Wisconsin Administrative Code
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Chapter Ins 40 - Insurance Holding Company System Regulation
Subchapter II - Insurance Holding Company Systems-Reporting Forms
Section Ins 40.16 - Alternative and consolidated registrations

(1) FILING FOR AFFILIATE INSURER. If an authorized insurer files a registration statement on behalf of an insurer which is its affiliate and which is required to register under this chapter, the registration statement may include information which is not required by this chapter regarding any insurer in the insurance holding company system even if the insurer is not authorized to do business in this state. In lieu of filing a registration statement on form B, the authorized insurer may file a copy of the registration statement or similar report which it is required to file in its state of domicile, if:

(2) PRINCIPAL INSURER STATEMENT. The question of whether the filing insurer is the principal insurer in the insurance holding company system is a question of fact. An insurer filing a registration statement or report in lieu of form B on behalf of an insurer which is its affiliate, shall set forth a brief statement of facts which will substantiate the filing insurer's claim that it, in fact, is the principal insurer in the insurance holding company system.

(3) UNAUTHORIZED INSURER. With the prior approval of the commissioner, an unauthorized insurer may follow any of the procedures which could be done by an authorized insurer under sub. (1).