ENGROSSED
Senate Bill No. 277
(By Senators Minard, Dittmar, Holliday,
Wagner, Humphreys, Ross and Anderson)
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[Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary;
reported February 4, 1994.]
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A BILL to amend article seventeen, chapter thirty-three of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated
section nine-a, relating to the payment of insurance claims
for damage to structures located within county or municipal
boundaries.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article seventeen, chapter thirty-three of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
nine-a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 17. FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE.
ยง33-17-9a. Disbursement of insurance proceeds.
Upon notice of a claim of an insured loss to a structure
located within a county or municipal corporation in this state,insurance companies must notify the insured of any coverage in
the insurance policy providing cleanup, removal of any refuse,
debris, remnants or remains of the dwelling and appurtenances and
securing the structure. The notification shall be by letter to
the insured, mailed within ten days of the filing of the claim,
and shall include, but not be limited to: (a) The terms and
limits of coverage designated by the insurance policy for
securing, cleanup and removal; and (b) any time limitations
imposed on the insured for securing, cleanup and removal.