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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>362804</law_id><section_number>38.2-5108</section_number><catch_line>Notice and registration requirements of purchasing groups</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="88" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="53" identifier="51">Risk Retention Groups and Purchasing Groups</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> A <span class="dictionary">purchasing group</span> which intends to do business in this Commonwealth shall furnish notice to the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, on forms prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, which shall: <a id="paragraph-1351283" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Identify the <span class="dictionary">state</span> in which the group is domiciled; <a id="paragraph-1351284" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Identify all other <span class="dictionary">states</span> in which the group intends to do business; <a id="paragraph-1351285" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Specify the lines and classifications of <span class="dictionary">liability</span> <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> which the <span class="dictionary">purchasing group</span> intends to purchase; <a id="paragraph-1351286" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Identify the <span class="dictionary">insurance company</span> from which the group intends to purchase its insurance, the domicile of such company, and the business address of such company; <a id="paragraph-1351287" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Specify the method by which, and the <span class="dictionary">person</span>(s), if any, through whom insurance will be offered to its <span class="dictionary">purchasing groups</span> located in this Commonwealth; <a id="paragraph-1351288" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Identify the principal place of business of the group including the business address of the group; and <a id="paragraph-1351289" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> Provide such other information as may be required by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> to verify that the <span class="dictionary">purchasing group</span> is qualified under the definition set forth in this chapter. <a id="paragraph-1351290" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#A7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> A <span class="dictionary">purchasing group</span> shall, within ten days, notify the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> of any changes in any items set forth in subsection A of this section. <a id="paragraph-1351291" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">purchasing group</span> shall register with and designate the clerk of the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> as its agent solely for the purpose of receiving service of legal documents or process, except that such requirements shall not apply in the case of a <span class="dictionary">purchasing group</span>: <a id="paragraph-1351292" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Which (i) was domiciled before April 1, 1986, and (ii) is domiciled on and after October 27, 1986, in any <span class="dictionary">state</span> of the United <span class="dictionary">States</span>; <a id="paragraph-1351293" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#C1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Which (i) before October 27, 1986, purchased insurance from an insurance carrier licensed in any <span class="dictionary">state</span> and (ii) since October 27, 1986, purchases its insurance from an insurance carrier licensed in any <span class="dictionary">state</span>; <a id="paragraph-1351294" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#C2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Which was a <span class="dictionary">purchasing group</span> under the requirements of the <span class="dictionary">Product Liability</span> Risk Retention Act of 1981 before October 27, 1986; and <a id="paragraph-1351295" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#C3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Which does not purchase insurance that was not authorized for purposes of an exemption under that Act, as in effect before October 27, 1986. <a id="paragraph-1351296" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#C4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Each <span class="dictionary">purchasing group</span> that is required to give notice pursuant to subsection A of this section shall also furnish such information as may be required by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> to (i) verify that the entity qualifies as a <span class="dictionary">purchasing group</span>; (ii) determine where the <span class="dictionary">purchasing group</span> is located; and (iii) determine appropriate tax treatment. <a id="paragraph-1351297" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">purchasing group</span> which was doing business in Virginia prior to the enactment of this subsection shall, within thirty days after July 1, 1992, furnish notice to the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section and furnish such information as may be required pursuant to subsections B and C of this section. <a id="paragraph-1351298" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5108/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1987, c. 585; 1992, c. 588.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
