620.03 Special investment restrictions.
(1) Special restrictions for new insurers. For the first 5 years after obtaining a certificate of authority in this state, an insurer shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(a) Procedural requirements. The commissioner may by rule prescribe for all or for certain classes of such insurers special procedural requirements including special reports, prior approval or subsequent disapproval of investments.
(b) Substantive restrictions. The commissioner may by rule prescribe for all, or separately for different classes of, such insurers substantive restrictions on investments, including:
1. Specification of classes of assets that may not be counted toward satisfaction of the compulsory surplus requirement or the security surplus standard even though they may be counted for unrestricted corporations;
2. Specification of maximum amounts of assets that may be invested in any single investment, or any issue, class or group of classes of investments, expressed as percentages of total assets, capital, surplus, legal reserves or other variables;
3. Prescription of qualitative tests for investments and conditions under which investments may be made, including requirements of specified ratings from investment advisory services, listing on specified stock exchanges, collateral, marketability, the financial and legal status of the issuer and its earnings capacity, and currency matching.
(2) Exemptions. The commissioner may by order grant an insurer exemption from any restriction under sub. (1) to the extent that the commissioner is satisfied that the interests of insureds, creditors and the public of this state are sufficiently protected in other ways, such as by the investment regulation actually exercised in the domicile of a nondomestic insurer; or by other evidence of the solidity of the insurer and the competence of its management and its investment advisers.
(3) Extensions. The commissioner may by rule apply to a class of insurers any restriction of sub. (1), more than 5 years after issuance of a certificate of authority, if the commissioner finds that financial condition or management require additional investment regulation for the protection of the interests of insureds, creditors or the public in this state.
History: 1971 c. 260; 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (6).
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