# Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-101: Certificate of authority required

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-101

## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-101
- **Heading:** Certificate of authority required
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Code / Title 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 26-3-101

## Text

(a) No person shall act as an insurer and no insurer shall transact insurance in this state unless authorized by a subsisting certificate of authority granted by the commissioner, except as to transactions expressly otherwise provided in this code.

(b) No insurer shall solicit insurance applications or otherwise transact insurance in another state or country, from offices or by personnel located in this state, unless it holds a subsisting certificate of authority granted by the commissioner authorizing it to transact the same kinds of insurance in this state.

## Nearby sections

- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-101 Certificate of authority required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-101.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-102 When certificate not required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-102.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-103 General qualifications for authority to transact business](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-103.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-104 Insurers not qualified to transact business in state; credit and investigation reports](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-104.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-105 Qualification of new foreign insurers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-105.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-106 Conflict of names prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-106.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-107 § 26-3-107. Insurer may be authorized to transact combination of kinds of insurance; exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-107.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-108 Capital and surplus requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-108.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-109 § 26-3-109. Delayed compliance with capital and surplus requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-109.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-110 § 26-3-110. Additional kinds of insurance authorized for certain insurers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-110.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-111 Deposit required of insurers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-111.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-112 Certificate of authority; application; contents of application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-112.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-113 Certificate of authority; issuance; contents; delivery](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-113.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-114 Certificate of authority; continuation; expiration; reinstatement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T26_C3_S26-3-114.md)

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