Wisconsin Statutes Insurance (Ch. 600 to 655) § 644.13. Restrictions on ownership

(a) “Beneficial ownership”, with respect to any voting stock, has the same meaning as provided by the rules administering section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(b) “Offer” means any of the following:

(2)(a) Before the date that is one year after the initial sale to 3rd parties in a public offering of voting stock of the converted insurance company or any intermediate stock holding company, the directors, officers and other members of management of the mutual holding company, any intermediate stock holding company and the converted insurance company are prohibited from acquiring or offering to acquire, in any manner, the legal or beneficial ownership of any class of voting stock of the converted insurance company or intermediate stock holding company, except that this paragraph shall not in any way limit the rights of the directors, officers or other members of management to exercise subscription rights generally accorded to members of the mutual holding company.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by the commissioner by rule, beginning on the date that is one year after the initial sale to 3rd parties of voting stock of the converted insurance company or any intermediate stock holding company, the directors, officers and other members of management of the mutual holding company, any intermediate stock holding company and the converted insurance company may not do any of the following:

(3)(a) In the event of any violation of sub. (2), or of any action which, if consummated, might constitute such a violation, all voting stock of any intermediate stock holding company or the converted insurance company that is acquired by any person in excess of the maximum amount permitted to be acquired by such person under sub. (2) shall be considered to be nonvoting stock of any such intermediate stock holding company or converted insurance company, as the case may be.

(b) In addition to the result specified in par. (a), the violation or action is subject to the enforcement procedures under s. 601.64.