A reciprocal insurer, upon being licensed therefor as provided in this article, when possessed of and maintaining on deposit surplus funds equal to the minimum capital required of a stock insurer to transact like kinds of insurance, may transact fire, marine, casualty or surety insurance, and may purchase reinsurance upon the risk of any subscriber, and may grant reinsurance as to any kind of insurance it is licensed to transact direct. No reciprocal insurer shall be licensed to transact, nor shall any reciprocal insurer transact, life or accident and sickness insurance.
West Virginia Legal Code