Wisconsin § 611.02 - Scope and purposes.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 611.02 — Scope and purposes., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 611.02. Scope and purposes.
611.02(1) (1) Scope. 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 .
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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 611.02 cover?
Section 611.02 ("Scope and purposes.") 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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