Rate Regulation in Worker's Compensation Insurance
Wis. Stat. ch. 626, full chapter, 14 sections
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Publisher. Wisconsin Legislature (docs.legis.wisconsin.gov)
Edition. Wisconsin Statutes, current official online text (docs.legis.wisconsin.gov; site heading '2025 Biennium'; 'Updated on the first day of each month. Entire code is always current'), retrieved 2026-09-29
Status. Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative Code, public domain.
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Wis. Stat. ch. 626, Rate Regulation in Worker's Compensation Insurance (full chapter, 14 sections) is a state statute published by Wisconsin Legislature (docs.legis.wisconsin.gov). It is one of the Wisconsin documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including wisconsin property & casualty 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. s. 626.13 (Approval of rates and rating plans)
“All filings must comply with the law and shall not be effective nor used until approved by the commissioner. A filing that has been on file for 30 days is deemed to meet the requirements of ss. 626.11 and 626.12 unless the commissioner earlier disapproves in a written order.”
- Wis. Stat. s. 626.11 (3) (Rate standards; adequacy)
“The commissioner shall approve a minimum adequate pure premium for each classification under which worker’s compensation insurance is written. No insurer writing any insurance specified under s. 626.03 may use a pure premium less than that approved by the commissioner.”
- Wis. Stat. s. 626.12 (3) (Rating methods; physical impairment)
“If the department of workforce development determines that grounds exist for such forfeiture it shall file with the commissioner a certified copy of its findings, which shall automatically suspend any experience rating credit for the employer.”
- Wis. Stat. s. 626.06 (Rating bureau)
“The Wisconsin compensation rating bureau is continued and every insurer writing any insurance specified under s. 626.03 is a member of it.”
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