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Wis. Stat. § 618.01

Purposes

1971 c. 260.

The purposes of this chapter are:

(1) To protect insureds, creditors and the public in this state by providing adequate standards and an orderly procedure for the authorization of nondomestic insurers;

(2) To prevent evasion by unauthorized insurers of the regulatory and tax laws of this state and to protect this state and its residents against loss from such action;

(3) To subject unauthorized insurers and other persons doing an insurance business in this state to the jurisdiction of the commissioner and the courts of this state;

(4) To protect authorized insurers from unfair competition by unauthorized insurers; and (5) To provide an orderly method, under reasonable and practical safeguards, for procuring insurance from unauthorized insurers.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.