33-2-1112. Exemptions — disclaimer — violations. (1) The provisions of 33-2-1111 and this section do not apply to any insurer, information, or transaction to the extent that the commissioner by rule or order has exempted that insurer, information, or transaction from the provisions of 33-2-1111 and this section.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 33-2-1112

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Enterprise risk: means any activity, circumstance, event, or series of events involving one or more affiliates of an insurer that, if not remedied promptly, is likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or liquidity of the insurer or its insurance holding company system as a whole. See Montana Code 33-2-1101
  • Insurance holding company system: means two or more affiliated persons, one or more of which is an insurer. See Montana Code 33-2-1101
  • Insurer: has the meaning provided in 33-1-201, except that the term does not include agencies, authorities, or instrumentalities of the United States, its possessions and territories, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, or a state or political subdivision of a state. See Montana Code 33-2-1101
  • Person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any similar entity, or any combination of the foregoing acting in concert. See Montana Code 33-2-1101

(2)(a) Any person may file with the commissioner a disclaimer of affiliation with any authorized insurer, or a disclaimer may be filed by an insurer or any member of an insurance holding company system. The disclaimer must fully disclose all material relationships and bases for affiliation between the person and the insurer that is the object of the disclaimer as well as the basis for disclaiming the affiliation.

(b)The commissioner shall approve or deny a disclaimer within 30 days of filing. If the commissioner denies a disclaimer under this section, the disclaiming party may request a hearing, which must be granted. The disclaiming party is not required to register under this section if the commissioner approves the disclaimer.

(3)The failure to file a registration statement, any summary of the registration statement, an enterprise risk report, or any amendment to the registration statement or enterprise risk report, as required by 33-2-1111 and this section, within the time specified for filing is a violation of 33-2-1111 and this section.