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WI Stat § 614.53 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.53 - Removal of directors and officers and filling of vacancies.

614.53  Removal of directors and officers and filling of vacancies. A director may be removed from office for cause by an affirmative vote of a majority of the full board at a meeting of the board called for that purpose or may be removed under ss. 181.0843 (2) and 181.0844. Any vacancy occurring in the board, including a vacancy created by an increase in the number of directors, may be filled until the next succeeding regular election by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum. If the laws of the fraternal provide that at least two-thirds of the directors are elected by the members, elected director vacancies may be filled for the remainder of the terms for which there is a vacancy. If the vacancy is one to be filled in some manner other than by a regular election, the election by the board is effective only until a reasonable time has elapsed for choosing the director in that other manner. In the event that the board of directors ceases to exist and there are no members having voting rights, the members without voting rights shall thereupon have power to elect a new board. A director elected under this section to fill the unexpired term of an elected director is an elected director within the meaning of s. 614.42 (1) (a).History:  1975 c. 373; 1979 c. 102; 1997 a. 79.
WI Stat § 614.54 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.54 - Supervision of management changes.

614.54  Supervision of management changes. Section 611.54 applies to fraternals.History:  1975 c. 373.
WI Stat § 614.55 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.55 - Continuity of management in emergencies.

614.55  Continuity of management in emergencies. Section 611.55 applies to fraternals.History:  1975 c. 373.
WI Stat § 614.56 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.56 - Committees of directors.

614.56  Committees of directors. Section 611.56 applies to fraternals, except that reference therein to other sections of ch. 611 shall be to the corresponding sections of this chapter.History:  1975 c. 373.
WI Stat § 614.57 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.57 - Interlocking directorates and other relationships.

614.57  Interlocking directorates and other relationships. Section 611.57 applies to fraternals.History:  1975 c. 373.
WI Stat § 614.60 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.60 - Transactions with affiliates and in which directors and others are interested.

614.60  Transactions with affiliates and in which directors and others are interested. Sections 611.60 and 611.61 apply to fraternals except that local lodges are not required to keep detailed records under s. 611.61 (1) (b) if the fraternal does so.History:  1975 c. 373; 1979 c. 102.
WI Stat § 614.62 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.62 - Directors' liability and indemnification.

614.62  Directors' liability and indemnification. Section 611.62 applies to fraternals, except that the word “mutual" shall be read “fraternal".History:  1975 c. 373.
WI Stat § 614.63 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.63 - Executive compensation.

614.63  Executive compensation. Section 611.63 applies to fraternals, except that the word “mutual" shall be read “fraternal".History:  1975 c. 373.
WI Stat § 614.66 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.66 - Exclusive agency contracts and management contracts.

614.66  Exclusive agency contracts and management contracts. Sections 611.66 and 611.67 apply to fraternals, except that the reference to s. 611.26 (1) contained in s. 611.66 is to that section as incorporated by s. 614.24.History:  1975 c. 373; 1997 a. 252.
WI Stat § 614.73 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.73 - Merger and consolidation of fraternals.

614.73  Merger and consolidation of fraternals. (1) Authorization, domestic fraternals. Any 2 or more domestic fraternals may merge or consolidate under the provisions of subs. (3) and (4). (2)  Authorization, domestic and nondomestic fraternals. Any 2 or more domestic and nondomestic fraternals may merge or consolidate under the provisions of sub. (5). (3)  Procedure for domestic fraternals. The supreme governing body of each domestic fraternal proposing to merge or consolidate shall:(a) At least 60 days prior to the proposed action submit the text of the proposed contract to its members in the manner provided by s. 614.29 (4);(b) Approve the proposed consolidation or merger by a two-thirds vote; and(c) File with the commissioner a certified copy of the written contract containing in full the terms and conditions of the consolidation or merger, a sworn statement by the president and secretary or corresponding officers of each fraternal showing the financial condition of each on a date to be fixed by the commissioner but no earlier than the December 31 of the year preceding the proposed contract, and evidence of compliance with pars. (a) and (b). (4)  Issuance of certificate by commissioner. The commissioner shall issue a certificate approving the merger or consolidation, upon a finding that:(a) The contract conforms to the provisions of this chapter;(b) The parties to the proposed contract have complied with the provisions of sub. (3); and(c) The proposed contract is just and equitable to the members of each fraternal. (5)  Procedure for nondomestic fraternals. Where a nondomestic fraternal is a party to the proposed contract, the parties shall follow the procedure for domestic fraternals under subs. (3) and (4), but the commissioner may not issue a certificate of compliance until the parties file a certificate that the proposed contract has been approved in the manner provided by the laws of the jurisdiction under which the fraternal is incorporated, or, if such laws contain no procedure for approval, that the proposed contract has been approved by the commissioner of insurance for that jurisdiction. (6)  Effective date. The merger or consolidation is effective when the commissioner issues a certificate of approval. (7)  Effect of consolidation or merger. When the merger or consolidation is effective, the surviving or new fraternal shall have all the assets and be liable for all of the obligations of each of the participating fraternals.History:  1975 c. 373, 421; 1979 c. 102.
WI Stat § 614.74 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.74 - Voluntary dissolution of solvent domestic fraternals.

614.74  Voluntary dissolution of solvent domestic fraternals. (1) Plan of dissolution. At least 60 days prior to the submission to the supreme governing body or the members of any proposed voluntary dissolution, the proposal shall be filed with the commissioner. The commissioner may require the submission of additional information necessary to establish the financial condition of the fraternal or other facts relevant to the proposed dissolution. If the supreme governing body or the members adopt the resolution to dissolve by a majority of those voting or such larger number as the laws of the fraternal require, the commissioner shall, within 30 days after the adoption of the resolution, begin to examine the fraternal. The commissioner shall approve the dissolution unless finding, after a hearing, that it is insolvent or may become insolvent in the process of dissolution. Upon approval, the fraternal may dissolve under ss. 181.1401 to 181.1407. Upon disapproval, the commissioner shall petition the court for liquidation under s. 645.41 (10). (2)  Conversion to involuntary liquidation. The fraternal may at any time during the liquidation under ss. 181.1401 to 181.1407 apply to the commissioner to have the liquidation continued under the commissioner's supervision; thereupon the commissioner shall apply to the court for liquidation under s. 645.41 (10). (3)  Revocation of voluntary dissolution. If the fraternal revokes the voluntary dissolution proceedings under s. 181.1404, a copy of the revocation of voluntary dissolution proceedings shall be filed with the commissioner.History:  1975 c. 373, 421; 1979 c. 102; 1997 a. 79.
WI Stat § 614.77 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.77 - Rehabilitation or involuntary conversion.

614.77  Rehabilitation or involuntary conversion. If the commissioner believes that a fraternal does not satisfy the requirements of this chapter, the commissioner shall call a hearing and upon a finding that the fraternal does not satisfy the requirements, the commissioner shall petition for rehabilitation under s. 645.31, for the purpose of rehabilitating the fraternal or, if that is not possible, of converting the fraternal to a mutual.History:  1975 c. 373, 421.
WI Stat § 614.78 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.78 - Maintenance of solvency.

614.78  Maintenance of solvency. (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. (2)  Specifications regarding transfer.  (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. 614.73 and any other law or regulation that requires notice to or approval by the fraternal's members or supreme governing body. Any law of a fraternal requiring notice to or approval by the fraternal's members or supreme governing body shall be suspended by this section. The transferring fraternal shall provide notice to its members of the transfer by mail or in the manner provided by s. 614.41 (1) no later than 30 days after the transfer is approved by the commissioner.(b) If the fraternal seeks to make a transfer under sub. (1) to an organization that does not have a certificate of authority in this state, the commissioner may grant the organization a limited certificate of authority to service the existing certificates and fulfill all obligations owed to certificate holders following the transfer but not to otherwise transact insurance business in this state.(c) By order of the commissioner and notwithstanding any law or rules to the contrary and any laws of the fraternal, the board of directors of the fraternal may suspend or modify the qualifications for membership in the fraternal as necessary to facilitate a transfer under sub. (1).(d) Upon the effective date of a transfer to an organization that is not a fraternal and in consideration for the transfer, each member of the fraternal is considered to agree that any terms of a certificate subjecting the certificate to the laws of the fraternal or providing for the maintenance of the fraternal's solvency, except to the extent of any outstanding lien not released by the terms of the transfer, shall be null and void and the assuming organization shall endorse the certificate accordingly.History:  2019 a. 66; s. 35.17 correction in (2) (a).
WI Stat § 614.80 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.80 - Tax exemption.

614.80  Tax exemption. Every domestic and nondomestic fraternal, except those that offer a health maintenance organization as defined in s. 609.01 (2) or a limited service health organization as defined in s. 609.01 (3) is exempt from all state, county, district, municipal and school taxes or fees, except the fees required by s. 601.31 (2), but is required to pay all taxes and special assessments on its real estate and office equipment, except as provided in ss. 70.11 (4) and 70.1105 (1).History:  1975 c. 373; 1979 c. 102 s. 237; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 35; 2001 a. 16.
WI Stat § 614.82 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.82 - Fraternal expenditures and activities.

614.82  Fraternal expenditures and activities. (1) Reports. Every fraternal shall report to the commissioner such information as the commissioner requires concerning expenditures made by the fraternal and other activities and programs of the fraternal or its members in fulfillment of the purposes of s. 614.01 (1) (a) 2. b. or in maintaining its fraternal character. (2)  Institutions for carrying out fraternal activities. A fraternal may create, maintain and operate social, intellectual, educational, charitable, benevolent, moral, fraternal, patriotic or religious institutions for the benefit of its members or their families or dependents or for children insured by the fraternal. For that purpose, it may own, hold or lease real or personal property within or outside of this state. No funeral or undertaking establishment may be owned or operated by the fraternal. All such property shall be reported in the annual statement or an appendix thereto but shall be given only nominal value in the statement. No profit may be made on such institutions, but the income and expenditures shall be reported separately in or as an appendix to the annual statement. Any such institution may be separately incorporated under ch. 181 and ownership of its stock shall be reported at nominal value.History:  1975 c. 373, 421; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (25).
WI Stat § 614.94 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.94 - Fraternals as fundholders.

614.94  Fraternals as fundholders. Sections 610.24 and 611.94 apply to fraternals.History:  1975 c. 373; 1979 c. 102.
WI Stat § 614.96 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 614 - Insurance — fraternals.|614.96 - Exemption of fraternal benefits.

614.96  Exemption of fraternal benefits. No money or other benefit, charity, relief or aid to be paid, provided or rendered by any domestic or nondomestic fraternal is liable to attachment, garnishment or other process, or to be seized, taken, appropriated or applied by any legal or equitable process or operation of law to pay any debt or liability of a member or beneficiary, or any other person who may have a right thereunder, either before or after payment by the fraternal.History:  1975 c. 373.
WI Stat § 616.03 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 616 - Miscellaneous insurers.|616.03 - Designation of a mutual insurer as a school benefit insurer.

616.03  Designation of a mutual insurer as a school benefit insurer. A mutual insurer engaged in no activities other than those specified in s. 616.06 may apply to the commissioner for designation as a school benefit insurer. If the commissioner finds that the insurer is engaged in no other activities, the commissioner shall declare it to be a school benefit insurer. As long as the insurer's activities are thus restricted and it uses the term “school benefit" or its equivalent in its name, it is deemed to be operating under this subchapter, within the meaning of s. 601.31 (2) and shall have the tax exemptions under s. 616.10.History:  1979 c. 261; 1981 c. 314 s. 146.
WI Stat § 616.06 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 616 - Miscellaneous insurers.|616.06 - Continuation of existing school benefit plans.

616.06  Continuation of existing school benefit plans. A plan directed by schools or school authorities in this state, which was organized under s. 185.991, 1977 stats., prior to May 11, 1980 and is operating on a nonprofit basis without capital stock, may continue to operate under this subchapter, if its purpose is exclusively to provide benefits for accidental injury to or accidental death of pupils attending the school.History:  1979 c. 261.
WI Stat § 616.07 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 616 - Miscellaneous insurers.|616.07 - Certificate of authority.

616.07  Certificate of authority. (1) Issuance. Within 90 days after May 11, 1980, each plan authorized under s. 616.06 shall apply to the commissioner for a certificate of authority to continue the business it was doing on that date. The commissioner shall issue the certificate unless the commissioner finds after a hearing that the plan is in substantial or willful noncompliance with the law. No charge may be made for the initial issuance of the certificate under this subsection. (2)  Termination. A certificate issued under sub. (1) remains in force until it is revoked after a hearing for a substantial violation of chs. 600 to 646.History:  1979 c. 261; 1981 c. 314.
WI Stat § 616.08 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 616 - Miscellaneous insurers.|616.08 - Organization of new insurers.

616.08  Organization of new insurers. (1) General. Except as provided in sub. (2), new insurers may be organized exclusively for the purposes stated in s. 616.06 pursuant to the procedures for mutual insurers specified in ch. 611. (2)  Exceptions. (a) Sections 611.24 to 611.26 do not apply to insurers organized under this section.(b) After issuance of the certificate of authority, incorporators of an insurer under this section who have advanced money or incurred obligations for the reasonable and authorized expenses of organization may be reimbursed in cash from the proceeds of subscriptions for bonds and contribution notes, on itemized receipts audited by the commissioner. The total reimbursement may not exceed 5 percent of the amount received for the bonds and notes.(c) Upon request by the incorporators, the commissioner may modify any requirements in the organizational process specified in ch. 611 if the commissioner considers the modification justified by the simplicity of the proposed operation or by the circumstances surrounding the organizational process.History:  1979 c. 261.
WI Stat § 616.09 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 616 - Miscellaneous insurers.|616.09 - Applicability of other statutes.

616.09  Applicability of other statutes. (1) Existing organizations under s. 616.06.  (a)1. Except as provided in subd. 2., plans authorized under s. 616.06 are not subject to chs. 600 to 646.2. Plans authorized under s. 616.06 are subject to s. 610.21, 1977 stats., s. 610.55, 1977 stats., s. 610.57, 1977 stats., and ss. 628.34 to 628.39, 1977 stats., to chs. 600, 601, 620, 625, 627 and 645, to ss. 632.72, 632.755, 632.861, and 632.87, and to this subchapter except s. 616.08.NOTE: Subd. 2. is shown as amended eff. 1-1-22 by 2021 Wis. Act 9. Prior to 1-1-22 it reads: 2. Plans authorized under s. 616.06 are subject to s. 610.21, 1977 stats., s. 610.55, 1977 stats., s. 610.57, 1977 stats., and ss. 628.34 to 628.39, 1977 stats., to chs. 600, 601, 620, 625, 627 and 645, to ss. 632.72, 632.755, 632.86 and 632.87 and to this subchapter except s. 616.08. (b) Plans authorized under s. 616.06 are subject to rules issued under s. 620.03 (3) which are applicable to life insurers.(c)1. Plans authorized under s. 616.06 are subject to ch. 185 or 193, as applicable, except that ss. 185.03 (5) and (6), 185.05 (1) (c), 185.55, 185.61, 185.62, 185.63, 185.64, 185.71 to 185.76, 185.81, 193.215 (2) (a) 2., 193.225, 193.301 (9), 193.801, 193.805, 193.905 to 193.971, and those provisions applicable to cooperatives or unincorporated cooperative associations with stock do not apply.2. In all actions commenced after May 11, 1980, in those provisions of ch. 185 which apply under subd. 1. to plans authorized under s. 616.06, “department" shall be deemed to read “department of financial institutions and commissioner", except in s. 185.48, where “department" shall be deemed to read “commissioner".(d) Each plan authorized under s. 616.06 shall:1. File with the commissioner for approval its rules and regulations and schedules of the benefits contemplated, together with the forms of agreement entered into with students, parents, guardians or others;2. File with the commissioner its constitution and bylaws; and3. Maintain sufficient reserves to discharge its obligations and for any prepayment of dues or fees collected. (2)  Corporations organized under s. 616.08.  (a) Except as provided in par. (b), corporations organized under s. 616.08 are subject to all applicable provisions of chs. 600 to 646.(b) Corporations organized under s. 616.08 may elect to be subject to one or more of the following sections in place of corresponding provisions of ch. 611: s. 185.11, 185.12, 185.13, 185.14, 185.15, 185.38 or 185.45.History:  1979 c. 261; 1981 c. 205; 1981 c. 314 s. 144; 1987 a. 307, 403; 1991 a. 70; 1995 a. 27; 2005 a. 441; 2007 a. 96; 2021 a. 9; 35.17 correction in (1) (a) 2.
WI Stat § 616.10 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 616 - Miscellaneous insurers.|616.10 - Exemption from taxation.

616.10  Exemption from taxation. Every mutual designated a school benefit insurer under s. 616.03, every plan authorized under s. 616.06, and every corporation organized under s. 616.08 is declared to be a charitable and benevolent corporation, and its property, real, personal and mixed, and its income and property transferred to it, are exempt from taxation as provided in ss. 70.11, 71.26 (1) (a) and 71.45 (1) (a).History:  1979 c. 261; 1987 a. 27 s. 3202 (47) (a); 1987 a. 312 s. 17; 2007 a. 20.
WI Stat § 616.14 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 616 - Miscellaneous insurers.|616.14 - Limitations applicable to plans under s. 616.06.

616.14  Limitations applicable to plans under s. 616.06. (1) Governing body. The governing body of a plan shall be the same as the governing body of the sponsoring organization, but must have at least 3 members. If the governing body of the sponsoring organization consists of fewer than 3 members, the governing body of the sponsoring organization shall appoint to the governing body of the plan the number of persons necessary to comply with this subsection. Appointments under this subsection shall be made under rules adopted by the governing body of the sponsoring organization. (2)  Size. No plan under s. 616.03, 616.06 or 616.08 may operate unless the plan covers a number of students large enough to give stability to its loss experience.History:  1979 c. 261.