Pursuant to terms and conditions of this article, the State of West Virginia seeks to join with other states and establish the interstate insurance product regulation compact and thus become a member of the interstate insurance product regulation commission. The Insurance Commissioner is hereby designated to serve as the representative of this state to the commission. e The purposes of this compact are, through means of joint and cooperative action among the compacting states: (1) To promote and protect the interest of consumers of individual and group annuity, life insurance, disability income and long-term care insurance products; (2) To develop uniform standards for insurance producats covered under the compact; (3) To establish a central clearinghouse to receive land provide prompt review of insurance products covered under the compact and, in certain cases, advertisements related thereto, submitted by insurers authorized to do business in one or more compacting states; (4) To give appropriate regulatory approval to those product filings and advertisements satisfying the applicable uniform standard; (5) To improve coordination of regulatory resources and expertise between state insurance departments regarding the setting of uniform standards and review of insurance products covered under the compact; (6) To create the inte rstate insurance product regulation commission; and (7) To perform these and such other related functions as may be consistent with the state regulation of the business of insurance.
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