The commissioner may adopt rules establishing standards to ensure that a parent or affiliated company is able to exercise control of the risk management function of any controlled unaffiliated business to be insured by the pure captive insurance company. Until such time as rules under this section are adopted, the commissioner may approve the coverage of such risks by a pure captive insurance company.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 33-31-18

  • Affiliated company: means any company in the same corporate system as a parent, an industrial insured or a member organization by virtue of common ownership, control, operation or management. See West Virginia Code 33-31-1
  • Captive insurance company: means any pure captive insurance company, association captive insurance company, sponsored captive insurance company, industrial insured captive insurance company or risk retention group formed or licensed under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 33-31-1
  • Controlled unaffiliated business: means any company:

    (A) That is not in the corporate system of a parent and affiliated companies. See West Virginia Code 33-31-1

  • Parent: means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, other entity, or individual that directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds with power to vote more than fifty percent of the outstanding voting:

    (A) Securities of a pure captive insurance company organized as a stock corporation. See West Virginia Code 33-31-1

  • Pure captive insurance company: means any company that insures risks of its parent and affiliated companies or controlled unaffiliated business. See West Virginia Code 33-31-1