WI Stat § 628.345 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 628 - Insurance marketing.|628.345 - Prohibited practices during license revocation or surrender.

628.345  Prohibited practices during license revocation or surrender. (1) In this section:(a) “Disciplinary period" means the period of time beginning on the effective date of the termination of the license of an intermediary under par. (b) 1. and ending on the date on which a new license is issued to the intermediary. The “disciplinary period" of a person under par. (b) 2., 3. or 4. is the disciplinary period of the intermediary under par. (b) 1. through which the person attains the status of “disciplined person".(b) “Disciplined person" means any of the following:1. An intermediary whose license is revoked under s. 628.10 (2) (b) or surrendered under a stipulation.2. An affiliate of an intermediary under subd. 1.3. A person in which an intermediary under subd. 1. has, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent ownership interest.4. An agent or employee of a person described in subd. 1., 2. or 3. (2) During the disciplinary period of a disciplined person, the disciplined person may not be employed by, act as agent for, or be affiliated with, a person engaged in the business of an insurance intermediary. (3) No person may do any of the following with respect to activities performed in this state:(a) Pay consideration to, or expenses of, a disciplined person that directly or indirectly relate to services performed as an intermediary by the disciplined person during the disciplinary period of the disciplined person.(b) Pay consideration to, or expenses of, a disciplined person that directly or indirectly relate to services performed as an intermediary by the person making the payment, or by an agent, employee or affiliate of that person, during the disciplinary period of the disciplined person.(c) Pay consideration to, or expenses of, a disciplined person for information directly or indirectly provided by the disciplined person during the disciplinary period of the disciplined person for the purpose of assisting in the sale of insurance.(d) Seek to obtain information from, or use information directly or indirectly provided by, a disciplined person during the disciplinary period of the disciplined person for the purpose of assisting in the sale of insurance.(e) During the disciplinary period of a disciplined person, permit the disciplined person to be present during solicitation of the sale of insurance, or knowingly solicit the sale of insurance with the assistance of the disciplined person, regardless of whether the disciplined person acts as an intermediary.(f) During the disciplinary period of a disciplined person, use or refer to an endorsement or referral by the disciplined person for the purpose of soliciting the sale of insurance. (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), this section applies to all of the following:1. A disciplined person for whom the disciplinary period is in effect on or after January 1, 1997.2. That portion of a disciplinary period in effect on or after January 1, 1997, that occurs on and after January 1, 1997.(b) This section does not apply to an obligation incurred before January 1, 1997, for the payment of consideration to, or expenses of, a disciplined person related to services performed or information provided during the disciplinary period of the disciplined person but before January 1, 1997.History:  1995 a. 396.