611.426 Remote participation in policyholder meetings.
(1) If authorized by the board of directors in its sole discretion, and subject to sub. (2) and any guidelines and procedures adopted by the board of directors, policyholders and proxies of policyholders not physically present at a meeting of policyholders may participate in the meeting by means of remote communication.
(2) If policyholders and proxies of policyholders participate in a meeting of policyholders by means of remote communication, the participating policyholders and proxies of policyholders shall be considered to be present in person and permitted to vote at the meeting, whether the meeting is held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication, if all of the following apply:
(a) The mutual has implemented reasonable measures to verify that each person considered to be present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a policyholder or proxy of a policyholder.
(b) The mutual has implemented reasonable measures to provide policyholders and proxies of policyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the policyholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting concurrently with the proceedings.
(c) The mutual maintains a record of voting and other actions by any policyholder or proxy of a policyholder that votes or takes another action at the meeting by means of remote communication.
History: 2021 a. 114.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 611 - Domestic stock and mutual insurance corporations.
611.03 - Orders imposing and relaxing restrictions.
611.07 - General corporate powers and procedures.
611.10 - Reservation of corporate name.
611.13 - Organization permit and certificate of incorporation.
611.14 - Powers under organization permit.
611.15 - Deposit of proceeds of subscriptions.
611.16 - Termination of organization permit and payment of organization expenses.
611.18 - Incorporators' liability and organization expenses.
611.19 - Initial capital and surplus requirements.
611.20 - Certificate of authority.
611.22 - Accelerated organization procedure.
611.223 - Transfer of an insurer's place of domicile.
611.23 - Municipal insurance mutuals.
611.24 - Segregated accounts in general.
611.25 - Special provisions for separate accounts for variable contracts.
611.28 - Changes in business plan.
611.29 - Amendment of articles.
611.31 - Securities regulation.
611.33 - Authorized securities.
611.34 - Corporate repurchase of shares.
611.36 - Number of shareholders.
611.40 - Shareholders' meetings.
611.41 - Communications to shareholders or policyholders and commissioner's attendance at meetings.
611.42 - Mutual policyholders' voting rights.
611.425 - Mutual policyholders' proxy voting.
611.426 - Remote participation in policyholder meetings.
611.43 - Annual report to mutual policyholders.
611.52 - Election and removal of directors and officers of stock corporations.
611.53 - Selection and removal of directors and officers of mutuals.
611.54 - Supervision of management changes.
611.55 - Continuity of management in emergencies.
611.56 - Committees of directors.
611.57 - Interlocking directorates and other relationships.
611.60 - Transactions in which directors and others are interested.
611.61 - Transactions of insurers with affiliates.
611.62 - Directors' and officers' liability and indemnification.
611.63 - Executive compensation.
611.66 - Exclusive agency contracts.
611.67 - Management contract services.
611.69 - Dividends and other distributions.
611.71 - Acquisition of all of the shares or of a class of shares of an insurance corporation.
611.72 - Merger or other acquisition of control of a stock insurance corporation.
611.74 - Voluntary dissolution of domestic insurance corporations.
611.75 - Conversion of a domestic stock corporation into a mutual.
611.76 - Conversion of a domestic mutual into a stock corporation.
611.77 - Conversion of assessable to nonassessable and nonassessable to assessable mutuals.
611.78 - Transfer of business or assets.
611.79 - Conversion of a domestic mutual life insurance company into a fraternal.