SER John D. Perdue v. Nationwide Life Insurance Co.

BENJAMIN, Justice:

The West Virginia State Treasurer, John D. Perdue, appeals the order entered by the Circuit Court of Putnam County on December 27, 2013, that dismissed with prejudice sixty-three complaints he filed separately against insurance companies doing business in West Virginia. The complaints alleged, inter alia, that the insurers have unlawfully retained life insurance proceeds unclaimed by State residents, in contravention of the *4West Virginia Uniform Unclaimed Property-Act of 1997, W. Va.Code §§ 36-8-1 to -32 (the “Act”). The Act, according to the Treasurer, manifestly designates…