WASHINGTON–A federal judge in the Virgin Islands ruled Friday that the territory's countersignature law is unconstitutional, but agents and brokers were advised to continue following the law until appeals are exhausted.
The decision continued a string of victories on the issue for the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, which has been waging a decade-long battle to end the disparity in treatment between in-state and out-of-state brokers.
The judge in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, made the decision in a bench ruling.
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