No person shall act as a viatical settlement broker with a resident of this Commonwealth without first obtaining a license from the Commission in accordance with Article 6.1 (§ 38.2-1865.1 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of this title. If there is more than one viator on a single policy, and the viators are residents of different states, the viatical settlement broker shall be required to hold a license in the state in which the viator having the largest percentage resides or, if the viators hold equal ownership, the viatical settlement broker shall be required to hold a license in the state of residence of one viator agreed upon in writing by all the viators.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 38.2-6001

  • Commission: means the State Corporation Commission. See Virginia Code 38.2-100
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Virginia Code 1-257
  • Person: means any association, aggregate of individuals, business, company, corporation, individual, joint-stock company, Lloyds type of organization, organization, partnership, receiver, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, trustee or society. See Virginia Code 38.2-100
  • Policy: means an individual or group policy, group certificate, contract or arrangement of life insurance affecting the rights of a resident of this Commonwealth or bearing a reasonable relation to this Commonwealth, regardless of whether delivered or issued for delivery in this Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 38.2-6000
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: means any commonwealth, state, territory, district or insular possession of the United States. See Virginia Code 38.2-100
  • Viatical settlement broker: means a person that on behalf of another and for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration introduces viators to viatical settlement providers, or offers or attempts to negotiate viatical settlement contracts between a viator and one or more viatical settlement providers. See Virginia Code 38.2-6000
  • Viator: means the owner of a life insurance policy or a certificate holder under a group policy who enters or seeks to enter into a viatical settlement contract. See Virginia Code 38.2-6000

2003, c. 717.