2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 26 - INSURANCE CODE
CHAPTER 3 - AUTHORIZATION OF INSURERS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
26-3-130. Retaliatory provisions against other states and countries.

(a) The commissioner shall impose upon any insurer, or upon the agent or representative of that insurer of any other state or any foreign country doing business in Wyoming the same taxes, licenses and other fees, in the aggregate, and the same fines, penalties, deposit requirements or other material requirements, obligations, prohibitions or restrictions as are imposed upon Wyoming insurers, or upon their agents or representatives, by the laws of any other state or any political subdivision thereof, or any country or any province or other political subdivision thereof.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(i) Application fees, examination fees, license fees, appointment fees and continuation fees for agents, adjusters or consultants; or

(ii) Personal income taxes, ad valorem taxes on real or personal property nor to special purpose obligations or assessments imposed by another state in connection with particular kinds of insurance other than property insurance, except that the commissioner shall consider deductions, from premium taxes or other taxes otherwise payable, allowed because of real estate or personal property taxes paid in determining the propriety and extent of retaliatory action under this section.

(c) For the purposes of this section:

(i) The domicile of an alien insurer, other than insurers formed under the laws of Canada, or a province thereof, is that state the insurer designates in writing and files with the commissioner at time of admission to this state and may be that state in which:

(A) The insurer is first authorized to transact insurance;

(B) Is located the insurer's principal place of business in the United States; or

(C) Is held the insurer's largest deposit of trusteed assets for the protection of its policyholders in the United States.

(ii) The domicile of an insurer formed under the laws of Canada or a province thereof is that province in which its head office is located.

(d) If the insurer does not make a designation as provided in subsection (c) of this section, its domicile is that state in which is located its principal place of business in the United States.