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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 317; in 1956, chapter 431; in 1986, chapter 562; in 2017, chapter 655<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":361164,"section_number":"38.2-1024","catch_line":"License required to transact the business of insurance; application fee requirements for license","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1024\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":346938,"section_number":"13.1-757","catch_line":"Authority to transact business required","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-757\/"},{"id":347125,"section_number":"13.1-919","catch_line":"Authority to transact business required","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-919\/"},{"id":361164,"section_number":"38.2-1024","catch_line":"License required to transact the business of insurance; application fee requirements for license","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1024\/"},{"id":361232,"section_number":"38.2-1200","catch_line":"Scope of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1438037,"object_type":"law","relational_id":361167,"identifier":"38.2-1027","token":"38.2\/10\/5\/38.2-1027","url":"\/38.2-1027\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1027\/","token":"38.2\/10\/5\/38.2-1027","dublin_core":{"Title":"Admission of foreign and alien insurers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1027","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Before transacting any insurance<\/span> business in this Commonwealth, each foreign or alien insurer<\/span> or reciprocal shall obtain a certificate of authority and shall comply with the applicable provisions of Article 17 (\u00a7 13.1-757<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 9 of Title 13.1 in the case of a stock insurer<\/span>, of Article 14 (\u00a7 13.1-919<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 13.1 in the case of a mutual insurer<\/span>, and of Article 1 (\u00a7 38.2-1200<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 12 in the case of a reciprocal. The certificate shall be in addition to the license to transact the business of insurance<\/span> required by \u00a7 38.2-1024<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMISSION OF FOREIGN AND ALIEN INSURERS (\u00a7 38.2-1027)\n\nBefore transacting any insurance business in this Commonwealth, each foreign or\nalien insurer or reciprocal shall obtain a certificate of authority and shall\ncomply with the applicable provisions of Article 17 (\u00a7 13.1-757 et seq.) of\nChapter 9 of Title 13.1 in the case of a stock insurer, of Article 14 (\u00a7\n13.1-919 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 13.1 in the case of a mutual insurer,\nand of Article 1 (\u00a7 38.2-1200 et seq.) of Chapter 12 in the case of a\nreciprocal. The certificate shall be in addition to the license to transact the\nbusiness of insurance required by \u00a7 38.2-1024.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 38-32, 38-34; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-83; 1956, c. 431;\n1986, c. 562; 2017, c. 655.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}