Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 33. INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

CHAPTER 2. REGULATION OF INSURANCE COMPANIES

Part 11. Affiliation and Merger -- Holding Company Systems -- Own Risk and Solvency Assessment

Exemptions -- Disclaimer -- Violations

33-2-1112. Exemptions -- disclaimer -- violations. (1) The provisions of 33-2-1111 and this section do not apply to any insurer, information, or transaction to the extent that the commissioner by rule or order has exempted that insurer, information, or transaction from the provisions of 33-2-1111 and this section.

(2) (a) Any person may file with the commissioner a disclaimer of affiliation with any authorized insurer, or a disclaimer may be filed by an insurer or any member of an insurance holding company system. The disclaimer must fully disclose all material relationships and bases for affiliation between the person and the insurer that is the object of the disclaimer as well as the basis for disclaiming the affiliation.

(b) The commissioner shall approve or deny a disclaimer within 30 days of filing. If the commissioner denies a disclaimer under this section, the disclaiming party may request a hearing, which must be granted. The disclaiming party is not required to register under this section if the commissioner approves the disclaimer.

(3) The failure to file a registration statement, any summary of the registration statement, an enterprise risk report, or any amendment to the registration statement or enterprise risk report, as required by 33-2-1111 and this section, within the time specified for filing is a violation of 33-2-1111 and this section.

History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 64, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5512(h) thru (j); amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 370, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 275, L. 2017.