W. Va. Code § 33-28-2: Purpose of article.

The purpose of this article is to provide reasonable standardization and simplification of terms and coverages of individual accident and sickness insurance policies and subscriber contracts of hospital and medical service corporations in order to facilitate public understanding and comparison and to eliminate provisions contained in individual accident and sickness insurance policies and subscriber contracts of hospital and medical service corporations which may be misleading or confusing in connection either with the purchase of such coverages or with the settlement of claims and to provide for full disclosure in the sale of such coverages.