Ostrosky v. Arkwright-Boston Manufacturers Mutual Insurance

WORKMAN, Justice:

The sole issue in this certified case is whether a licensed resident insurance agent who countersigns policies and receives a fixed annual sum to compensate him for the countersigning is entitled to commissions in addition to the yearly fee. United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia certified the following question:

Is a direct writer of insurance that does not employ commissioned agents who en*188ters into a contract with a licensed resident agent under which said agent agrees to countersign insurance policies within the State of West Virginia (which…