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§ 38.2-3816 Policies companies may issue; reserves required; provisions concerning increase of rates and extra assessments

Any company may issue contracts of life, accident and sickness insurance or combinations of them. The reserves for such policies or contracts shall be based upon the American Experience Table of Mortality, with an interest assumption of no more than four percent, or some higher standard, or upon any minimum standard allowed by law in this Commonwealth for legal reserve life insurers. It may provide in its laws or bylaws and membership contracts that the rates shall not be increased or extra assessments made.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 317; in 1986, chapter 562.

Code 1950, § 38-488; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-516; 1986, c. 562.

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