{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-618.01","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 618.01","heading":"Purposes.","body":"The purposes of this chapter are:\n(1) To protect insureds, creditors and the public in this state by providing adequate standards and an orderly procedure for the authorization of nondomestic insurers;\n(2) To prevent evasion by unauthorized insurers of the regulatory and tax laws of this state and to protect this state and its residents against loss from such action;\n(3) To subject unauthorized insurers and other persons doing an insurance business in this state to the jurisdiction of the commissioner and the courts of this state;\n(4) To protect authorized insurers from unfair competition by unauthorized insurers; and\n(5) To provide an orderly method, under reasonable and practical safeguards, for procuring insurance from unauthorized insurers.","path":["Chs. 600-655, Insurance","Chapter 618 Nondomestic Insurers","SUBCHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/618.01","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:30Z","sha256":"b1dcfa8c11d21f97bfa5b9c898b22f74e8b619cbaef39b343a7f51c68204d2f2","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-617.25","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-618.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}