CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSE REQUIRED TO TRANSACT THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE; APPLICATION FEE
REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE (§ 38.2-1024)

A. No insurer unless authorized pursuant to Chapter 48 (§ 38.2-4806 et seq.) of
this title shall transact the business of insurance in this Commonwealth until
it has obtained a license from the Commission. For a foreign or alien insurer,
this license shall be in addition to the certificate of authority required by §
38.2-1027. Each application for a license to transact the business of insurance
in this Commonwealth shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable license application
fee of $ 500. The fee shall be collected by the Commission and paid directly
into the state treasury and credited to the Bureau of Insurance’s
maintenance fund as provided in subsection B of § 38.2-400. The license shall
be signed by a member or other duly authorized agent of the Commission and shall
expire on the next June 30 after the date on which it becomes effective, subject
to renewal pursuant to § 38.2-1025.

B. The Commission shall not grant a license to do the business of insurance in
this Commonwealth to any insurer until it is satisfied that, from the evidence
it requires under uniform procedures suitable to and applied equally to all
classes of insurers, the insurer:

   1.  Has paid all fees, taxes, and charges required by law;

   2.  Has made any deposit required by this title;

   3.  Has the minimum capital and surplus if a stock insurer, the minimum
   surplus if a mutual or a reciprocal insurer, and the minimum trusteed surplus
   if an alien insurer, prescribed in this title for insurers transacting the
   same class of insurance;

   4.  Has filed a financial statement or statements and any reports,
   certificates or other documents the Commission considers necessary to secure a
   full and accurate knowledge of its affairs and financial condition;

   5.  Is solvent and its financial condition, method of operation, and manner of
   doing business are such as to satisfy the Commission that it can meet its
   obligations to all policyholders; and

   6.  Has otherwise complied with all the requirements of law.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 38-31 to 38-33, 38-505, 38-514; 1952, c. 317, §§
38.1-85, 38.1-86; 1978, cc. 4, 20; 1981, c. 605; 1986, c. 562; 1994, c. 316.