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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 14. Insurance
Agency 5. State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Insurance
Chapter 342. Rules Governing Standards for the Content of Homeowners Insurance Policies
11/5/2024

14VAC5-342-10. Scope and applicability.

A. This chapter sets forth the standards of content for policies of homeowners insurance, including policies insuring owner-occupied condominium units. This chapter applies to insurers licensed to do business in Virginia and issuing policies of homeowners insurance and condominium unit owners insurance pursuant to Chapter 21 (§ 38.2-2100 et seq.) of Title 38.2 of the Code of Virginia.

B. Compliance with this chapter is required for policies delivered or issued for delivery in Virginia with effective dates on and after December 31, 2023. Insurers and rate service organizations shall submit filings for compliance with this chapter no later than May 1, 2023.

C. Pursuant to § 38.2-130 of the Code of Virginia, homeowners insurance policies are indivisible package policies that insure owner-occupied dwellings.

D. This chapter does not apply to policies that:

1. Are lender-placed;

2. Insure owner-occupied farms;

3 Insure manufactured homes as defined in § 46.2-100 of the Code of Virginia, except for policies insuring manufactured homes as defined in § 46.2-653.1 of the Code of Virginia;

4. Primarily insure the personal property of renters;

5. Are issued pursuant to Chapter 27 (§ 38.2-2700 et seq.) of Title 38.2 of the Code of Virginia; or

6. Are issued pursuant to Chapter 48 (§ 38.2-4800 et seq.) of Title 38.2 of the Code of Virginia.

E. Insurers shall file with the commission all policies and endorsements for approval before use.

F. Policies and endorsements shall not be less favorable than the provisions set forth in this chapter. Insurers may provide broader and more favorable coverages, terms, and conditions than those set forth in this chapter. Insurers may use any policy language that is not less favorable to the insured and complies with provisions of this chapter.

Statutory Authority

§§ 12.1-13 and 38.2-223 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 38, Issue 11, eff. January 1, 2022; amended, Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 10, eff. December 31, 2022.

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