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Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner

The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance of Wisconsin is an independent agency of the Wisconsin state government responsible for supervising and regulating the insurance industry in Wisconsin. The office licenses insurers operating in the state, examines their financial and business practices, investigates consumer complaints, ensures compliance with state laws and regulations, and provides information on the insurance industry to the public.

The Office is headquartered in the State Education Building, or GEF-3, in downtown Madison, Wisconsin.[1][2]

History

The insurance business was first authorized and regulated in Wisconsin in 1870 (1870 Wisc. Act 56). The original law vested insurance regulation as a power of the Secretary of State of Wisconsin. These powers were transferred to a separate commissioner of insurance by an act of the Wisconsin Legislature in 1878 (1878 Wisc. Act 214). The office was initially designed as a gubernatorial appointee, and the first insurance commissioner, Philip L. Spooner, Jr., was appointed by Governor William E. Smith. In 1881, however, a new act of the Legislature (1881 Wisc. Act 300) converted the appointed office into a state-wide elected office. This continued until 1911, when the office was converted back into a gubernatorial appointee.[3]

Organization

The senior leadership of the Office consists of the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, along with the administrators and directors of the internal divisions of the Office.[4]

Subordinate boards

Separate from the ordinary organizational structure of the Office, there are a number of commissions and boards created by acts of the Wisconsin Legislature to oversee, advise, or administer certain funds.

Commissioners

References

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  2. ^ "About the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance". Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin State Government" (PDF). The Wisconsin Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1913. p. 452. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Senior Leadership". Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
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  7. ^ "Insurance Officer for Wisconsin is Named Saturday". La Crosse Tribune. January 9, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "H. Mortensen Gets Freedy's Insurance Job". Wisconsin State Journal. June 19, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Morvin Duel Appointed to Insurance Job". The Post-Crescent. September 20, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "State Insurance Chief, Duel, Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. August 18, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lange Appointed Insurance Chief". Wisconsin State Journal. November 27, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Senate OKs Van de Zande, Rouse to Top State Positions". Wisconsin State Journal. June 23, 1955. p. 5. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Rogan to Head Insurance Unit". Wisconsin State Journal. October 19, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Nelson Names Manson State Insurance Chief". Wisconsin State Journal. May 5, 1959. p. 3. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Knowles Names Robert D. Haase State Insurance Commissioner". Wisconsin State Journal. September 2, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Pick Du Rose for Chief of Insurance". The Capital Times. October 1, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Senate Confirms DeBardeleben". Wisconsin State Journal. April 9, 1975. p. 4. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Ex-insurance commissioner defends buyer's guide proposal". The Capital Times. April 17, 1979. p. 25. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Haney takes experience to new post". The Capital Times. June 17, 1982. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Earl to name Fox insurance chief". Wisconsin State Journal. February 16, 1983. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Governor nominates Haase". Wisconsin State Journal. April 25, 1987. p. 5. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Prescribing a cure for the system". Wisconsin State Journal. March 9, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Musser adds her name to list of Congress hopefuls". Wisconsin State Journal. January 7, 1998. p. 19. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "New insurance commissioner tackles managed care reform". The Capital Times. December 21, 1998. p. 3. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "Doyle picks leaders for insurance, disaster posts". Wisconsin State Journal. February 4, 2003. p. 3. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "New appointments". Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 31, 2006. p. 8. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "Cabinet Appointments". Wisconsin State Journal. January 5, 2011. p. 11. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "Evers picks ex-Obama official, 2 lawmakers". Wisconsin State Journal. January 4, 2019. p. A3. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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