For any plan of life insurance providing for future premium determination, the amounts of which are to be determined by the insurer based on then estimates of future experience, or for any plan of life insurance for which minimum values cannot be determined by the methods described in §§ 38.2-3202 through 38.2-3209, then:

Terms Used In Virginia Code 38.2-3210

  • Commission: means the State Corporation Commission. See Virginia Code 38.2-100
  • Insurer: means an insurance company. See Virginia Code 38.2-100
  • Life insurance: includes policies that also provide (i) endowment benefits; (ii) additional benefits incidental to a loss in the event of death, dismemberment, or loss by accident or accidental means; (iii) additional benefits to safeguard the contract from lapse or to provide a special surrender value, a special benefit or an annuity, in the event of total and permanent disability of the insured; and (iv) optional modes of settlement of proceeds. See Virginia Code 38.2-102

1. The Commission shall be satisfied that the benefits provided under the plan are substantially as favorable to policyholders and insureds as the minimum benefits otherwise required by §§ 38.2-3202 through 38.2-3209;

2. The Commission shall be satisfied that the benefits and the pattern of premiums of the plan are not misleading to prospective policyholders or insureds; and

3. The cash surrender values and paid-up nonforfeiture benefits provided by the plan shall not be less than the minimum values and benefits required for the plan computed by a method consistent with the principles of §§ 38.2-3202 through 38.2-3213, as determined by the Commission.

1982, c. 228, § 38.1-465.4; 1986, c. 562.