Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 628.01 (2026)

Purposes

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628.01628.01 Purposes. The purposes of this chapter are:

628.01(1)(1) To encourage improvement in the professional competence of insurance intermediaries;

628.01(2)(2) To provide maximum freedom of marketing methods for insurance, consistent with the interests of the public in this state;

628.01(3)(3) To preserve and encourage competition at the consumer level;

628.01(4)(4) To limit the adverse effects of imperfect competition on the cost of insurance; and

628.01(5)(5) To regulate insurance marketing practices in conformity with the general purposes of chs. 600 to 655.

628.01 HistoryHistory: 1975 c. 371; 1979 c. 89; 1989 a. 187 s. 29.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Kontowicz v. Am. Stand. Ins. Co. of Wisconsin, 2006 WI 48 (Wis. 2006).

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Kontowicz v. Am. Stand. Ins. Co. of Wisconsin, 2006 WI 48 (Wis. 2006). · cites it 4× “See Wis. Stat. § 628.01 . One could certainly question what a provision to dissuade an insurance company from failing to make payment promptly on claims it knows it is responsible for has to do with marketing to potential customers.”

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