Virginia § 38.2-1857.1 - Property and casualty insurance agents may be licensed as surplus lines brokers for certain insurance from eligible nonadmitted insurers
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§ 38.2-1857.1. Property and casualty insurance agents may be licensed as surplus lines brokers for certain insurance from eligible nonadmitted insurers
The Commission may issue a surplus lines broker's license to any individual or business entity actively licensed as a property and casualty insurance agent for the procuring of insurance of the classes enumerated in §§ 38.2-109 through 38.2-122.2 and §§ 38.2-124 through 38.2-134 from eligible nonadmitted insurers in the Commonwealth. However, nothing in this article or in Chapter 48 (§ 38.2-4805.1 et seq.) shall apply to the sale, solicitation, or negotiation of (i) the contracts of insurance cited in subsection C of § 38.2-1802 or (ii) contracts of insurance for any insured whose home state, as defined in § 38.2-4805.2, is a state other than the Commonwealth.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38.2-1857.1 ("Property and casualty insurance agents may be licensed as surplus lines brokers for certain insurance from eligible nonadmitted insurers") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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