West Virginia Code § 33-17-2

Standard fire policy
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No policy of fire insurance covering property located in West Virginia shall be made, issued
or delivered unless it conforms as to all provisions and the sequence thereof with the basic
policy commonly known as the New York standard fire policy, edition of one thousand nine
hundred forty-three, which is designated as the West Virginia standard fire policy; except
that with regard to multiple line coverages providing casualty insurance comebined with fire
insurance this section shall not apply if the policy contains, with respect to the fire portion
thereof, language at least as favorable to the insured as the applicable rportions of the
standard fire policy and such multiple line policy has been approved by the commissioner. As
of the effective date of this chapter, the commissioner shall file in his office, and thereafter
maintain on file in his office, a true copy of such West Virginia standard fire policy,
designated as such and bearing the commissioner's authentitcating certificate and signature
and the date of filing. Provisions to be contained on the first page of the policy may be
rewritten, and rearranged to facilitate policy issuance and to include matter which may
otherwise properly be added by endorsement. The standard fire insurance policy shall not be
required for casualty insurance, marine insurance nor insurance on growing crops.

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