Wisconsin Code § 126.27

Grain warehouse keepers; insurance
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(1) FIRE
AND EXTENDED COVERAGE INSURANCE. A grain warehouse
keeper licensed under s. 126.26 (1) shall maintain fire and extended coverage insurance, issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state, that covers all grain in the
custody of the grain warehouse keeper, whether owned by the
grain warehouse keeper or held for others, at the full local market
value of the grain.
(2) INSURANCE CANCELLATION; REPLACEMENT. (a) No person may cancel an insurance policy required under sub. (1) unless
that person serves a written notice of the intended cancellation on
the department at least 30 days before the cancellation takes
effect.
(b) Whenever an insurance policy under sub. (1) is canceled,
the grain warehouse keeper shall replace the policy so that there
is no lapse in coverage. Within 20 days after a cancellation notice
under par. (a) is served on the department, and at least 10 days before the cancellation takes effect, the grain warehouse keeper
shall provide the department with proof of the replacement policy. The department may accept, as proof, a certification provided by an insurance company licensed to do business in this
state.
(3) INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLES. An insurance policy does not
comply with sub. (1) if it contains any deductible clause that limits the insurer’s obligation to pay to each depositor the full value
of the depositor’s covered losses under the policy. The grain
warehouse keeper may agree to indemnify the insurer for a portion of each depositor claim that the insurer pays under the policy
if the agreement does not limit the insurer’s obligation to pay
each depositor the full amount of the depositor’s covered losses.
(4) INSURANCE DISCLOSURES. A grain warehouse keeper licensed under s. 126.26 (1) shall disclose all of the following to a
depositor if the depositor requests that information:
(a) The material terms of the grain warehouse keeper’s fire
and extended coverage insurance policy under sub. (1).
(b) Whether the grain warehouse keeper has liability insurance covering the grain warehouse keeper’s grain operations, and
the material terms of that liability insurance policy.
(5) INSURANCE COVERAGE; MISREPRESENTATION. No grain
warehouse keeper may misrepresent any of the following to the
department or a depositor:
(a) That the grain warehouse keeper is insured.
(b) The nature, coverage, or material terms of the grain warehouse keeper’s insurance policy.

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