Wisconsin § 614.78 - Maintenance of solvency.

Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 614.78 — Maintenance of solvency., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 614.78. Maintenance of solvency.

614.78(1) (1) Order declaring hazardous condition. When a domestic fraternal has an authorized control level event, as defined by the commissioner by rule, under circumstances the commissioner determines will not be promptly remedied, the commissioner, in addition to taking any other action required or allowed by law, may issue an order declaring the domestic fraternal to be in a hazardous condition and may order the fraternal to remedy the authorized control level event. This order may include authorization to the fraternal to negotiate an agreement to transfer, subject to sub. (2) , all members, certificates, and other assets and liabilities of the fraternal to another fraternal or other insurer through merger, consolidation, assumption, or other means. 614.78(2) (2) Specifications regarding transfer. 614.78(2)(a) (a) Any transfer under sub. (1) shall constitute a novation of the transferring fraternal’s certificates that is effective on the date of transfer. The fraternal shall ensure the transfer is concluded within the time agreed to by the commissioner and subject to approval by the commissioner. The transfer agreement under this paragraph is considered to be fully approved by the domestic fraternal upon a majority vote of the fraternal’s board of directors, notwithstanding s.

Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 614.78 cover?

Section 614.78 ("Maintenance of solvency.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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