Montana Code 33-15-103. Power to contract — purchase of insurance by minors
33-15-103. Power to contract — purchase of insurance by minors. (1) Any person of competent legal capacity may contract for insurance.
Terms Used In Montana Code 33-15-103
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
(2)Any minor 15 years of age or older, as determined by the nearest birthday, may contract for annuities and for insurance upon the minor’s own life, body, health, property, liabilities, or other interests or on the person of another in whom the minor has an insurable interest. The minor must be considered competent to exercise all rights and powers with respect to or under any contract for annuity or for insurance upon the minor’s own life, body, or health or any contract the minor effected upon the minor’s own property, liabilities, or other interests or on the person of another as might be exercised by a person of full legal age and may at any time surrender the minor’s interest in any contracts and give valid discharge for any benefit accruing or money payable under the contracts. The minor may not, by reason of minority, be entitled to rescind, avoid, or repudiate the contract or to rescind, avoid, or repudiate any exercise of a right or privilege under the contract, except that the minor, not otherwise emancipated, may not be bound by any unperformed agreement to pay by promissory note or otherwise any premium on any annuity or insurance contract.
(3)If any minor mentioned in subsection (2) is possessed of an estate that is being administered by a guardian, the contract is not binding upon the estate as to payment of premiums except when consented to by the guardian and approved by the district court of the county in which the administration of the estate is pending, and the consent and approval is required for each annual premium payment.
(4)Any annuity contract or policy of life or disability insurance procured by or for a minor under subsection (2) must be made payable either to the minor, to the minor’s estate, or to a person having an insurable interest in the life of the minor under 33-15-201.