(a) In addition to the authority granted to the fraud unit created in article forty-one of this chapter and to the workers' compensation fraud and abuse unit previously transferred to the commissioner pursuant to section one-b, article one, chapter twenty-three of this code, the commissioner has the authority to conduct investigations whenever he or she has cause to believe that a violation of any provision of this chapter or of chapter twenty-three of this code has been or is being committed.
(b) Employees designated by the commissioner are permitted to operate vehicles owned or leased by the state displaying Class A registration plates when engaged in carrying out the investigative duties assigned to the commissioner by this chapter.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 2. Insurance Commissioner
§33-2-1. Office Continued; Appointment, Qualifications and Term
§33-2-2. Compensation and Expenses of Commissioner and Employees; Location of Office
§33-2-3. Duties of the Commissioner; Employment of Legal Counsel
§33-2-3a. Administrative Investigations
§33-2-4. Authority to Take Depositions, Subpoena Witnesses, etc.
§33-2-6. Service of Subpoena; Compelling Compliance
§33-2-8. Insured to Produce Records Upon Request
§33-2-9. Examination of Insurers, Agents, Brokers and Solicitors; Access to Books, Records, etc.
§33-2-9a. Imposing a One-Time Assessment on All Insurance Carriers
§33-2-10. Rules and Regulations
§33-2-10a. Insurance Emergencies -- Suspension of Deadlines
§33-2-11. Enforcement of Orders; Revocation of Licenses; Court Action
§33-2-15. Annual Report by Commissioner
§33-2-15a. Annual Flood Insurance Communication to Public Entities by Commissioner
§33-2-15b. Reports to the Legislature
§33-2-15c. Reports to the Legislature
§33-2-15d. Report to the Legislature
§33-2-17. Office of Consumer Advocacy
§33-2-19. Confidentiality of Information
§33-2-21a. State Agency Workers' Compensation Programs
§33-2-23. Transfer of Assets of the State Office of the National Flood Insurance Program