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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 706<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":361319,"section_number":"38.2-1322","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1322\/"},{"id":361370,"section_number":"38.2-1348","catch_line":"License requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1348\/"},{"id":362590,"section_number":"38.2-4230","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-4230\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1438831,"object_type":"law","relational_id":361374,"identifier":"38.2-1351","token":"38.2\/13\/8\/38.2-1351","url":"\/38.2-1351\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1351\/","token":"38.2\/13\/8\/38.2-1351","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of insurers utilizing the services of a reinsurance intermediary broker","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1351","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An insurer<\/span> shall not engage the services of any individual or business entity<\/span> to act as a reinsurance intermediary broker<\/span> on its behalf unless such person<\/span> is licensed as required by § 38.2-1348<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> An insurer<\/span> may not employ an individual who is employed by a reinsurance intermediary broker<\/span> with which it transacts business, unless such reinsurance intermediary broker<\/span> is under common control with the insurer<\/span> and subject to Article 5 (§ 38.2-1322<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter or Article 2 (§ 38.2-4230<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 42 of this title. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The insurer<\/span> shall annually obtain a copy of the current financial statement of each reinsurance intermediary broker<\/span> with which it transacts business. Such statement shall be certified by an independent public accountant and in a form acceptable to the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF INSURERS UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF A REINSURANCE INTERMEDIARY BROKER\n(\u00a7 38.2-1351)\n\nA. An insurer shall not engage the services of any individual or business entity\nto act as a reinsurance intermediary broker on its behalf unless such person is\nlicensed as required by § 38.2-1348.\n\nB. An insurer may not employ an individual who is employed by a reinsurance\nintermediary broker with which it transacts business, unless such reinsurance\nintermediary broker is under common control with the insurer and subject to\nArticle 5 (§ 38.2-1322 et seq.) of this chapter or Article 2 (§\n38.2-4230 et seq.) of Chapter 42 of this title.\n\nC. The insurer shall annually obtain a copy of the current financial statement\nof each reinsurance intermediary broker with which it transacts business. Such\nstatement shall be certified by an independent public accountant and in a form\nacceptable to the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 706.","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"}}