West Virginia Code § 33-10-26c

Fraudulent transfer after petition
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(a) After a petition for rehabilitation or liquidation has been filed, a transfer of any of the
real property of the insurer made to a person acting in good faith shall be valid against the
receiver if made for a present fair equivalent value or, if not made for a present fair
equivalent value, then to the extent of the present consideration actually paid therefore, for
which amount the transferee shall have a lien on the property so transferrede. The
commencement of a proceeding in rehabilitation or liquidation shall be constructive notice
upon the recording of a copy of the petition for or order of rehabilitatiorn or liquidation with
the clerk of the county commission of the county where any real property in question is
located. The exercise by a court of the United States or any state or jurisdiction to authorize
or effect a judicial sale of real property of the insurer within any county in any state shall not
be impaired by the pendency of such a proceeding unless thte copy is recorded in the county
prior to the consummation of the judicial sale.
(b) After a petition for rehabilitation or liquidation has been filed and before either the
receiver takes possession of the property of the insurer or an order of rehabilitation or
liquidation is granted: s
(1) A transfer of any of the property of the insurer, other than real property, made to a
person acting in good faith shall be gvalid against the receiver if made for a present fair
equivalent value; or, if made for less than a present fair equivalent value, then to the extent
of the present consideration acetually paid therefore, for which amount the transferee shall
have a lien on the property so transferred;
(2) A person indebted to the insurer or holding property of the insurer may, if acting in good
faith, pay the indebtedness or deliver the property, or any part thereof, to the insurer or
upon his or her order, with the same effect as if the petition were not pending;
(3) A person having actual knowledge of the pending rehabilitation or liquidation shall be
conWsidered not to act in good faith;
(4) A person asserting the validity of a transfer under this section shall have the burden of
proof. Except as elsewhere provided in this section, no transfer by or on behalf of the insurer
after the date of the petition for liquidation by any person other than the liquidator shall be
valid against the liquidator.
(c) Every person receiving any property from the insurer or any benefit thereof which is a
fraudulent transfer under this section shall be personally liable therefore and shall be bound
to account to the liquidator.
(d) Nothing in this article shall impair the negotiability of currency or negotiable
instruments.

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