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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>362805</law_id><section_number>38.2-5109</section_number><catch_line>Restrictions on insurance purchased by 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> may not purchase <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> from a <span class="dictionary">risk retention group</span> that is not chartered in a <span class="dictionary">state</span> or from an <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> not admitted in the <span class="dictionary">state</span> in which the <span class="dictionary">purchasing group</span> is located, unless the purchase is effected through a licensed agent or broker acting pursuant to the surplus lines <span class="dictionary">laws</span> and regulations of such <span class="dictionary">state</span>. <a id="paragraph-1351299" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5109/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> No <span class="dictionary">purchasing group</span> may purchase <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> providing for a deductible or self-insured retention applicable to the group as a whole; however, coverage may provide for a deductible or self-insured retention applicable to individual members. <a id="paragraph-1351300" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5109/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1987, c. 585; 1992, c. 588.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
