds of Certain Policies</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The provisions of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Spendthrift trusts created under life insurance policies" href="/38.2-3118/">38.2-3118</a> shall not apply to any proportionate part of the proceeds of any such policy or supplemental <span class="dictionary">contract</span> mentioned in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Spendthrift trusts created under life insurance policies" href="/38.2-3118/">38.2-3118</a> arising or resulting from premiums paid by the beneficiary. The proportionate part of the proceeds shall be determined by comparing the total premiums paid for the policy, without interest, with the premiums for the policy, without interest, paid by the beneficiary. <a id="paragraph-240990" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3119/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, an <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> who (i) has no written notice of any claim that premiums have been paid by the beneficiary and (ii) has no written notice of an adverse claim of any other character under this section, shall be protected in making or withholding payments pursuant to the terms of a policy or supplemental agreement. <a id="paragraph-240991" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3119/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, upon an <span class="dictionary">insurer</span>&#x2019;s acceptance of proof that premiums have been paid by the beneficiary and the <span class="dictionary">insurer</span>&#x2019;s payment of the corresponding proportionate part of the proceeds of the policy or supplemental agreement, the <span class="dictionary">insurer</span>&#x2019;s payment shall constitute full release of the <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> from all liability with respect to the proportionate part of the proceeds of the policy or supplemental agreement. <a id="paragraph-240992" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3119/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 38-116; 1952, c. 317, &#xA7; 38.1-445; 1986, c. 562.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
