79,135
Section 135
. 611.78 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
611.78 (1m) Sale, lease, exchange or mortgage of a mutual's assets. (a) Except as modified by subs. (2) and (3), a sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of less than substantially all of the property and assets of a mutual, and the mortgage or pledge of any or all property and assets of a mutual, whether or not made in the usual and regular course of its affairs, may be made upon the terms and conditions authorized by the mutual's board of directors. Unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation, consent of the members is not required for a sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of property, or for a mortgage or pledge of property, authorized under this paragraph.
(b) A sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of property and assets under par. (a) may be authorized only in the following manner:
1. If the articles of incorporation give members the right to vote on the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the mutual's property and assets, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution recommending the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition and directing that it be submitted to a vote at an annual or special meeting of the members. Written notice stating that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all, or substantially all, of the property and assets of the mutual shall be given to each member entitled to vote at the meeting, within the time and in the manner provided by this chapter for providing notice of member meetings. At the meeting, the members may authorize the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition and may authorize the board of directors to fix any or all of the terms and conditions of the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition. The authorization shall be by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members present or represented by proxy at the meeting. After the authorization by a vote of the members, the board of directors, nevertheless, in its discretion, may abandon the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition, subject to the rights of 3rd parties under any contracts relating thereto, without further action or approval by the members.
2. If the articles of incorporation do not give members the right to vote on the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of a mutual's property and assets, the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition may be authorized by the vote of the majority of the directors in office.
79,136
Section 136
. 612.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.01 (4) Applicable definitions. The definitions in ss. 181.02 (1) to (3), (8) and (9) 181.0103 (3) and (18), 600.03 and 610.01 (1), (2) and (4) apply to town mutuals.
79,137
Section 137
. 612.03 of the statutes is amended to read:
612.03 General powers and effect of unauthorized corporate acts. Sections 181.04 (intro.), (1) to (8), (10), (11) and (14) to (16) 181.0302 (intro.), (1) to (8), (11) to (13), (18) and (19) and 181.057 (intro.), (1) and (2) 181.0304 apply to town mutuals, except that references to “attorney general" shall be read as “commissioner". Section 181.04 181.0302 (7) is subject to s. 612.35.
79,138
Section 138
. 612.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.04 (1) Right to amend articles and make and amend bylaws. Section 181.35 applies Sections 181.0207 and 181.1001 apply to town mutuals. A town mutual may make and amend bylaws as provided by the articles or, in the absence of any such provision, in the same manner as the articles may be made or amended.
79,139
Section 139
. 612.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.04 (2) Approval required. No change in the articles, or bylaws or in the business plan is effective until approved by the commissioner, nor may a town mutual depart from its business plan except with the commissioner's approval. No change may be made inconsistent with s. 612.02 (2). Section 181.41 181.1008 applies to town mutuals.
79,140
Section 140
. 612.11 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.11 (2) (a) Annual meeting. Notice of the time and place of the annual meeting shall be given to each member by printing it conspicuously on each policy or in any other reasonable manner that the commissioner approves. A change in time or place may be made by the board of directors by giving notice at least 10 days prior to the original date and 30 days prior to the new date, in the manner prescribed in s. 181.15 or in any other reasonable manner that the commissioner approves.
79,141
Section 141
. 612.11 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.11 (2) (b) Special meetings. Notice of special meetings shall be given to members at least 30 days prior to the date of the meeting, and shall state the proposed business to be brought before the meeting, in the manner prescribed in s. 181.15 or in any other reasonable manner that the commissioner approves.
79,142
Section 142
. 612.12 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.12 (1) (c) Merger, consolidation, transfer of business under s. 612.24, conversion and voluntary dissolution;
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Section 143
. 612.13 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.13 (6) (b) Officers.
Section 181.26 applies Sections 181.0843 and 181.0844 apply to town mutuals.
79,144
Section 144
. 612.21 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.21 (title) Merger
and consolidation of town mutuals.
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Section 145
. 612.21 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.21 (1) (title) Conditions for merger or consolidation. Two or more town mutuals authorized to operate in all or part of the same or in contiguous territories not exceeding 16 counties altogether may merge into one of the constituent town mutuals, or may consolidate into a new town mutual, under the procedure provided in this section.
79,146
Section 146
. 612.21 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.21 (2) (title) Plan of merger
or consolidation. (intro.) The board of each participating town mutual shall adopt the same plan of merger or consolidation by resolution stating:
79,147
Section 147
. 612.21 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.21 (2) (b) The proposed terms, conditions and procedures for and estimated expenses of implementing the merger or consolidation;
79,148
Section 148
. 612.21 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 149
. 612.21 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.21 (6) Reports to commissioner. Each participating town mutual shall file with the commissioner a copy of the resolution adopted under sub. (4), stating the number of members entitled to vote, the number of members voting and the number of votes cast in favor of the plan, stating separately in each case the mail votes and the votes cast in person. Any election of directors under sub. (5) shall also be reported to the commissioner.
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Section 150
. 612.21 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.21 (7) Certificate of authority. If the requirements of the law are met, the commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority to the surviving or new town mutual. Thereupon the nonsurviving town mutuals shall cease their legal existence, the corporate existence of any new town mutual shall begin, and the directors elected under sub. (5) shall take office. The surviving or new town mutual shall have all the assets and be liable for all of the obligations of each of the participating town mutuals.
79,151
Section 151
. 612.22 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.22 (title) Merger and consolidation of town mutuals into mutual insurance corporations.
79,152
Section 152
. 612.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.22 (1) (title) Conditions for merger or consolidation. One or more town mutuals may merge
or consolidate with a single domestic mutual under ch. 611. The surviving or new corporation shall be a mutual under ch. 611.
79,153
Section 153
. 612.22 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.22 (2) (title) Plan of merger
or consolidation. (intro.) The board of each participating corporation shall adopt the same plan of merger under s. 181.42 (2) or plan of consolidation under s. 181.43 (2) 181.1101 (2), by resolution stating:
79,154
Section 154
. 612.22 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.22 (2) (b) The proposed terms, conditions and procedures for and estimated expenses of implementing the merger or consolidation;
79,155
Section 155
. 612.22 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 156
. 612.22 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.22 (6) Reports to commissioner. Each participating town mutual shall file with the commissioner a copy of the resolution adopted under sub. (4), stating the number of members entitled to vote, the number of members voting and the number of votes cast in favor of the plan, stating separately in each case the mail votes and the votes cast in person. Any election of directors under sub. (5) shall also be reported to the commissioner.
79,157
Section 157
. 612.22 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
612.22 (7) Certificate of authority. If the requirements of the law are met, the commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority to the surviving or new mutual. Thereupon the nonsurviving corporations shall cease their legal existence, the corporate existence of any new mutual shall begin, and the directors elected under sub. (5) shall take office. The surviving or new mutual shall have all the assets and be liable for all of the obligations of each of the participating corporations.
79,158
Section 158
. 612.70 of the statutes is amended to read:
612.70 Waiver of notice and informal action. Sections 181.70 and 181.72 181.0704, 181.0706, 181.0821 and 181.0823 apply to town mutuals. Section 181.0821 applies to a committee of the board except that references to “board" shall be read as “committee".
79,159
Section 159
. 613.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.01 (1) Articles of incorporation. “
Articles of incorporation" has the meaning designated under s. 181.02 181.0103 (1).
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Section 160
. 613.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.01 (2) Board of directors. “Board of directors" has the meaning designated for “board" under s. 181.02 181.0103 (2).
79,161
Section 161
. 613.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.01 (3) Bylaws. “Bylaws" has the meaning designated under s. 181.02 181.0103 (3).
79,162
Section
162. 613.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.01 (5) Nonprofit corporation. “
Nonprofit corporation" has the meaning designated under s. 181.02 (8) 181.0103 (17).
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Section 163
. 613.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.01 (6) Nonstock corporation. “
Nonstock corporation" has the meaning designated under s. 181.02 (9) 181.0103 (18).
79,164
Section 164
. 613.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.07 (1) Powers. Service insurance corporations have the powers specified under s. 181.04 (1) to (12), (14) and (16) 181.0302.
79,165
Section 165
. 613.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.07 (2) Effect of unauthorized corporate acts. Section 181.057 181.0304 applies to service insurance corporations.
79,166
Section 166
. 613.07 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
79,167
Section 167
. 613.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.07 (4) (title) Waiver of notice and informal action by shareholders members or directors. Sections 181.70 and 181.72 181.0704 and 181.0706 apply to members of service insurance corporations and ss. 181.0821 and 181.0823 apply to the board of directors and committees of the board of directors of service insurance corporations.
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Section 168
. 613.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
613.10 (title) Reserved name and registered names. A service insurance corporation may reserve
or register a corporate name as provided in s. 181.07 ss. 181.0402 and 181.0403 (2), (3) and (3m).
79,169
Section 169
. 613.12 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.12 (1) Contents of articles. (intro.) The articles of a service insurance corporation shall conform to s. 181.31 181.0202, except that:
79,170
Section 170
. 613.12 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.12 (1) (a) The name of the corporation shall include descriptive terms to indicate the general nature of the services or care to be provided, or a trade name that is generally understood as indicating such service or care, and shall comply with s. 181.06 (3) 181.0401 (2) to (4);
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Section 171
. 613.12 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
613.12 (1) (am) The articles shall include a statement that the corporation is a service insurance corporation organized under this chapter.
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Section 172
. 613.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.12 (2) Bylaws. The bylaws of a service insurance corporation shall comply with this chapter, and with all except the first sentence of s. 181.13 ss. 181.0206, 181.0207 and 181.1020 to 181.1022. A copy of any amendments to the bylaws shall be filed with the commissioner within 60 days after adoption.
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Section 173
. 613.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.29 (1) Right to amend articles. A service insurance corporation may amend its articles under ss. 181.35 to 181.37 and 181.39 181.1001 to 181.1007 in any desired respect including substantial changes of its original purposes not inconsistent with this chapter. No amendment may be made contrary to s. 613.12.
79,174
Section 174
. 613.29 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.29 (3) Effect of amendment. Section 181.41 181.1008 applies to service insurance corporations.
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Section 175
. 613.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.40 (1) Meetings of members. Sections 181.14 and 181.15 181.0160, 181.0701, 181.0702 and 181.0705 apply to service insurance corporations.
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Section 176
. 613.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.40 (2) Voting and quorum. Sections 181.16 and 181.71 181.0721, 181.0723 and 181.0724 apply to service insurance corporations and s. 181.17
181.0722 applies to service insurance corporations except as modified by ss. 613.72 (4) and 613.75 (2).
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Section 177
. 613.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
613.40 (3) (title) Division into districts Delegates. Section 181.175 181.0640 applies to service insurance corporations.
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Section 178
. 613.51 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
613.51 (1) General. The affairs of a corporation shall be managed by a board of directors. Directors need not be residents of this state or members of the corporation unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws so require. The articles of incorporation or bylaws may prescribe other qualifications for directors.
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Section 179
. 613.51 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
