Ins 6.20(9) (9) Changes in qualification of investments. Any investment originally made under s. 620.22 (9), Stats., may thereafter be considered as falling within any other class of investment for which it subsequently qualifies.
Ins 6.20(10) (10) Valuation.
Ins 6.20(10)(a)(a) General. Security valuations contained in “Valuations of Securities", issued by the Committee on Valuation of Securities of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, will be followed in implementing this chapter.
Ins 6.20(10)(b) (b) Insurance policies. Insurance policies purchased under sub. (8) (g) will be valued at their cash surrender value.
Ins 6.20(10)(c) (c) Claims and demands guaranteed by insurer. When an insurer authorized to sell credit insurance purchases, under sub. (8) (h), claims and demands it has guaranteed, it shall value them at face value or at cost, whichever is less, and shall set up a separate and adequate “loss reserve for guaranteed claims purchased" in an amount satisfactory to the commissioner.
Ins 6.20 History History: Cr. emerg. eff. 5-2-72; cr. Register, July, 1972, No. 199, eff. 8-1-72; am. (5) (a) 1., Register, October, 1974, No. 226, eff. 11-1-74; r. and recr. (5) (g), cr. (6) (c), Register, December, 1974, No. 228, eff. 1-1-75; emerg. am. (6) (a), eff. 6-22-76, am. (6) (a), Register, September, 1976, No. 249, eff. 10-1-76; am. (8) (intro.), (b), (c), (e), (j), (k) and (l), Register, August, 1981, No. 308, eff. 9-1-81; reprinted to correct printing error in (8) (f), Register, March, 1983, No. 327; correction in (9) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, December, 1984, No. 348; renum. (3) (a) to (e) to be (3) (e) to (h) and (j), cr. (3) (a) to (d), (i), (4) (c) and (8) (o), am. (4) (a) and (b) and (8) (n), Register, April, 1987, No. 376, eff. 5-1-87; am. (8) (l), Register, October, 1990, No. 418, eff. 11-1-90; corrections in (4) (b) and (6) (b) 3. made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 5. and 7., Stats., Register, April, 1992, No. 436; renum. (3) (f) to (j) to be (3) (g) to (k), cr. (3) (f), (L), (6) (d) to (h), am. (5) (intro.), (6) (a), r. and recr. (5) (g), (6) (b), (c), Register, December, 1996, No. 492, eff. 1-1-97; CR 20-002: r. (3) (a), cr. (3) (am), r. (3) (b), (d), cr. (3) (ee), (em), (es), (hg), (hr), r. (3) (j), am. (4), (5) (intro.), (a) (intro.), r. and recr. (5) (a) 1., am. (5) (a) 2. to 5., cr. (6) (a) (title), am. (6) (b) (intro.), 1. to 5., cr. (6) (b) 5g., 5r., am. (6) (b) 6., (c) (title), 1., 2., cr. (6) (d) (title), r. (6) (d) 3. (intro.), renum. (6) (d) 3. a. to c. to (6) (d) 3c., 3g., 3L and am. (6) (d) 3g., 3L., cr. (6) (d) 3p., 3t., 3x., r. (6) (d) 5., 8., am. (6) (d) 9., cons. (6) (e) (title), (intro.), 1., 2., renum. to (6) (e) and am., r. (6) (e) 3., am. (6) (f) (intro.), 1., cr. (6) (f) 3. to 5., r. and recr. (6) (g), cr. (6) (h) 4., (i), r. (8) (j), (k), (m), (o), cr. (8g), (8r) Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20; correction in (3) (am), (6) (h) 4. c., made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2020 No. 776; republished to correct an error in transcription in (8) and correction in (8) (n) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register October 2020 No. 778.
Ins 6.25 Ins 6.25 Joint underwriting and joint reinsurance associations.
Ins 6.25(1)(1)Purpose. This section, pursuant to s. 625.04, Stats., is intended to encourage an active, economical and efficient insurance market; to provide for the regulation of marketing practices; and to exempt certain insurers and organizations from the provisions of s. 625.33, Stats., with respect to joint underwriting or joint reinsurance.
Ins 6.25(2) (2) Scope. Subsection (3) applies to joint underwriting and joint reinsurance involving the insurance of risks associated with:
Ins 6.25(2)(a) (a) Nuclear energy.
Ins 6.25(2)(b) (b) Commercial aircraft.
Ins 6.25(2)(c) (c) Aircraft products liability.
Ins 6.25(2)(d) (d) Crude oil production and processing.
Ins 6.25(2)(e) (e) Municipal bonds.
Ins 6.25(2)(f) (f) Commercial property policies insuring property damage, business interruption, extra expense, rents and other time element coverages, for any policy whose total property damage limit is an amount not less than $50,000,000.
Ins 6.25(2)(g) (g) Excess and umbrella liability with limits in excess of $25 million to risks with underlying coverage or self-insured for a minimum of $25 million.
Ins 6.25(3) (3) Persons exempted. If any of the following joint underwriting associations and joint reinsurance associations is licensed as a rate service organization under s. 625.32, Stats., each insurer-member thereof shall be exempted from the provisions of s. 625.33, Stats., with respect to agreements between or among insurer-members to adhere to certain rates and rules in providing insurance or reinsurance as members of such association:
 
Ins 6.25(3)(a)(a) Aircraft products insurance association
  (b) Industrial risk insurers
  (c) Mutual atomic energy liability underwriters
  (d) Mutual atomic energy reinsurance pool
  (e) American nuclear insurers
  (f) Nuclear energy property insurance association
  (g) Municipal bond insurance association
  (h) American excess insurance association.
Ins 6.25(4) (4) Limitation on membership disciplinary action. No person may impose any penalty or other adverse consequence for failure of any insurer to adhere to the rates or rules of any joint underwriting association or joint reinsurance association of which the insurer is a member, except termination of or expulsion of the insurer from membership in the association.
Ins 6.25(5) (5) Penalty. Violations of this section shall be subject to s. 601.64, Stats.
Ins 6.25 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1973, No. 213, eff. 10-1-73; am. (2) and (3), Register, August, 1974, No. 224, eff. 9-1-74; am. (3) (e), Register, May, 1975, No. 233, eff. 6-1-75; am. (3), Register, February, 1976, No. 242, eff. 3-1-76; am. (3) (e), Register, November, 1978, No. 275, eff. 12-1-78; cr. (2) (f), Register, January, 1983, No. 325, eff. 2-1-83; emerg. cr. (2) (g) and (3) (h), eff. 12-12-86; am. (1), (2) (intro.) to (e), (4) and (5), cr. (2) (g) and (3) (h), Register, May, 1987, No. 377, eff. 6-1-87.
Ins 6.30 Ins 6.30 Instructions for uniform classifications of expenses of fire and marine and casualty and surety insurers. For the purpose of establishing uniformity in classifications of expenses of fire and marine and casualty and surety insurers recorded in statements and reports filed with and statistics reported to the commissioner of insurance, all such insurers shall observe the instructions set forth below. These instructions shall not apply to single line accident and health insurance companies, assessment accident and health associations, hospital and medical service or indemnity organizations, single line title insurance companies, or town mutual insurance companies.
Ins 6.30(1) (1) Part I.
Ins 6.30(1)(a)(a) List of operating expense classifications for annual statement purposes for fire and marine and casualty and surety insurers.
Ins 6.30(1)(a)1. 1. Claim Adjustment Services:
Ins 6.30(1)(a)1.b. b. Reinsurance Assumed
Ins 6.30(1)(a)1.c. c. Reinsurance Ceded
Ins 6.30(1)(a)2. 2. Commission and Brokerage:
Ins 6.30(1)(a)2.b. b. Reinsurance Assumed
Ins 6.30(1)(a)2.c. c. Reinsurance Ceded
Ins 6.30(1)(a)2.d. d. Contingent-Nete. Policy and Membership Fees
Ins 6.30(1)(a)3. 3. Allowances to Managers and Agents
Ins 6.30(1)(a)4. 4. Advertising
Ins 6.30(1)(a)5. 5. Boards, Bureaus and Associations
Ins 6.30(1)(a)6. 6. Surveys and Underwriting Reports
Ins 6.30(1)(a)7. 7. Audit of Assureds' Records
Ins 6.30(1)(a)8. 8. Salaries
Ins 6.30(1)(a)9. 9. Employee Relations and Welfare
Ins 6.30(1)(a)10. 10. Insurance
Ins 6.30(1)(a)11. 11. Directors' Fees
Ins 6.30(1)(a)12. 12. Travel and Travel Items
Ins 6.30(1)(a)13. 13. Rent and Rent Items
Ins 6.30(1)(a)14. 14. Equipment
Ins 6.30(1)(a)15. 15. Printing and Stationery
Ins 6.30(1)(a)16. 16. Postage, Telephone and Telegraph, Exchange and Express
Ins 6.30(1)(a)17. 17. Legal and Auditing
Ins 6.30(1)(a)18. 18. Taxes, Licenses and Fees:
Ins 6.30(1)(a)18.a. a. State and Local Insurance Taxes
Ins 6.30(1)(a)18.b. b. Insurance Department Licenses and Fees
Ins 6.30(1)(a)18.c. c. Payroll Taxes
Ins 6.30(1)(a)18.d. d. All Other (excluding Federal and Foreign Income and Real Estate)
Ins 6.30(1)(a)19. 19. Real Estate Expenses
Ins 6.30(1)(a)20. 20. Real Estate Taxes
Ins 6.30(1)(a)21. 21. Miscellaneous
Ins 6.30(1)(b) (b) Instructions relating to operating expense classifications.
Ins 6.30(1)(b)1. 1. Claim Adjustment Services
Include the following expenses when in connection with the investigation and adjustment of policy claims:
Independent Adjusters: Fees and expenses of independent adjusters or settling agents.
Legal: Fees and expenses of lawyers for legal services in the defense, trial, or appeal of suits, or for other legal services.
Bonds: Premium costs of bonds.
Appeal Costs and Expenses: Appeal bond premiums; charges for printing records; charges for printing briefs; court fees incidental to appeals.
General Court Costs and Fees: Entry fees and other court costs, and other fees not includable in Losses. Note: Interest and costs assessed as part of or subsequent to judgment are includable in Losses.
Medical Testimony: Fees and expenses of medical witnesses for attendance or testimony at trials or hearings (“Medical" includes physicians, surgeons, chiropractors, chiropodists, dentists, osteopaths, veterinarians, and hospital representatives).
Expert Witnesses: Fees and expenses of expert witnesses for attendance or testimony at trials or hearings.
Lay Witnesses: Fees and expenses of lay witnesses for attendance or testimony at trials or hearings.
Service of Process: Constables', sheriffs' and other fees and expenses for service of process, including subpoenas.
Transcripts of Testimony: Stenographers' fees and fees for transcripts of testimony.
Medical Examinations: Fees for medical examinations, fees for performing autopsies, fees for impartial examination, x-rays, etc., for the purpose of trial and determining questions of liability. This does not include fees for medical examinations, x-rays, etc., made to determine necessary treatment, or made solely to determine the extent or continuation of disability, or first aid charges, as such fees and charges are includable in Losses.
Miscellaneous: Costs of appraisals, expert examinations, surveys, plans, estimates, photographs, maps, weather reports, detective reports, audits, credit or character reports, watchperson. Charges for hospital records and records of other kinds, notary fees, certified copies of certificates and legal documents. Charges for Claim Adjustment Services by underwriting syndicates, pools and associations.
Exclude:
Compensation to employees (see Salaries).
Expenses of salaried employees (see Travel and Travel Items).
Items includable in Allowances to Managers and Agents.
Payments to State Industrial Commissions (see Taxes, Licenses and Fees).
Payments to claim adjusting organizations except where the expense is billed specifically to individual companies (see Boards, Bureaus and Associations).
Cost of services of medical examiners for underwriting purposes (see Surveys and Underwriting Reports.)
Salvage and subrogation recovery expense, rewards, lost and found advertising, expenses for disposal of salvage. Such expenses shall be deducted from salvage.
Any expenses which by these instructions are includable elsewhere.
Separation of Claim Adjustment Services:
The Statistical Plans filed by certain rating bureaus contain definitions of “Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses" which exclude for rating purposes certain types of claim adjustment services as defined herein. For the lines of business thus affected, companies which are members of such rating bureaus shall maintain records necessary to the reporting of Claim Adjustment Services-Direct, as defined in Statistical Plans, and other than as defined in Statistical Plans.
Ins 6.30(1)(b)1.b. b. Reinsurance Assumed
Include: Claim adjustment expenses in bills rendered by ceding companies.
Ins 6.30(1)(b)1.c. c. Reinsurance Ceded
Include: Claim adjustment expenses billed to assuming insurers.
Ins 6.30(1)(b)2. 2. Commission and Brokerage.
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