Ins 3.09(14)(g)4.4. The withdrawals permitted by par. (e).
Ins 3.09(15)(15)Loss reserves.
Ins 3.09(15)(a)(a) Subject to sub. (8), a mortgage guaranty insurer shall compute and maintain adequate loss reserves. The methodology used for computing the loss reserves shall accurately reflect loss frequency and loss severity and shall include components for claims reported and unpaid and for claims incurred but not reported.
Ins 3.09(15)(b)(b) A mortgage guaranty insurer shall compute and maintain adequate case basis loss reserves which are based on an estimate of the liability for claims on individual insured loans in various stages of default as listed below. Case basis loss reserves may be calculated on either an individual case basis or a formula basis. Case basis loss reserves shall be established for individual insured loans or leases which:
Ins 3.09(15)(b)1.1. Are in default and have resulted in the collateral real estate being acquired by the insured, the insurer, or the agent of either, and remaining unsold; or
Ins 3.09(15)(b)2.2. Are in the process of foreclosure; or
Ins 3.09(15)(b)3.3. Are in default and the insurer has received notification.
Ins 3.09(15)(c)(c) In computing the potential liability for which case basis reserves are required by par. (b), the following factors shall be considered together with the prospective adjustments reflecting historic data relative to prior claim settlements:
Ins 3.09(15)(c)1.1. Prior to the exercise of the claim settlement option, the potential liability shall be either the amount at risk calculated using the coverage settlement option or the potential claim amount minus the value of the real estate.
Ins 3.09(15)(c)2.2. If the claim settlement option exercised results in recording the claim amount as the cost of acquisition of the property, the potential liability is the claim amount minus the lesser of the market value of the real estate or the acquisition cost of the real estate.
Ins 3.09(15)(c)3.3. If the claim settlement option exercised results in the payment of amounts equal to the monthly loan payments or lease rents, the potential liability is the present value, utilizing the insurer’s National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) financial ratio-investment yield, of the claim amounts minus the present value of either the real estate or the rental income stream.
Ins 3.09(15)(d)(d) A mortgage guaranty insurer shall compute and maintain a loss adjustment expense reserve which is based on an estimate of the cost of adjusting and settling claims on insured loans in default.
Ins 3.09(15)(e)(e) A mortgage guaranty insurer shall compute and maintain an incurred but not reported reserve which is based on an estimate of the liability for future claims on insured loans that are in default but of which the insurer has not been notified.
Ins 3.09(16)(16)Charges, commissions and rebates.
Ins 3.09(16)(a)(a) Every mortgage guaranty insurer shall adopt, print and make available a schedule of premium charges for mortgage guaranty insurance coverages. The schedule shall show the entire amount of premium charge for each type of mortgage guaranty insurance coverage issued by the insurer.
Ins 3.09(16)(b)(b) A mortgage guaranty insurer shall not knowingly pay, either directly or indirectly to an owner, purchaser, mortgagee of the real property or any interest therein or to any person who is acting as agent, representative, attorney or employee of such owner, purchaser, or mortgagee any commission, remuneration, dividend or any part of its premium charges or any other consideration as an inducement for or as compensation on any mortgage guaranty insurance business.
Ins 3.09(16)(c)(c) In connection with the placement of any insurance, a mortgage guaranty insurer shall not cause or permit any commission, fee, remuneration, or other compensation to be paid to, or received by: any insured lender; any subsidiary or affiliate of any insured; any officer, director or employee of any insured; any member of their immediate family; any corporation, partnership, trust, trade association in which any insured is a member, or other entity in which any insured or any such officer, director, or employee or any member of their immediate family has a financial interest; or any designee, trustee, nominee, or other agent or representative of any of the foregoing.
Ins 3.09(16)(d)(d) A mortgage guaranty insurer shall not make any rebate of any portion of the premium charge shown by the schedule required by par. (a). A mortgage guaranty insurer shall not quote any premium charge to any person which is different than that currently available to others for the same type of mortgage guaranty insurance coverage sold by the mortgage guaranty insurer. The amount by which any premium charge is less than that called for by the current schedule of premium charge is a rebate.
Ins 3.09(16)(e)(e) A mortgage guaranty insurer shall not use compensating balances, special deposit accounts or engage in any practice which unduly delays its receipt of monies due or which involves the use of its financial resources for the benefit of any owner, mortgagee of the real property or any interest therein or any person who is acting as agent, representative, attorney or employee of such owner, purchaser or mortgagee as a means of circumventing any part of this rule. Except for commercial checking accounts and normal deposits in support of an active bank line of credit, any deposit account bearing interest at rates less than is currently being paid other depositors on similar deposits or any deposit in excess of amounts insured by an agency of the federal government shall be presumed to be an account in violation of this paragraph.
Ins 3.09(16)(f)(f) A mortgage guaranty insurer shall make provision for prompt refund of any unearned premium in the event of termination of the insurance prior to its scheduled termination date. If the borrower paid or was charged for the premium, the refund shall be made to the borrower, or to the insured for the borrower’s benefit, otherwise refund may be paid to the insured.
Ins 3.09(16)(g)(g) This subsection is not intended to prohibit payment of appropriate policy dividends to borrowers.
Ins 3.09(17)(17)Minimum capital or permanent surplus. The minimum amount of capital or permanent surplus of a mortgage guaranty insurer shall be $2 million for an insurer first authorized to do business in Wisconsin on or after January 1, 1982, or the amount required by statute or administrative order before that date or other insurers.
Ins 3.09(18)(18)Transition. Policyholders position, unearned premium reserves and contingency loss reserves shall be computed and maintained on risks insured after the effective date of this section as required by subs. (5), (13) and (14). Unearned premium reserves and contingency loss reserves on risks insured before the effective date of this rule may be computed and maintained either as required by subs. (13) and (14) or as required by this section as previously in effect.
Ins 3.09(19)(19)Conflict of interest.
Ins 3.09(19)(a)(a) Except as described in par. (c), if a member of a holding company system as defined in s. Ins 40.01 (6), a mortgage guaranty insurer licensed to transact insurance in this state shall not, as a condition of its certificate of authority, knowingly underwrite mortgage guaranty insurance on mortgages originated by the holding company system or an affiliate or on mortgages originated by any mortgage lender to which credit is extended, directly or indirectly by the holding company system or affiliate.
Ins 3.09(19)(b)(b) A mortgage guaranty insurer, the holding company system of which it is a part or any affiliate shall not as a condition of the mortgage guaranty insurer’s certificate of authority, pay any commissions, remuneration, rebates or engage in activities proscribed in sub. (15).
Ins 3.09(19)(c)(c)
Ins 3.09(19)(c)1.1. A mortgage guaranty insurer may underwrite mortgage guaranty insurance on mortgages originated by the holding company system or affiliate or on mortgages originated by any mortgage lender to which credit is extended, directly or indirectly by the holding company system or affiliate only if the insurance is underwritten on the same basis, for the same consideration and subject to the same insurability requirements as insurance provided to nonaffiliated lenders. Mortgage guaranty insurance underwritten on mortgages originated by the holding company system or affiliate or on mortgages originated by any mortgage lender to which credit is extended, directly or indirectly by the holding company system or affiliate shall be limited to 50% of the insurer’s direct premium written in any calendar year, or such higher percentage established in writing for the insurer in the commissioner’s discretion, based on the commissioner’s determination that a higher percentage is not likely to adversely affect the financial condition of the insurer.
Ins 3.09(19)(c)2.2. A domestic mortgage guaranty insurer that offers coverage under subd. 1., shall annually file by March 1 a certification executed by a senior, responsible officer that the insurer has complied with subd. 1. in the previous calendar year. The commissioner may grant an extension to an insurer if the commissioner determines an extension is not likely to materially impede the office’s monitoring of the insurer’s compliance with this subsection.