Montana § 33-12-101 Purpose And Scope

Montana Statutes

§ 33-12-101 — Purpose And Scope

Montana § 33-12-101

Title 33INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

Ch. 12INSURER INVESTMENTS

Part 1General Provisions

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Mont. Code Ann. § 33-12-101 (2026).

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33-12-101 . Purpose and scope.

(1)The purpose of this chapter is to protect the interests of insureds by promoting insurer solvency and financial strength. This purpose will be accomplished through the application of investment standards that facilitate a reasonable balance of the following objectives:

(a)to preserve principal;

(b)to ensure reasonable diversification as to type of investment, issuer, and credit quality; and

(c)to allow insurers to allocate investments in a manner consistent with principles of prudent investment management to achieve an adequate return so that obligations to insureds are adequately met and financial strength is sufficient to cover reasonably foreseeable contingencies.

(2)This chapter applies only to investments and investment practices of domestic insu

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33-12-101 . Purpose and scope. (1) The purpose of this chapter is to protect the interests of insureds by promoting insurer solvency and financial strength. This purpose will be accomplished through the application of investment standards that facilitate a reasonable balance of the following objectives:
(a) to preserve principal;
(b) to ensure reasonable diversification as to type of investment, issuer, and credit quality; and
(c) to allow insurers to allocate investments in a manner consistent with principles of prudent investment management to achieve an adequate return so that obligations to insureds are adequately met and financial strength is sufficient to cover reasonably foreseeable contingencies.
(2) This chapter applies only to investments and investment practices of domestic insurers and United States branches of alien insurers entered through this state. This chapter does not apply to separate accounts of an insurer.