Any insurance policy, rider, or endorsement hereafter issued and otherwise valid which contains any condition or provision not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, shall not be thereby rendered invalid but shall be construed and applied in accordance with such conditions and provisions as would have applied had such policy, rider, or endorsement been in full compliance with this chapter.
W. Va. Code § 33-6-17
Validity of noncomplying forms
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 208 W. Va. 36 - Mitchell v. Broadnax (2000)
Most recently applied in Erie Insurance Property & Casualty Company v. James Cooper (June 2025)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.