VIRGINIA CLIENT ADVISORY: SB256, Regarding UM/UIM Bad Faith Claims, is NOT Retroactive
In April 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law SB256, titled “Motor Vehicle Insurance; remedies for bad faith for refusal of claims,” which had an effective date of July 1, 2024. SB256 established a cause of action for bad faith claims handling on the part of an uninsured or