The State Corporation Commission in cooperation with the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall establish minimum standards of service for insurers writing workers’ compensation policies in this Commonwealth, including but not limited to the servicing of such policies, the establishment of offices within the Commonwealth, and the payment of compensation.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 65.2-818

  • Commission: means the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission as well as its former designation as the Virginia Industrial Commission. See Virginia Code 65.2-101
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245

1970, c. 470, § 65.1-117.1; 1991, c. 355.