Section 62.67. Uninsured motorist coverage; 1st class cities.

  A 1st class city shall provide uninsured motorist motor vehicle liability insurance coverage for motor vehicles owned by the city and operated by city employees in the course of employment. The coverage required by this section shall have at least the limits prescribed for uninsured motorist coverage under s. 632.32 (4) (a) 1.

1983 a. 537 ; Stats. 1983 s. 66.187; 1983 a. 538 s. 97 ; Stats. 1983 s. 66.189; 1999 a. 150 s. 309 ; Stats. 1999 s. 62.67; 2009 a. 28 . This section requires the city to provide uninsured motorist coverage for its vehicles regardless of whether it is able to obtain coverage from an insurance carrier. American Family Insurance Co. v. Milwaukee, 148 Wis. 2d 280 , 435 N.W.2d 280 (Ct. App. 1988). This section puts the city in the position of an insurer subject to the subrogation rights of its officer's personal insurers. Millers National Ins. Co. v. Milwaukee, 184 Wis. 2d 155 , 516 N.W.2d 516 (Ct. App. 1994). This section requires the city to be the primary provider of uninsured motorist coverage. Norman v. City of Milwaukee, 198 Wis. 2d 98 , 542 N.W.2d 473 (Ct. App. 1995), 95-0009 . A self-insured city is not an insurer writing policies subject to s. 632.32 (4m) (a) 1. and is not subject to the requirement to provide underinsured motorist coverage. Van Erden v. Sobczak, 2004 WI App 40 , 271 Wis. 2d 163 , 677 N.W.2d 718 , 02-1595 .