                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DISCRIMINATION IN ISSUANCE OF FIRE INSURANCE (§ 38.2-2115)

No insurer or agent shall refuse to issue a policy solely because of any one or
more of the following factors: the age, sex, residence, race, color, creed,
national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity,
or lawful occupation, including the military service, of the person seeking
insurance. Nothing in this section prohibits any insurer from limiting the
issuance of policies to those who are residents of this Commonwealth, nor does
it prohibit any insurer from limiting the issuance of policies only to persons
engaging in or who have engaged in a particular profession or occupation, or who
are members of a particular religious sect. Nothing in this section prohibits
any insurer from setting rates in accordance with relevant actuarial data.

HISTORY: 1986, c. 562; 2020, c. 1137.