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Statutes > West-virginia > 47b > 47b-10-5§47B-10-5. Insurance or financial responsibility of registered limited liability partnerships.
(a) A registered limited liability partnership, and any foreign limited liability partnership transacting business in this state, shall carry at all times at least one million dollars of liability insurance of a kind that is designed to cover the kinds of omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice for which liability is limited by subsection (c), section six, article three of this chapter and which insures the partnership and its partners.
(b) If, in any proceeding, compliance by a partnership with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section is disputed, that issue shall be determined by the court, and the burden of proof of compliance shall be on the person who claims the limitation of liability in subsection (c), section six, article three of this chapter.
(c) If a registered limited liability partnership is in compliance with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the requirements of this section shall not be admissible or in any way be made known to a jury in determining an issue of liability for or extent of the obligation or damages in question.
(d) A registered limited liability partnership is considered to be in compliance with subsection (a) of this section if thepartnership provides one million dollars of funds specifically designated and segregated for the satisfaction of judgments against the partnership or its partners based on the kinds of omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice for which liability is limited by subsection (c), section six, article three of this chapter, by:
(1) Deposit in trust or in bank escrow of cash, bank certificates of deposit or United States Treasury obligations; or
(2) A bank letter of credit or insurance company bond.
(e) Any policy or contract of liability insurance providing coverage for liability as described in this section shall be read so as to contain a provision or endorsement whereby the company issuing such policy waives or agrees not to assert as a defense on behalf of the policyholder or any beneficiary thereof, to any claim covered by the terms of such policy within the policy limits, the immunity from liability of the insured granted by the provisions of this chapter.
