Latest Montana Headlines
All the headlines from our Montana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tainted Montana Town Reaches Cleanup Milestone
Jul 16 2012 // Grass and freshly planted trees are sprouting in a new town park that sits atop the site of a vermiculite plant that once spewed asbestos dust across the mountain community of Libby – a welcome dose of normalcy for a...
Ratings Recap: Jubilee (Pakistan), Montana Re (notes), United
Jul 16 2012 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb” to Pakistan’s Jubilee General Insurance Company Limited,...
Great Falls, Mont. Bans Cell Phones For Drivers
Jul 6 2012 // Great Falls banned hand-held cell phones for motorists and cyclists, hoping to make navigating the streets of this central Montana town a bit safer from distracted drivers. The Great Falls Tribune reported commissioners...
Two Montana Counties Declare Drought Disasters
Jul 6 2012 // Yellowstone and Stillwater county commissions in Montana have declared drought disasters in their counties. Officials say low rainfall and warm temperatures have created conditions that one farmer says are not usually seen...
Farm Mutual Insurance Co. Under Montana Supervision
Jun 18 2012 // Montana’s insurance commissioner has placed Great Falls-based Westland Farm Mutual Insurance Co. under her office’s supervision, citing the company’s diminishing cash reserves. Commissioner of Securities...
Montana Families Sue Over Prescribed Fire, Property Damage
Jun 15 2012 // Three families have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service alleging an August 2010 prescribed burn got out of control near Lincoln, causing the “total destruction” of their property. The Independent...
Asarco Files Lawsuits For Help With Cleanup Costs In Montana
Jun 13 2012 // Asarco LLC wants three other companies to help pay for environmental cleanup required in Montana at its former lead smelter in East Helena and a silver mine near Philipsburg. Asarco filed lawsuits in U.S. District Court in...
Montana City Considering Cellphone Ban For Drivers
Jun 11 2012 // Officials in Columbia Falls, Mont. are considering a cellphone ban while driving after a man drove into the Flathead River while texting. City Manager Susan Nicosia told the Flathead Beacon that the incident along with...
Farm Mutual Insurance Co. Under Montana Supervision
Jun 8 2012 // Montana’s insurance commissioner has placed Great Falls-based Westland Farm Mutual Insurance Co. under her office’s supervision, citing the company’s diminishing cash reserves. Commissioner of Securities...
Former Drumlummon Mine Foreman Files Lawsuit in Montana
May 29 2012 // The former general foreman of the Drumlummon gold and silver mine northwest of Helena, Mont. says he was fired for enforcing safety standards and has filed a lawsuit against mine owner RX Gold and Silver. The Independent...
Montana School Settles Claim By Family Of Suicide Victim
May 24 2012 // The Billings school district has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a student who committed suicide after her former teacher was charged with raping her. The wrongful death claim was filed in August 2010 by the...
How States Rank in Injury Prevention
May 24 2012 // On a set of 10 steps states can take to prevent injuries , 24 states scored a five or lower. Two states, California and New York, received the highest score of nine out of a possible 10, while two states scored the lowest,...
Famed Dinosaur Expert Testifies In Montana Lawsuit
May 8 2012 // A dinosaur expert who was an adviser for the “Jurassic Park” films testified in a lawsuit between his employer and a developer whose plan to use the paleontologist’s fame to launch a luxury development...
Business Moves – West
May 7 2012 // SIAA Hampton, N.H.-based Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance has signed nine new members in the Western United States. The new members include: Farling Insurance Agency of Litchfield Park, Ariz. Baldrica & Company of...
Montana Couple Seeking Damages From Broker For Fed Raids
May 2 2012 // A Helena couple that rented a greenhouse to a medical marijuana operation have sued their insurance broker after their insurance company denied a $75,000 damage claim filed following a federal raid of the operation. The...
Judge: Montana City Must Pay $3M Judgment To Insurance Company In Lawsuit
Apr 30 2012 // A state judge has ruled the city of Bozeman in Montana must repay its insurance company the $3 million it paid after the city lost a lawsuit filed by a developer. Developer Mike Delaney sued the city in 2003 alleging the...
Jury Finds Ford At Fault In Montana Crash Case
Apr 27 2012 // A Montana jury has found defects in a tire sold by the Ford Motor Company were a factor in a 2003 Ford Bronco crash in which a Cascade County suffered a brain injury and was paralyzed. The Great Falls Tribune reported...
Montana High Court Hears Hutterite Labor Case
Apr 27 2012 // The Montana Supreme Court did not immediately rule after hearing competing arguments from a Hutterite colony and the state on whether Montana’s requirement that employers carry workers’ compensation insurance...
Cigna To Administer Montana Employee Health Plan
Apr 25 2012 // Connecticut-based health insurance giant Cigna has won a three-year contract to administer the state of Montana’s employee health plan. Cigna and the state announced Monday that Cigna will take over plan management...
Montana GOP Candidates Embrace Insurance Industry Bills
Apr 23 2012 // Republican candidates for governor said on April 19 at a forum that they would back key insurance industry legislation if elected, and largely held similar positions with each other on a variety of issues. Most of the GOP...
