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Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-3106

Suicide and execution not grounds of defense; exception

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Collins v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America (2016)

Most recently applied in Collins v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America (May 2016)

Code 1950, § 38-365; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-437; 1986, c. 562.

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the fact that an insured committed suicide, or was executed under law, shall not be a defense in any action, motion or other proceeding on a life insurance policy that (i) was issued to any person residing in this Commonwealth at the time of issuance, or (ii) is otherwise subject to the laws of this Commonwealth, to recover for the death of that person.

B. An express provision in the body of the policy limiting the liability of the insurer to an insured who, whether sane or insane, dies by his own act within two years from the date of the policy shall be valid but the insurer shall be obligated to return or pay at the least the amount of the premium paid for the policy.

Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.