Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-2503
Classes of insurance that may be written by mutual assessment property and casualty insurers; minimum surplus to policyholders required
Effective Jul 1, 1986Code 1950, §§ 38-523, 38-526, 38-529; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-659; 1954, c. 161; 1960, c. 292; 1962, c. 172; 1974, c. 244; 1986, c. 562.
A. Any mutual assessment property and casualty insurer with surplus to policyholders of at least $25,000 may write the following classes:
- 1. Fire insurance as defined in § 38.2-110;
- 2. Miscellaneous property damage insurance as defined in § 38.2-111; and
- 3. Animal insurance as defined in § 38.2-116.
B. Any mutual assessment property and casualty insurer with surplus to policyholders of at least $100,000 may write the following classes of insurance, in addition to those classes enumerated in subsection A of this section:
- 1. Water damage insurance as defined in § 38.2-112;
- 2. Burglary and theft insurance as defined in § 38.2-113;
- 3. Glass insurance as defined in § 38.2-114;
- 4. Boiler and machinery insurance as defined in § 38.2-115;
- 5. Personal injury liability insurance as defined in § 38.2-117;
- 6. Property damage liability insurance as defined in § 38.2-118;
- 7. Marine insurance as defined in § 38.2-126;
- 8. Home protection insurance as defined in § 38.2-129;
- 9. Homeowners insurance as defined in § 38.2-130;
- 10. Farmowners insurance as defined in § 38.2-131;
- 11. Commercial multi-peril insurance as defined in § 38.2-132; and
12. Contingent and consequential losses insurance as defined in § 38.2-133.
The liability coverages specified in this subsection may be written only by insurers having a surplus to policyholders of at least $300,000 unless the coverages are fully reinsured.
C. Any mutual assessment property and casualty insurer with surplus to policyholders of at least $800,000 may write the following classes of insurance, in addition to those classes enumerated in subsections A and B of this section:
- 1. Workers' compensation and employers' liability insurance as defined in § 38.2-119;
- 2. Fidelity insurance as defined in § 38.2-120;
- 3. Surety insurance as defined in § 38.2-121;
- 4. Credit insurance as defined in § 38.2-122;
- 5. Motor vehicle insurance as defined in § 38.2-124;
- 6. Aircraft insurance as defined in § 38.2-125;
- 7. Legal services insurance as defined in § 38.2-127; and
- 8. Mortgage guaranty insurance as defined in § 38.2-128.
Code 1950, §§ 38-523, 38-526, 38-529; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-659; 1954, c. 161; 1960, c. 292; 1962, c. 172; 1974, c. 244; 1986, c. 562.