Section 611.23 - Municipal insurance mutuals(1) APPLICABLE RULES. On application by the organizers of a municipal insurance mutual under s. 611.11(4), the commissioner may by order, after a hearing, relax any requirements of this chapter to facilitate the formation, financing and governance of the mutual. In the same order, the commissioner shall impose substitute requirements designed to implement the purposes of s. 611.02(2) as elaborated in this chapter.(2) REGULATION. Except as provided in sub. (3), the provisions of chs. 600 to 646 that apply to other mutuals organized or operating under this chapter apply also to municipal insurance mutuals.(3) INAPPLICABLE PROVISIONS. Chapters 604 to 607, 612 to 619, 625 and 646 do not apply to such mutuals. The commissioner may by order, after a hearing, exempt such a mutual from any other provisions on a finding that they are unnecessary for the protection of the interests of the municipalities and their citizens.1977 c. 346; 1979 c. 89; 1981 c. 20 s. 2202 (26) (c); 1995 a. 197.Chapter 346, laws of 1977, which created this section, has an extensive note explaining the section.