SB582: Bill Text

SB582,17,8 (b) If an insurer that is a member of an insurance holding company system does not qualify for exemption under sub. (1) (a), but the insurance holding company system of which the insurer is a member qualifies for exemption under sub. (1) (b), the only summary report that is required under s. 622.09 is the summary report applicable to that insurer.

SB582,17,19 (3) Waiver. An insurer that does not qualify for exemption under sub. (1) may apply to the commissioner for a waiver from the requirements of this chapter. In determining whether to grant the waiver, the commissioner may consider the type and volume of business written by the insurer, the ownership and organizational structure of the insurer, and any other factor the commissioner considers relevant to the insurer or insurance holding company system of which the insurer is a member. If the insurer is part of an insurance holding company system that includes insurers domiciled in more than one state, the commissioner shall coordinate with the commissioner of the lead state and with the commissioners of each of the other states in which insurer members of the insurance holding company system are domiciled in determining whether to grant the insurer's request for a waiver.

SB582,17,23 (4) Withdrawal of exemption or waiver. Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (3), the commissioner may issue an order requiring an insurer to create and maintain a risk management framework, conduct an own risk and solvency assessment, and file a summary report if either of the following applies:

SB582,18,5 (a) The commissioner finds that the insurer's unique circumstances, including the type and volume of business written, the ownership and organizational structure, federal agency requests, or international supervisor requests, warrant withdrawal of the exemption or waiver. If the commissioner withdraws the exemption or waiver, the insurer or the insurance holding company system is subject to the requirement under s. 622.09 until the commissioner reinstates the exemption under sub. (1) or the waiver under sub. (3).

SB582,18,10 (b) The insurer has a risk-based capital company action level event, as defined in s. Ins 51.01 (4), Wis. Adm. Code, meets one or more of the standards for an insurer in hazardous financial condition as described in s. 623.11, 645.31, or 645.41, or otherwise exhibits qualities of a troubled insurer as determined by the commissioner.

SB582,18,16 (5) Compliance after loss of exemption. If an insurer no longer qualifies for an exemption under sub. (1) due to increased premium, as reflected in the insurer's most recent annual statement or in the most recent annual statements of the insurers within the insurance holding company system of which the insurer is a member, the insurer shall have one year following the year in which the premium threshold is exceeded to comply with the requirements of this chapter.

SB582,18,20 622.13 Contents of summary report. (1) Preparation. The summary report shall be prepared consistently with the guidance manual. Documentation and supporting information shall be maintained and made available upon examination or upon request of the commissioner.

SB582,18,24 (2) Review. The commissioner's review of the summary report, and any additional requests for information, shall be made using similar procedures used in the analysis and examination of multistate or global insurers and insurance holding company systems.

SB582,19,10 622.15 Confidentiality. (1) Confidential treatment. Documents, materials, or other information, including summary reports, in the possession or control of the commissioner that are obtained by, created by, or disclosed to the commissioner or any other person under this chapter, are confidential and privileged, are not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1), are not subject to subpoena, and are not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any private civil action. The commissioner is authorized to use the documents, materials, or other information in the commissioner's regulation of the insurer or insurance holding company system but may not make the documents, materials, or other information public without the prior written consent of the insurer.

SB582,19,16 (2) Prohibition on testimony. Neither the commissioner nor any person who received documents, materials, or other information related to own risk and solvency assessments, through examination or otherwise, while acting under the authority of the commissioner or with whom such documents, materials, or other information are shared in accordance with this chapter, may testify in any private civil action concerning any confidential documents, materials, or information subject to sub. (1).

SB582,19,18 (3) Permitted disclosures. In furtherance of the performance of the commissioner's regulatory duties, all of the following apply:

SB582,20,4 (a) The commissioner may, upon request, share documents, materials, or other information related to own risk and solvency assessments, including the confidential and privileged documents, materials, or information subject to sub. (1), including proprietary and trade secret documents and materials, with other state, federal, and international financial regulatory agencies, including members of any supervisory college as described in s. 617.215, with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and with any 3rd-party consultants designated by the commissioner, provided that the recipient agrees in writing to maintain the confidentiality and privileged status of the documents, materials, or other information required by this section related to own risk and solvency assessments and has verified in writing its legal authority to maintain confidentiality.

SB582,20,13 (b) The commissioner may receive documents, materials, or other information related to own risk and solvency assessments, including otherwise confidential and privileged documents, materials, or information, including proprietary and trade secret information or documents, from regulatory officials of other jurisdictions, including members of any supervisory college as described in the s. 617.215, and from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and shall maintain as confidential or privileged any document, material, or information received with notice or the understanding that it is confidential or privileged under the laws of the jurisdiction that is the source of the document, material, or information.

SB582,20,18 (c) The commissioner shall enter into a written agreement with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any 3rd party consulted formally or informally by the commissioner governing the sharing and use of information provided under this chapter, consistent with this subsection, that does all of the following:

SB582,21,2 1. Specifies procedures and protocols regarding the confidentiality and security of information shared with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or 3rd-party consultants in accordance with this chapter, including procedures and protocols for sharing by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners with other state regulators from states in which the insurance holding company system has domiciled insurers. The agreement shall provide that the recipient agrees in writing to maintain the confidentiality and privileged status of the documents, materials, or other information related to own risk and solvency assessments and has verified in writing its legal authority to maintain confidentiality.

SB582,21,7 2. Specifies that ownership of information shared with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or 3rd-party consultants in accordance with this chapter remains with the commissioner and that the use of the information by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, regulatory officials, or 3rd-party consultants is subject to the direction of the commissioner.

SB582,21,13 3. Prohibits the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or a 3rd-party consultant from storing the information shared under this chapter in a permanent database after the underlying analysis is completed, and provides that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or 3rd-party consultant will either destroy or return the information to the insurer within 2 years of completion of the underlying analysis.

SB582,21,18 4. Requires prompt notice to be given to an insurer whose confidential information in the possession of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or a 3rd-party consultant under this chapter is subject to a request or subpoena to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or 3rd-party consultant for disclosure or production.

SB582,21,24 5. Requires the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or a 3rd-party consultant to consent to intervention by an insurer in any judicial or administrative action in which the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or 3rd-party consultant may be required to disclose confidential information about the insurer shared with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or 3rd-party consultant under this chapter.

SB582,22,3 6. In the case of an agreement involving a 3rd-party consultant, provides for the insurer's written consent before sharing any of the insurer's information with the 3rd-party consultant.

SB582,22,7 (d) The sharing of information and documents by the commissioner under this chapter does not constitute a delegation of regulatory authority or rule making, and the commissioner is solely responsible for the administration, execution, and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

SB582,22,13 (e) No waiver of any applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality in the documents, proprietary and trade secret materials, or other information related to own risk and solvency assessments obtained or developed under this chapter shall occur as a result of disclosure of such information or documents to the commissioner under this section or as a result of the commissioner sharing such information or documents as authorized in this section.

SB582,22,18 (f) Documents, materials, or other information in the possession or control of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or 3rd-party consultants under this chapter are confidential and privileged, are not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1), are not subject to subpoena, and are not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any private civil action.

SB582,22,21 622.17 Penalty. Notwithstanding s. 601.64 (1) and (4), an insurer that is subject to this chapter that fails, without just cause, to timely file the summary report required under s. 622.09 is subject to the penalties under s. 601.64 (2) and (3).

SB582,18 Section 18. 644.10 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB582,22,24 644.10 (1) (a) In the case of a domestic stock corporation, no grounds for disapproval exist under s. 611.72 (3) (am).

SB582,19 Section 19. 644.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB582,23,10 644.10 (1) (b) In the case of a domestic mutual, no grounds for disapproval exist under s. 611.73 (3) (a) and the domestic mutual has complied with s. 644.07 (2) to (8). The converting insurance company and any domestic mutual that the converting insurance company proposes to acquire, or merge or consolidate with, may adopt one plan. The commissioner may combine the hearings required under s. 644.07 (6) for the converting insurance company and any domestic mutual that is the subject of the acquisition by, or merger or consolidation with, the converting insurance company. Section 644.07 (9), (10) (b) to (f), and (11) applies to a domestic mutual acquired by, merged into, or consolidated with a converting insurance company under this section.

SB582,20 Section 20. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

SB582,23,13 (1) The treatment of chapter 622 of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 2015.

SB582,23,14 (End)