601.41 General duties and powers. (1) Duties. The commissioner shall administer and enforce chs. 600 to 655 and ss. 59.52 (11) (c), 66.0137 (4) and (4m), 100.203, and 120.13 (2) (b) to (g) and shall act as promptly as possible under the circumstances on all matters placed before the commissioner. (2) Powers. The commissioner shall […]
601.415 Miscellaneous duties. The duties listed in this section are in addition to other duties imposed under chs. 600 to 655. Failure to list a specified power, duty or function of the commissioner in this section does not affect the validity of the power, duty or function. (1) Joint survey committee on retirement systems. The […]
601.42 Reports and replies. (1g) Reports. The commissioner may require any of the following from any person subject to regulation under chs. 600 to 655: (a) Statements, reports, answers to questionnaires and other information, and evidence thereof, in whatever reasonable form the commissioner designates, and at such reasonable intervals as the commissioner chooses, or from […]
601.423 Social and financial impact reports. (1) Definition. In this section, “health insurance mandate” means a statute of this state that does any of the following: (am) Requires an insurance policy, plan, or contract to do any of the following: 1. Permit a person insured under the policy, plan or contract to obtain treatment or […]
601.43 Examinations and alternatives. (1) Power to examine. (a) Insurers, other licensees and other persons subject to regulation. Whenever the commissioner deems it necessary in order to inform himself or herself about any matter related to the enforcement of chs. 600 to 647, the commissioner may examine the affairs and condition of any licensee, registrant, […]
601.44 Conducting examinations. (1) Order of examination. For each examination under s. 601.43, the commissioner shall issue an order stating the scope of the examination and designating the examiner in charge. Upon demand a copy of the order shall be exhibited to the examinee. (2) Access to examinee. Any examiner authorized by the commissioner shall, […]
601.45 Examination costs. (1) Costs to be paid by examinees. The reasonable costs of examinations and audits under ss. 601.43, 601.44, and 601.83 (5) (f) shall be paid by examinees except as provided in sub. (4), either on the basis of a system of billing for actual salaries and expenses of examiners and other apportionable […]
601.46 Commissioner’s records and reports. (1) Record maintenance. The commissioner shall maintain the records required by law and those necessary to provide for the continued effective operation of the office, to constitute an adequate and proper recording of its activities and to protect the rights of the people of this state. The records shall be […]
601.465 Nondisclosure of information. (1m) Types of information. The office may refuse to disclose and may prevent any other person from disclosing any of the following: (a) Testimony, reports, records and information that are obtained, produced or created in the course of an inquiry under s. 601.42. (b) Except as provided in s. 601.44 (6) […]
601.47 Publications. (1) General. The commissioner may prepare books, pamphlets, and other publications relating to insurance and sell them in the manner and at the prices the commissioner determines. The cost of publication and distribution may be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1. (2) Annual report. The commissioner shall determine the […]
601.48 Participation in organizations. (1) National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The commissioner and the office of the commissioner shall maintain close relations with the commissioners of other states and shall participate in the activities and affairs of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and other organizations so far as it will, in the judgment of […]
601.49 Access to records. The commissioner shall have access to the records of any agency of the state government or of any political subdivision thereof which the commissioner may wish to consult in discharging his or her duties. History: 1979 c. 102.
601.51 Provision of certified copies and notices. (1) Certified copies. On request of any insurer authorized to do a surety business and its payment of the fee under s. 601.31 (1), the commissioner shall mail a certified copy of its certificate of authority to any designated public officer in this state who requires such a […]
601.53 Insolvency notices. (1) Insurers doing a surety business. Whenever any authorized insurer doing a surety business is placed in liquidation under ch. 645 or a similar law of another state or jurisdiction, the commissioner shall immediately notify the director of state courts. Upon receipt of the notice, the director of state courts shall notify […]
601.55 Nondomestic insurers; additional requirements. If another state or a foreign country requires domestic insurers doing business in that state or foreign country to deposit security, to pay a fee or tax not included in the computation under s. 76.66, to pay a fine or penalty or to comply with an obligation, prohibition or restriction […]
601.56 Study and rules on standards for health insurers. (1) Study. (a) The commissioner shall study whether, in their transactions with health care providers, compliance by health insurers with certain standards, such as standard codes, forms and formats, is likely to reduce the cost of health care administration. The study shall investigate compliance with standards […]
601.57 Study and rules on health insurance identification cards. (1) Study. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the department of health services, shall study the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of requiring every health insurer to issue to its insureds uniform machine-readable health insurance identification cards and to establish a computerized support system for the cards that […]
601.58 Interstate insurance product regulation compact. The interstate insurance product regulation compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein, in substantially the following form: (1) Article I — Purposes. Through means of joint and cooperative action among the compacting states, the purposes of this […]
