{"id":"WV-078","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Insurance Commissioner James A. Dodrill","authority":"Governor\u0027s Proclamation of Mar. 16, 2020; W. Va. Code ch. 33","instrument":"Emergency Order 20-EO-09","title":"Modification and partial rescission of Emergency Orders 20-EO-01, 02, 03, 04 and 06a; door-to-door insurance solicitation permitted with PPE","dateIssued":"2020-10-15","effective":"2020-10-15","end":"In force until all COVID-19 emergency orders were rescinded Mar. 24, 2023 (23-EO-01)","startDate":"2020-10-15","endDate":"2023-03-24","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","OTHER"],"addressees":["insurers, producers, agents and other regulated entities"],"clause":"1. Emergency Order 20-EO-01, regarding the COVID-19 insurance emergency, and Emergency Order 20-EO-04, regarding emergency insurance adjusters are RESCINDED in their entirety. 2. Emergency Order 20-EO-02 is MODIFIED to rescind that portion of the order prohibiting an insurer from issuing a cancellation notice or nonrenewal notice... The remainder of Emergency Order 20-EO-02, as set forth below, remains in full force and effect: a. Insurers and other regulated entities should consider the difficulties experienced by both private citizens and businesses as a result of the State of Emergency and COVID-19 pandemic...; b. Workers\u0027 compensation insurers shall consider the impact on rates of any idling of workers by employer insureds, and insurers shall, if requested by the employer insured, conduct a premium review or audit...; c. Insurers and other regulated entities should be flexible with respect to allowing alternative payment arrangements... 3. Emergency Order 20-EO-03 is MODIFIED to: (a) rescind the portion which suspended normal time standards for claims handling...; and (b) rescind the prohibition against... terminating or suspending a claimant\u0027s temporary total disability benefits... The remaining provision of Emergency Order 20-EO-03, which requires workers\u0027 compensation insurers and other regulated entities to review Executive Order 7-20... remains in full force and effect. 4. Emergency Order 20-EO-06a... is MODIFIED to permit door-to-door/in-home solicitation of new insurance business or other door-to-door/in-home insurance activity or transactions to resume so long as proper PPE is utilized...","enforcement":"Insurance Commissioner\u0027s regulatory authority","functions":["IN insurance (the Q3 2021 operative terms for insurers)","MK in-home solicitation (barred by 20-EO-06 and 06a until Oct. 15, 2020; PPE-conditioned thereafter)"],"notes":"Recital 2: \u0027the Governor of West Virginia has lifted or rescinded certain provisions of Executive Order 09-20, known as the Stay Home Order through a process of reopening dubbed West Virginia Strong: The Comeback, which has and is allowing various business and private sectors of the State\u0027s economy to resume operations, with modifications.\u0027 Emergency Orders 20-EO-05 (prescription delivery), 20-EO-06 and 06a (in-person insurance solicitation), 20-EO-07 (long-term-care testing), 20-EO-08 (child-care provider testing) and 20-EO-10 (transferring patients) are listed on the Commissioner\u0027s page and not saved.","sourceUrl":"https://www.wvinsurance.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=pOilpfRgna0%3d\u0026tabid=205\u0026portalid=0\u0026mid=779","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":182202,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WV","url":"/library/WV-078","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WV-078","citation":"Insurance Commissioner James A. Dodrill, Emergency Order 20-EO-09 (Oct. 15, 2020) (Ex. WV-078)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":[]}