West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 114 - Insurance Commission
Title 114 - LEGISLATIVE RULE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Series 114-10 - Advertisement Of Accident And Sickness Insurance
Section 114-10-5 - Standards
Universal Citation: 114 WV Code of State Rules 114-10-5
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
5.1. Form and content of advertising.
(a) The format and content of an
advertisement of an accident or sickness insurance policy shall be sufficiently
complete and clear to avoid deception or the capacity or tendency to mislead or
deceive. Whether an advertisement has a capacity or tendency to mislead or deceive
shall be determined by the Insurance Commissioner from the overall impression that
the advertisement may reasonably be expected to create upon a person of average
education or intelligence, within the segment of the public to which it is
directed.
(b) Advertisements shall be
truthful and not misleading in fact or in implication. Words or phrases, the meaning
of which is clear only by implication or by familiarity with insurance terminology,
shall not be used.
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