                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DURATION AND TERMINATION OF LICENSES AND APPOINTMENTS (§ 38.2-1825)

A. A license issued to:

   1. An individual agent shall authorize him to act as an agent until the
   license is otherwise terminated, suspended or revoked.

   2. A business entity shall authorize such business entity to act as an agent
   until the license is otherwise terminated, suspended, or revoked. The
   dissolution or discontinuance of a partnership, whether by intent or by
   operation of law, shall automatically terminate all licenses issued to such
   partnership. The Bureau shall automatically terminate all insurance licenses
   within 90 calendar days of receiving notification from the clerk of the
   Commission that the certificate of organization or charter of a domestic
   limited liability company or corporation, respectively, whether by intent or
   by operation of law, has been terminated or that the certificate of
   registration or certificate of authority of a foreign limited liability
   company or corporation, respectively, has been revoked.

B. The license issued to a resident variable contract agent pursuant to this
chapter shall terminate immediately upon the termination of the licensee&#8217;s
life and annuities insurance agent license, and may not be applied for again
until the person has been issued a new life and annuities insurance agent
license.

C. The license issued to a resident surplus lines broker pursuant to this title
shall terminate immediately upon the termination of the licensee&#8217;s
property and casualty insurance agent license, and may not be applied for again
until the person has been issued a new property and casualty insurance agent
license.

D. Immediately upon termination of a settlement agent&#8217;s last appointment
under his title insurance agent license, the Bureau shall terminate the
settlement agent&#8217;s registration and the person shall not be permitted to
act as a settlement agent under his title insurance agent&#8217;s license until
a new appointment has taken effect.

E. An appointment issued to an agent by an insurer, unless terminated, suspended
or revoked, shall authorize the appointee to act as an agent for that insurer
and to be compensated therefor notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA7;
38.2-1812 and 38.2-1823.

F. A business entity licensed as a producer shall designate within 30 calendar
days a new licensed producer responsible for the business entity&#8217;s
compliance with the insurance laws, rules, and regulations of the Commonwealth
pursuant to subdivision B 2 of &#xA7; 38.2-1820 following the removal, for any
reason, of the previous designated licensed producer.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 38.1-305; 1952, c. 317; 1978, c. 4; 1979, c. 513, §
38.1-327.36; 1981, c. 604; 1984, c. 549; 1985, c. 616; 1986, c. 562; 1987, c.
521; 1997, c. 583; 2001, c. 706; 2007, c. 703; 2010, c. 281; 2016, cc. 552, 619.