WASHINGTON–A federal judge in the Virgin Islands ruled Fridaythat the territory's countersignature law is unconstitutional, butagents and brokers were advised to continue following the law untilappeals are exhausted.
The decision continued a string of victories on the issue forthe Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, which has beenwaging a decade-long battle to end the disparity in treatmentbetween in-state and out-of-state brokers.
The judge in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, made the decision ina bench ruling.
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