Latest Montana Headlines
All the headlines from our Montana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Montana Takes Back Surplus Lines Stamping Office Operations
Jun 22 2009 // Montana’s Department of Insurance is now handling the operations of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office. Under the change, the agency will directly review and process surplus lines submissions, verify that agents are...
Liberty Northwest, Montana Chamber Offer Workers’ Comp Program
May 15 2009 // Liberty Northwest, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, and the Montana State Chamber of Commerce are offering Montana employers a new workers’ compensation group program with an emphasis on workplace...
Montana Implements New Motor Vehicle Title and Registration System
Apr 21 2009 // Acting Motor Vehicle Division Administrator Brenda Nordlund said that barring any unforeseen technical difficulties, a new title and registration system for the Motor Vehicle Division will be brought up throughout the...
Montana Legislature Defeats ‘Bad Faith’ Legislation
Mar 30 2009 // Montana legislators recently defeated House Bill 345, “An act revising the law governing the damages that may be awarded because of an insurance company’s violation of certain prohibited insurance claim...
Montana Legislature Passes Industry-Backed Captive Insurance Law
Mar 26 2009 // The Montana Legislature has passed abill designed to strengthen the state’s position as a captive domicile. The bill, HB 160, is expected to be signed into law by Governor Brian Schweitzer before the end of the...
Montana State Auditor’s Office Submits Demand Letter to AIG
Mar 20 2009 // Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities Monica Lindeen have sent a demand letter to AIG requesting information about the company’s finances and bonuses. Lindeen is asking her Securities Division to look...
Now Offering Contractor GL Insurance in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, New Jersey & South Carolina
Mar 17 2009 // National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (“NCIC”) specializes in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors. NCIC writes the...
Montana Legislators To Evaluate Auto Repair, Bad Faith Bills
Mar 10 2009 // The Montana legislature will hear bills this week related to auto body repair and what the insurance industry is calling bad faith legislation that could drastically affect the state’s insurance market and insurance...
Torrent Technologies Creates Insurance Subsidiary in Montana
Mar 3 2009 // Seattle-based Torrent Technologies Inc. has created a new subsidiary, Torrent Insurance Services LLC, to be based in Kalispell, Mont. In conjunction with TIS, the company has created another subsidiary, Torrent Government...
They’re Baaaaack!
Feb 22 2009 // The lawmakers are back, at least in most of the Western states, such as Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. California legislators are back as well, but it...
Montana Appoints McGee Assistant Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Feb 19 2009 // Montana State Auditor-elect Monica Lindeen has appointed Laura McGee assistant deputy insurance commissioner in the State Auditor’s Office. McGee, who graduated from Browning High School, is an enrolled member of the...
Insurance Coverage for Autism Passes Montana Senate Panel
Feb 18 2009 // A bill requiring insurance companies to cover autism treatments has been approved by a Montana Senate committee and sent to the Senate floor for debate. Senate Bill 234 passed out of the Business, Labor and Economic...
National Contractors Insurance Co. Redomesticates in Montana
Feb 10 2009 // National Contractors Insurance Co. Inc., a risk retention group specializing in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors, has redomesticated to Montana. NCIC...
Announcing the Redomestication of National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., A Risk Retention Group to Montana!
Feb 9 2009 // National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (NCIC) specializing in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors, has redomesticated to...
Montana Wants More State Fund Oversight
Feb 8 2009 // The Montana State Fund is bucking a proposal for more legislative oversight of its workers’ compensation insurance program. A state lawmaker says the state is on the hook for financial shortfalls at the quasi-private...
Montana Lawmakers Debate Insurance Gender Discrimination
Jan 29 2009 // The insurance industry said it could lower some rates if allowed to consider gender when evaluating risk, advocating yet another attempt to repeal Montana’s unique “unisex” insurance law. Supporters of...
Montana Senate Advances Fire Bills
Jan 27 2009 // The Montana Senate advanced a plan to identify and map the so-called wildland-urban interface — where homes or other development meet woodlands — despite worries the proposal eventually could harm...
Montana Lawmakers Look at Limiting Recreational Liability
Jan 25 2009 // Montana’s recreation businesses said they need better protection from lawsuits because of high insurance costs. The House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would limit the liability of the businesses and...
Montana Bill Suggests Implementing Fire-Safety Incentives
Jan 25 2009 // Spending to stomp out wildfires could be reduced by training and rewarding homeowners to practice fire-safety defense, Montana lawmakers said, as they presented several bills intended to cut costs. The bills could force...
Montana Lawmakers Want More State Fund Oversight
Jan 20 2009 // The Montana State Fund is bucking a proposal for more legislative oversight of its workers’ compensation insurance program. A state lawmaker says the state is on the hook for financial shortfalls at the quasi-private...
