It is hereby found and determined by the Legislature that it is essential to the best interests of the citizens of this state that the contractual relationship between insurance agents and insurance companies be established; and that this article is enacted for the purpose of prohibiting arbitrary and capricious cancellation of such contractual relationships.
W. Va. Code § 33-12A-1
Declaration of purpose
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 181 W. Va. 16 - Shell v. Metropolitan Life Insurance (1989)
Most recently applied in 48 F. Supp. 2d 620 - Salmons v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America (May 1999)
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