Montana Code 33-17-511. Consideration for services only on written memorandum
33-17-511. Consideration for services only on written memorandum. A person licensed as an insurance consultant under this part may not receive a fee for examining, appraising, reviewing, or evaluating an insurance policy, a bond, an annuity, or a pension or profit-sharing contract, plan, or program or for making recommendations or giving advice with regard to any of the above unless the compensation is based upon a written memorandum that includes the insurance consultant’s Montana insurance license number, is signed by the party to be charged, and specifies or clearly defines services to be provided and the amount or extent of the compensation. An insurance consultant shall retain a copy of every memorandum or contract for not less than 3 years after those services have been fully performed.
Terms Used In Montana Code 33-17-511
- 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.
- Consultant: means an individual who for a fee examines, appraises, reviews, evaluates, makes recommendations, or gives advice regarding an insurance policy, annuity, or pension contract, plan, or program. See Montana Code 33-17-102
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- License: means a document issued by the commissioner that authorizes a person to act as an insurance producer for the lines of authority specified in the document. See Montana Code 33-17-102
- Person: means an individual or a business entity. See Montana Code 33-17-102