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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>83259</law_id><section_number>8.2A-218</section_number><catch_line>Insurance and proceeds</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="8.2A">Commercial Code &#x2014; Leases</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Formation and Construction of Lease Contract</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A lessee obtains an insurable interest when existing goods are identified to the lease <span class="dictionary">contract</span> even though the goods identified are nonconforming and the lessee has an option to reject them. <a id="paragraph-298296" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-218/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> If a lessee has an insurable interest only by reason of the lessor&#x2019;s identification of the goods, the lessor, until <span class="dictionary">default</span> or insolvency or notification to the lessee that identification is final, may substitute other goods for those identified. <a id="paragraph-298297" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-218/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Notwithstanding a lessee&#x2019;s insurable interest under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the lessor retains an insurable interest until an option to buy has been exercised by the lessee and risk of loss has passed to the lessee. <a id="paragraph-298298" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-218/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Nothing in this section impairs any insurable interest recognized under any other <span class="dictionary">statute</span> or rule of <span class="dictionary">law</span>. <a id="paragraph-298299" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-218/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> The parties by agreement may determine that one or more parties have an obligation to obtain and pay for insurance covering the goods and by agreement may determine the beneficiary of the proceeds of the insurance. <a id="paragraph-298300" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-218/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1991, c. 536.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
