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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>361358</law_id><section_number>38.2-1337</section_number><catch_line>Disclaimer of control</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="13" identifier="13">Reports, Reserves and Examinations, Insurance Holding Companies, Reinsurance Intermediaries, and Managing General Agents</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="8" identifier="6">Subsidiaries of Insurance Companies</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A domestic <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> may acquire voting securities of any <span class="dictionary">company</span> in an amount sufficient to presume control without the <span class="dictionary">company</span>&#x2019;s being considered a subsidiary if the domestic <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> files a disclaimer of affiliation with the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>. The disclaimer shall disclose fully (i) the nature and purpose of the investment, (ii) all <span class="dictionary">material</span> transactions and relationships between the domestic <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> and the <span class="dictionary">company</span>, and (iii) the basis for the disclaimer. The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may disallow the disclaimer only after giving the domestic <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> and the <span class="dictionary">company</span> notice and an opportunity to be heard. Any disallowance shall be supported by specific <span class="dictionary">findings</span> of <span class="dictionary">fact</span>. <a id="paragraph-1344739" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1337/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> If the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> disallows the disclaimer, the domestic <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> shall immediately take action sufficient to satisfy the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> that the domestic <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> does not control the <span class="dictionary">company</span>. <a id="paragraph-1344740" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1337/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1977, c. 414, &#xA7; 38.1-178.13; 1986, c. 562.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
