(b) The requirements with respect to the form and contents of an application under subsection (a) of this section, the manner of its execution, the filing of duplicate originals thereof with the commissioner, the issuance of an amended license and the effect thereof shall be the same as in the case of an initial application for a license to establish and maintain a West Virginia state agency or West Virginia representative office, except as may be provided by the commissioner in the case of a change of control which results merely from a corporate reorganization.