Except for contracts or plans subject to § 38.2-3405 or § 38.2-2209, when any insurer pays an insured under a contract of insurance which provides that the insurer becomes subrogated to the rights of the insured against any other party the insurer may enforce the legal liability of the other party. This action may be brought in its own name or in the name of the insured or the insured's personal representative.
Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-207
Enforcement of right of subrogation in name of insured
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 81 Va. Cir. 345 - Cincinnati Insurance v. Farrington (2010)
Most recently applied in Fidelity National Title Insurance v. Washington Settlement Group, L.L.C. (September 2013)
1952, c. 476, § 38.1-31.2; 1973, c. 28; 1986, c. 562.
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Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.