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- Jurisdiction
- West Virginia
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- W. Va. Code 33-2-10a (insurance emergency)
- Issued
- 2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-13
- End
- Rescinded Oct. 15, 2020 (20-EO-09 paragraph 1) (read as 2020-10-15)
- In force
- Mar. 13, 2020 to Oct. 15, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Workplace rulesOther
- Addressees
- insurers and other regulated entities
- Functions reached
- IN insurance claims handling (remote adjusting directed)
- OF (insurer workforce 'self-quarantining, working remotely')
- Collection
- West Virginia WV
Operative words
It is, therefore, DECLARED that an insurance emergency exists in the State of West Virginia, and it is hereby ORDERED that normal time frames for claim handling and settlement as set forth in West Virginia Code of State Rules Title 114, Series 14, Section 5 and subsections 6.2, 6.3, 6.7, 7.3.c, and 7.5 are suspended in the State of West Virginia until further notice. It is further ORDERED that insurers and other regulated entities shall continue to adjust claims as expeditiously as possible during this insurance emergency, and shall utilize all possible methods of adjusting claims remotely, such as telephone, email, facsimile, mobile applications, satellite imagery or 3D mapping...
Enforcement
Insurance Commissioner's regulatory authority under Chapter 33
Notes
Recital: insurers 'may have a limited or otherwise adversely impacted workforce available as a result of the pandemic or may further request or require that their employees limit their direct or personal contact with others.'