Without limitation of any right or defense of an insurer otherwise, none of the following acts by or on behalf of an insurer shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any provision of a policy or of any defense of the insurer thereunder:
(a) Acknowledgment of the receipt of notice of loss or claim under the policy.
(b) Furnishing forms for reporting a loss or claim, for giving information relative thereto, or for making proof of loss, or receiving or acknowledging receipt of any such forms or proofs completed or uncompleted.
(c) Investigating any loss or claim under any policy or engaging in negotiations looking toward a possible settlement of any such loss or claim.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 6. The Insurance Policy
§33-6-3. Insurable Interest in Property
§33-6-4. Who May Contract for Insurance; Competency of Minors
§33-6-5. Application or Consent of Person Insured Required; Exceptions
§33-6-6. Application for Insurance as Evidence
§33-6-7. Representations in Applications
§33-6-9. Grounds for Disapproval of Forms
§33-6-11a. Right to Return Medicare Supplement Policy, Certificate or Contract
§33-6-11b. Right to Return Life or Accident and Sickness Insurance Policy, Certificate or Contract
§33-6-12. Additional Contents of Policy
§33-6-13. Policy Provisions as to Charter, Bylaws, or Other Documents
§33-6-14. Certain Policy Conditions, etc., Voided
§33-6-15. Execution of Policies
§33-6-15a. Notation of Consumer Cost Savings
§33-6-16. Underwriters' and Combination Policies
§33-6-17. Validity of Noncomplying Forms
§33-6-19. Renewal of Policy by Certificate or Endorsement
§33-6-20. Assignment of Policies
§33-6-21. Annulment of Liability Policies
§33-6-22. Payment Discharges Insurer
§33-6-26. Acts of Insurer Not Constituting Waiver of Policy Provisions or Defenses Thereunder
§33-6-27. Life Insurance Proceeds Exempt From Creditors
§33-6-28. Group Life Insurance Proceeds Exempt From Creditors
§33-6-30. Construction of Policies
§33-6-31a. Rates Charged for Uninsured Motorist Coverage
§33-6-31b. Nondiscriminatory Automobile Insurance Rates for Handicapped Persons
§33-6-31d. Form for Making Offer of Optional Uninsured and Underinsured Coverage
§33-6-31g. Electronic Insurance Verification Program; Insurer's Duty to Cooperate
§33-6-31h. Excluded Drivers; Definitions; Legislative Findings; Restrictive Endorsements
§33-6-32. Newly Born Children to Be Covered by All Health Insurance Policies
§33-6-33. Valuation of Motor Vehicle Involved in Claim
§33-6-34. Fee for Form, Rate, and Rule Filing
§33-6-35. Mass Marketed Life and Health Insurance
§33-6-38. Lyme Disease to Be Covered by All Health Insurance Policies