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NOTICEISHEREBYGIVENthattheInsuranceCommissioneroftheStateofWestVirginiawillholdapublichearingatthetimeandplacesetforthbelowconcerningtherenewaloftheexportlistinthesurpluslinesarea.September720121000a.m.Ofx1ccesoftheInsuranceCommissionerOnePlayersClubDrive3rdFloorP.O.Box2901CharlestonWV25330THEHEARINGROOMISACCESSIBLETOPERSONSWITHMOBILITYIMPAIRMENTS.IFACCOMODATIONSNEEDTOBEMADEFOROTHERDISABILITIESSUCHASHEARINGIMPAIRMENTPLEASEPHONETHECONTACTPERSONLISTEDINTHISNOTICEBYAUGUST312012SOARRANGEMENTSCANBEMADE.eXPoRtlIstPursuanttoW.Va.CodeofStateRulesSection114-20-7theCommissionermaymaintainanexportlistofinsurancecoveragesandclassesthatmaybeplacedwithsurpluslinesinsurers.Insurancecoveragesandclassesincludedontheexportlistmaybeplacedwithsurpluslinesinsurerswithoutcompletingadiligentsearchofadmittedcarriers.TheCommissionermaydeclareeligibleforplacementwithanonadmittedinsurerandexemptfromalltherequirementsofWestVirginiaCodeofStateRulesSection114-20-3anytypeofinsurancecoverageorriskforwhichheorshex1cndsafterapublichearingthatthereisnotareasonableoradequatemarketamongadmittedinsurers.PursuanttothisruletheCommissionerhaspreviouslycollectedinformationonwhetherornotthereisareasonableoradequatemarketamongadmittedinsurersforcertainrisksorcoverages.TheDepartmentreviewedtheexportlistsinotherstates.WecontactedWestVirginiasurpluslinebrokersandsurveyedthemastotherisksmostplacedbythem.Wereceivedindustryinputfromadmittedcarriers.Wealsohaveheldannualpublichearingandsolicitedpubliccommentfromallinterestedpartiesincludingsurpluslinebrokersadmittedinsurerstradeassociationsrepresentingadmittedinsurersagentsandbrokersandconsumergrouptoprovideuswithevidenceofalackofareasonableoradequatemarketamongstadmittedcarriersforparticularriskorcoverage.AfterthisprocesstheInsuranceCommissionadoptedtheEXPORTLISTwhichcanbefoundontheInsuranceCommissionx19swebsiteatwww.wvinsurance.gov.ReNeWAlApublichearingshallbeheldannuallyregardingtheexportlist.Theabovenoticedhearingisbeingsettotaketestimonyontheexportlisttoseeifanyitemsshouldbeaddedorremoved.InpreparingyourcommentsandortestimonypleasebeawarethatitemsnotappearingonthislistwillstillbeexportablebutsubjecttothefulldocumentationofthesearchbeingperformedpursuanttoWestVirginiaCodeSection33-12C-5.HeARINgANDWRItteNtestImoNYAsstatedbeforethishearingispublicandinterestedpartiesmaytestifyastimepermits.Thehearingwillbestructuredwithtimeandplacepriorityaffordedtothosewhohavesigned-upinadvancetospeak.Ifyouwishtosign-upinadvancetospeaksubmityourwrittenrequesttothecontactpersonlistedbelow.PLEASEBEAWARETHATINORDERFORTHECOMMISSIONERTOCONSIDERADDINGARISKORCOVERAGETOTHEEXPORTLISTTHECOMMISSIONERMUSTHAVEEVIDENCETHATTHEREISNOTANADEQUATEORREASONABLEMARKETFORTHERISKORCOVERAGEINTHEADMITTEDMARKET.SUBMISSIONOFASTATEMENTSIMPLYREQUESTINGARISKORCOVERAGETOBEADDEDTOTHELISTWITHOUTOTHERSUPPORTINGEVIDENCEOFTHELACKOFANADEQUATEORREASONABLEADMITTEDMARKETWILLNOTBEENOUGHFORTHECOMMISSIONERTOADDARISKORCOVERAGETOTHELIST.AllwrittentestimonycommentsordocumentsmustbesenttotheOfx1ccesoftheInsuranceCommissionerintriplicateoriginalortwocopiesandreceivedbytheOfx1ccesoftheInsuranceCommissionerattheaddressgivenbelownolaterthan500p.m.onSeptember42012.Allwrittentestimonyreceivedatthehearingswillbeconsideredpartofthehearingrecord.TheOfx1ccesoftheInsuranceCommissionerwillnotacceptanywrittentestimonycommentsordocumentswhicharetransmittedtoitbyfacsimile.PleasedirectanyquestionsregardingthisNoticeofPublicHearingopportunitiestotestifyandwrittensubmissionsfortherecordtoKarenBlake-EpperlyWVOfx13cesoftheInsuranceCommissionerP.O.Box2901CharlestonWV25330mICHAelD.RIleYInx1curancx16Cx1ax18x18ix1cx1cix1anx16rpage4APublicationofIndependentInsuranceAgentsofWVstAteoFWestVirginiAoFFicesoFtheinsurAncecommissionerP.O.Box50540CharlestonWV25305-0540noticeoFpuBlicheAringregArdingeXportlist