                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE; NOTICES OF CANCELLATION OF INSURANCE (§
65.2-804)

A. 1. Each employer subject to this title shall file with the Workers&#8217;
Compensation Commission, in form prescribed by it, annually or as often as may
be necessary, evidence of his compliance with the provisions of § 65.2-801 and
all others relating thereto; however, if the employer secures his liability
under this title pursuant to subdivision A 1 of § 65.2-801 then the insurance
carrier shall make a filing on behalf of the employer, and such filing shall be
made electronically in the form as prescribed and to the agent as designated by
the Commission, within 30 days of the inception of the policy. Evidence of an
employer&#8217;s compliance with the provisions of subdivision A 1 of §
65.2-801 shall be deemed to satisfy such provisions if it includes the name and
address of the insured, the insured&#8217;s federal employer identification
number, his policy number, dates of insurance coverage, the name and address of
his insurer, and the insurer&#8217;s identification number. Every employer who
has complied with the foregoing provision and has subsequently cancelled his
insurance or his membership in a licensed group self-insurance association shall
immediately notify the Workers&#8217; Compensation Commission of such
cancellation, the date thereof and the reasons therefor. Every insurance carrier
or group self-insurance association shall in like manner notify the
Workers&#8217; Compensation Commission immediately upon the cancellation of any
policy issued by it or any membership agreement, whichever is applicable, under
the provisions of this title, except that a carrier or group self-insurance
association need not set forth its reasons for cancellation unless requested by
the Workers&#8217; Compensation Commission.

   2. Every employer who cancels his insurance or his membership in a licensed
   group self-insurance association shall, prior to cancelling his insurance or
   his membership, give 30 days&#8217; written notice to his employees covered.
   Every employer who receives the notice required under subsection B of this
   section shall immediately forward a copy to his employees covered. Where the
   employer is a mine owner or operator, the notice or copy of notice required to
   be given by this subsection shall also be given to the Chief Mine Inspector.
   The provisions of this subsection shall not apply with respect to a
   cancellation incident to a change of insurance or membership where no lapse of
   coverage occurs.

B. No policy of insurance hereafter issued under the provisions of this title,
nor any membership agreement in a group self-insurance association, shall be
cancelled or nonrenewed by the insurer issuing such policy or by the group
self-insurance association cancelling or nonrenewing such membership, except on
30 days&#8217; notice to the employer and the Workers&#8217; Compensation
Commission, unless the employer has obtained other insurance and the
Workers&#8217; Compensation Commission is notified of that fact by the insurer
assuming the risk, or unless, in the event of cancellation, said cancellation is
for nonpayment of premiums; then 10 days&#8217; notice shall be given the
employer and the Workers&#8217; Compensation Commission.

C. The Commission may designate an agent for receipt of any notices required to
be given to it pursuant to this section.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 65-101; 1956, c. 467; 1968, c. 660, § 65.1-105; 1970, c.
470; 1979, c. 463; 1982, c. 383; 1991, c. 355; 1993, c. 725; 2002, c. 812; 2009,
c. 150; 2010, cc. 282, 376; 2018, c. 260.