611.33 Authorized securities.
611.34 Corporate repurchase of shares.
611.36 Number of shareholders.
SUBCHAPTER IV
MANAGEMENT OF INSURANCE CORPORATIONS
611.40 Shareholders' meetings.
611.41 Communications to shareholders or policyholders and commissioner's attendance at meetings.
611.42 Mutual policyholders' voting rights.
611.425 Mutual policyholders' proxy voting.
611.426 Remote participation in policyholder meetings.
611.43 Annual report to mutual policyholders.
611.51 Board of directors.
611.52 Election and removal of directors and officers of stock corporations.
611.53 Selection and removal of directors and officers of mutuals.
611.54 Supervision of management changes.
611.55 Continuity of management in emergencies.
611.56 Committees of directors.
611.57 Interlocking directorates and other relationships.
611.60 Transactions in which directors and others are interested.
611.61 Transactions of insurers with affiliates.
611.62 Directors' and officers' liability and indemnification.
611.63 Executive compensation.
611.66 Exclusive agency contracts.
611.67 Management contract services.
611.69 Dividends and other distributions.
SUBCHAPTER V
CORPORATE REORGANIZATION
611.71 Acquisition of all of the shares or of a class of shares of an insurance corporation.
611.72 Merger or other acquisition of control of a stock insurance corporation.
611.73 Merger of mutuals.
611.74 Voluntary dissolution of domestic insurance corporations.
611.75 Conversion of a domestic stock corporation into a mutual.
611.76 Conversion of a domestic mutual into a stock corporation.
611.77 Conversion of assessable to nonassessable and nonassessable to assessable mutuals.
611.78 Transfer of business or assets.
611.785 Dissenters' rights.
611.79 Conversion of a domestic mutual life insurance company into a fraternal.
SUBCHAPTER VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
611.94 Trustee of proceeds.
Ch. 611 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See definitions in ss.
600.03,
610.01 and
628.02.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
611.01
611.01
Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, all of the following apply:
611.01(3)
(3) Applicability of other definitions. The definitions of ss.
600.03 and
610.01 apply to corporations under this chapter.
611.02
611.02
Scope and purposes. 611.02(1)(a)(a)
Domestic insurers. This chapter applies to all insurance corporations, including domestic surplus lines insurers, as defined in s.
618.40 (3m), organized under the laws of this state, except those expressly governed by other chapters.
611.02(1)(b)
(b)
Nondomestic insurers. Except as expressly provided, this chapter does not apply to nondomestic insurers.
611.02(2)
(2) Purposes. The purposes of this chapter are:
611.02(2)(a)
(a) To provide a complete, self-contained procedure for the formation of insurance corporations;
611.02(2)(b)
(b) To assure the solidity of insurance corporations by providing an organizational framework to facilitate sound management, sound operation and sound regulation; and
611.02(2)(c)
(c) To strengthen internal corporate democracy through as much stockholder and policyholder participation as is practicable.
611.02 History
History: 1971 c. 260;
2017 a. 16.
611.03
611.03
Orders imposing and relaxing restrictions. 611.03(2)
(2) Orders eliminating restrictions. The commissioner may free a new corporation from any of the restrictions generally applicable only to new corporations under ss.
611.28,
611.29 (2),
611.32 (5),
611.33 (1) (a) and
(2) (a) 1. and
2.,
611.34,
611.54 (1) (b) and
617.22 (2), if the commissioner is satisfied that its financial condition, management and other circumstances assure that the interests of insureds and the public will not be endangered thereby.
611.07
611.07
General corporate powers and procedures. 611.07(2)
(2) Effect of unauthorized corporate acts. Section
180.0304 applies to stock corporations and s.
181.0304 applies to mutuals, except that references to “attorney general" shall be read as “commissioner".
611.07(4)
(4) Waiver of notice and informal action by shareholders, policyholders or directors. Sections
180.0704,
180.0706,
180.0821, and
180.0823 apply to stock corporations and ss.
181.0704,
181.0706,
181.0821, and
181.0823 apply to mutuals. Section
180.0821 also applies to a committee of the board of a stock corporation and s.
181.0821 also applies to a committee of the board of a mutual, except that, in both cases, references to “board" shall be read as “committee" and “directors" shall mean members of the board appointed to serve on the committee.
611.07(6)
(6) Power to hold assets as trustee. A life insurance corporation may hold assets under s.
632.42 (1) as trustee or as general corporate assets.
611.07(7)
(7) Correcting filed document. Section
180.0124 applies to stock corporations.
ORGANIZATION OF CORPORATIONS
611.11(1)(1)
General. Any number of corporate or adult natural persons may organize a corporation under this chapter.
611.11(2)
(2) Closely held, subsidiary and affiliated corporations. One to 15 corporate or adult natural persons may organize a corporation under s.
611.22.
611.11(3)
(3) Mutual reinsurance corporations. A mutual reinsurance corporation having the exclusive purpose of providing reinsurance for its member corporations may be organized by 15 or more mutuals under this chapter and town mutuals under ch.
612. The commissioner may exempt the corporation from any of the requirements of ss.
611.12 to
611.20 if the commissioner considers them unnecessary for the protection of the members.
611.11(4)(b)
(b) Any number of municipalities or associations of municipalities or both may organize a municipal insurance mutual under s.
611.13, subject to s.
611.23, to provide any of the following for its members:
611.12
611.12
Articles and bylaws. 611.12(1)(1)
Stock corporations. Section
180.0202 applies to the articles of a stock corporation, except that:
611.12(1)(a)
(a) The name of the corporation shall include the word “insurance" or a term of equivalent meaning, and shall comply with s.
180.0401 (2) to
(4);
