Office of the Commissioner of Insurance

OCI's mission is to protect and educate Wisconsin consumers by maintaining and promoting a strong insurance industry. OCI performs a variety of tasks to protect insurance consumers and ensure a competitive insurance environment. OCI's major functions include: •Reviewing insurance policies that are sold in Wisconsin to make sure they meet the requirements set forth in Wisconsin law; •Conducting examinations of domestic and foreign insurers to ensure compliance with Wisconsin laws and rules; •Monitoring the financial solvency of licensed companies to make sure that consumers have the insurance coverage they expect when they need it; •Issuing licenses to the various parties involved in selling and marketing insurance products; -Assisting insurance consumers with their insurance problems; •Researching special insurance issues to understand and assess their impact on Wisconsin; •Providing technical assistance on legislation and promulgating administrative rules to interpret insurance laws; •Creating and distributing public information and consumer education pieces to educate people about insurance; and •Operating a State Life Insurance Fund and an Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund insuring health care providers for medical malpractice​