Montana News

SAFECO, Montana Work to Resolve Privacy Issues

Montana State Auditor Mark O’Keefe and SAFECO Regional Vice-President Bill Norman are working together to resolve issues raised by a recent SAFECO mailing in response to the amendments to the Montana Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act. The mailing from …

Montana Agency Joins SIAA

Cogswell Insurance Agency of Great Falls, Montana has established Montana Agency Alliance as a Strategic Master Agency of SIAA (Strategic Independent Agents Alliance), a national insurance agency distribution network. Established in 1937, Cogswell specializes in bonds, property & casualty, life …

Montana State Auditor Orders Insurers to Drop Wildfire-Related Moratoriums

State Auditor Mark O’Keefe told all property and casualty insurance companies doing business in Montana to lift all blanket wildfire-related moratoriums on new or increased levels of property insurance, or face possible legal action. O’Keefe’s office was recently made aware …

Western States Blazing Away in Summer Wildfires

Thirty-five major wildfires are blazing across the Western states in the dry months of late summer, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. The fires are currently being tackled by 20,000 firefighters, and the resulting parched land …

State Farm to Return Over $1 Billion to Policyholders

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. will pay dividends of just over $1 billion to auto insurance policyholders in 49 states, the District of Columbia and three Canadian provinces. The return of premiums, approved yesterday by the State Farm Mutual …