The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Wisconsin
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Wis. Stat. ch. 601 (OCI regulatory authority); Executive Order #72
- Issued
- 2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-20
- In force
- Mar. 20, 2020 to June 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Other
- Addressees
- all insurers licensed in Wisconsin
- Functions reached
- IN insurance (grace periods, non-cancellation)
- OF electronic filing and signatures
- Collection
- Wisconsin WI
Operative words
Insurers are encouraged to offer flexibility to insureds who are incurring economic hardship. This flexibility can include offering non-cancellation periods, deferred premium payments, premium holidays and acceleration or waiver of underwriting requirements. OCI will not view [such accommodations as violations]... Insurers are once again encouraged to file required forms electronically.
Enforcement
Regulatory guidance to licensees
Notes
Wisconsin's insurance regulator issued bulletins, not a binding grace-period order; the March 15, 2020 bulletin (WI-042) asked insurers to comply with DHS gathering recommendations.
Retrieval noteOCI's later COVID-19 bulletins: Mar. 26, 2020 (small employer coverage; transitional plans), June 18, 2020 (restaurant delivery drivers), Oct. 13, 2020 (telemedicine), Dec. 22, 2020 (immunization coverage), Mar. 15, 2021 (testing coverage), May 2021 (ARPA continuation).