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Insurance, Scope and Administration

Wis. Stat. ch. 600, selected sections

Publisher
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
Edition
2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes, chapter 600 PDF, certified text published 3-7-25
Last checked
2026-09-01
Status
US state statute
Edition and licensing notes

Edition. 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes, chapter 600 PDF, certified text published 3-7-25 (Wisconsin's 2023-24 series name is the biennium, not the publication date; this document states 2025 on its own certification footer)

Status. US state statute; public domain.

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Wis. Stat. ch. 600, Insurance, Scope and Administration (selected sections) is a state statute published by Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. It is one of the Wisconsin documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including wisconsin life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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  • Wis. Stat. § 600.01 (2) (a) (Applicability of chs. 600 to 655: Exceptions)
    “Coverage of a resident of this state is the doing of an insurance business in this state and subjects the insurer to the jurisdiction of the commissioner and of the courts of this state.”
  • Wis. Stat. § 600.03 (48) (Definitions; "unauthorized insurer")
    “(48) "Unauthorized insurer" means any insurer not holding a valid certificate of authority to do an insurance business in this state, and any insurer holding a valid certificate, with respect to business not authorized by the certificate. "Unauthorized insurer" includes a surplus lines insurer.”
  • Wis. Stat. § 600.03 (25) (Definitions; "insurance")
    “(25) (a) "Insurance" includes any of the following: 1. Risk distributing arrangements providing for compensation of damages or loss through the provision of services or benefits in kind rather than indemnity in money. 2. Contracts of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as...”
  • Wis. Stat. § 600.03 (35) (Definitions; "policy")
    “(35) "Policy" means any document other than a group certificate used to prescribe in writing the terms of an insurance contract, including endorsements and riders and service contracts issued by motor clubs.”

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Wis. Stat. ch. 600, Insurance, Scope and Administration (selected sections) is a state statute published by Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. Edition: 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes, chapter 600 PDF, certified text published 3-7-25 (Wisconsin's 2023-24 series name is the biennium, not the publication date; this document states 2025 on its own certification footer).

No. This page summarizes the document and links to the official version. Always rely on the text published by Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau for the current law.

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