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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 33. Insurance » Article 21. Reciprocal Insurers

§33-21-4. Name

A reciprocal insurer shall have and use a business name, which shall include the word "reciprocal," or "interinsurer," or "interinsurance," or "exchange," or "underwriters," or "underwriting," in which name such insurer may sue and be sued.

§33-21-5. Attorney

"Attorney," as used in this article, refers to the attorney- in-fact of a reciprocal insurer, and such attorney may be an individual, firm or corporation.

§33-21-6. Application for License

A reciprocal insurer desiring to transact insurance may apply to the commissioner for a license. The attorney shall execute under his oath and file with the commissioner such application setting forth: (a) The name of the insurer; (b) The location of the insurer's principal office, which shall be the same as that of the attorney, […]

§33-21-8. Power of Attorney

(a) The rights and powers of the attorney of a reciprocal insurer shall be as provided in the power of attorney given it by the subscribers, which power of attorney must set forth: (1) The powers of the attorney;

§33-21-9. Modification of Subscribers' Agreement or Power of Attorney

Modification of the terms of the subscribers' agreement or of the power of attorney of a domestic reciprocal insurer shall be made jointly by the attorney and the subscribers' advisory committee. No modification of a domestic, foreign or alien reciprocal insurer's power of attorney or subscribers' agreement shall be effective retroactively, nor as to any […]