601.93 Payment of dues.
(1g) In this section, “fire insurance" includes insurance against loss of or damage to:
(a) Notes, acceptances or any other valuable papers or documents, resulting from any cause, except while in the mail or in the custody or possession of and being transported by any carrier for hire; and
(b) Personal property of individuals when written under an all-risk type of policy commonly known as the “personal property floater", whenever these risks are written in conjunction with insurance against burglary or theft.
(1m) Any insurer doing a fire insurance business in this state shall pay fire department dues equal to 2 percent of the amount of all premiums which, during the preceding calendar year, have been received by, or have been agreed to be paid to, the company for insurance against loss by fire, including insurance on property exempt from taxation.
(2) Every insurer doing a fire insurance business in this state shall, before March 1 in each year, file with the commissioner a statement, showing the amount of premiums upon fire insurance due for the preceding calendar year. Return premiums may be deducted in determining the premium on which the fire department dues are computed. Payments of quarterly installments of the total estimated payment for the then current calendar year under this subsection are due on or before April 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. On March 1 the insurer shall pay any additional amounts due for the preceding calendar year. Overpayments will be credited on the amount due April 15. The commissioner shall, prior to May 1 each year, report to the department of safety and professional services the amount of dues paid under this subsection and to be paid under s. 101.573 (1).
History: 1971 c. 154; 1975 c. 372 ss. 5, 38; 1975 c. 421; Stats. 1975 s. 601.93; 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 34, 102, 177, 221; 1981 c. 20; 1987 a. 166; 1995 a. 27 ss. 7019, 9130 (4); 2001 a. 103; 2011 a. 32.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 601 - Insurance — administration.
601.04 - Certificate of authority; fee.
601.13 - Financial services; deposits.
601.16 - Official seal and signature.
601.19 - Organization of the office.
601.20 - Advisory councils and committees.
601.32 - Supervision of industry, supplementary fee.
601.33 - Exemption from taxation.
601.41 - General duties and powers.
601.415 - Miscellaneous duties.
601.423 - Social and financial impact reports.
601.43 - Examinations and alternatives.
601.44 - Conducting examinations.
601.46 - Commissioner's records and reports.
601.465 - Nondisclosure of information.
601.48 - Participation in organizations.
601.51 - Provision of certified copies and notices.
601.55 - Nondomestic insurers; additional requirements.
601.56 - Study and rules on standards for health insurers.
601.57 - Study and rules on health insurance identification cards.
601.58 - Interstate insurance product regulation compact.
601.61 - Auxiliary procedural powers.
601.63 - Notice and effective date of orders.
601.64 - Enforcement procedure.
601.65 - Marketing firm forfeitures.
601.71 - Enforcement of policyholder rights.
601.715 - Registered agent for service of process.
601.72 - Service of process through state officer.
601.73 - Procedure for service of process through state officer.
601.80 - Definitions; healthcare stability plan.
601.83 - Healthcare stability plan; administration.
601.85 - Accounting, reports, and audits.
601.952 - Information security program.
601.953 - Investigation of cybersecurity event.