Montana News

Editor’s Note: Holiday High Jinks

The holiday season is a great time to eat, drink and be merry. But the last thing anyone wants is a visit from the Grinch. And an unfortunate side-effect of too much holiday reveling are accidents that can injure individuals …

Exciting News From Big Sky Underwriters

Big Sky Underwriters, an MGA located in Missoula, Montana, has announced that they are actively seeking new agent appointments in the State of Washington. BSU currently writes commercial, personal and agribusiness in Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming. BSU has access …

Case Law Watch

Montana House Bill 631 (Signed into law on April 8, 2005) Regulation: This law relates to the revision of surplus lines insurance law and provides that a policy may not be placed with an unauthorized insurer unless the premium rate …

People & Places

Miranda Wescott The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, Austin, Texas, has announced that two outstanding customer service representatives have received its National CSR of the Year Award for 2005: Miranda M. Wescott and Misty L. Kriskovich. This marks …

HALLMARK FINANCIAL TO ACQUIRE TGA

Hallmark Financial Services Inc. recently reported that it plans to acquire Texas General Agency Inc. and certain affiliates. TGA is a managing general agency that markets and services property and casualty insurance products, with an emphasis on commercial automobile and …

News Briefs

ARKANSAS Water Damaged Vehicles Must be ID’d In the wake of the catastrophic pro-perty damage occurring during the 2005 and 2004 hurricane seasons, the Arkansas Insurance Depart-ment believes owners may be selling cars and other vehicles without disclosing the fact …

Regulation of Surplus Lines

Montana House Bill 631 (Signed into law on April 8, 2005) Regulation: This law relates to the revision of surplus lines insurance law and provides that a policy may not be placed with an unauthorized insurer unless the premium rate …

Business Moves

Montana Auditor Adds Two Companies in Captive Insurance Market Montana State Auditor John Morrison has announced the formation of two new Montana companies approved to provide insurance in the captive insurance market. The State Insurance Department has licensed MHA Worker’s …

The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, Austin, Texas, has announced that two outstanding customer service representatives have received its National Outstanding CSR of the Year Award for 2005: Miranda M. Wescott and Misty L. Kriskovich. This marks the …

Liberty Mutual Captive Management Now in Montana, Cayman Islands

Now Montana and the Cayman Islands have something in common: Liberty Mutual Alternative Markets. Over the summer, Liberty Mutual gained approval to establish Liberty Mutual Management (Cayman) Ltd and authorization to manage captives in Montana. With the establishment of its …