Montana § 33-2-1310 Cooperation Of Officers, Owners, And Employees

Montana Statutes

§ 33-2-1310 — Cooperation Of Officers, Owners, And Employees

Montana § 33-2-1310

Title 33INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

Ch. 2REGULATION OF INSURANCE COMPANIES

Part 13Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation

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Mont. Code Ann. § 33-2-1310 (2026).

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33-2-1310 . Cooperation of officers, owners, and employees.

(1)An officer, manager, director, trustee, owner, employee, or insurance producer of any insurer or any other persons with authority over or in charge of any segment of the insurer's affairs shall cooperate with the commissioner in any proceeding under this part or any investigation preliminary to the proceeding.

(2)(a) The term "person" as used in this section includes any person who exercises control directly or indirectly over activities of an insurer through any holding company or other affiliate of the insurer.

(b)"To cooperate" includes but is not limited to the following:

(i)replying promptly in writing to any inquiry from the commissioner requesting a reply; and

(ii)making available to the commissioner any books, acco

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33-2-1310 . Cooperation of officers, owners, and employees. (1) An officer, manager, director, trustee, owner, employee, or insurance producer of any insurer or any other persons with authority over or in charge of any segment of the insurer's affairs shall cooperate with the commissioner in any proceeding under this part or any investigation preliminary to the proceeding.
(2) (a) The term "person" as used in this section includes any person who exercises control directly or indirectly over activities of an insurer through any holding company or other affiliate of the insurer.
(b) "To cooperate" includes but is not limited to the following:
(i) replying promptly in writing to any inquiry from the commissioner requesting a reply; and
(ii) making available to the commissioner any books, accounts, documents, or other records or information or property of or pertaining to the insurer and in the insurer's possession, custody, or control.
(3) A person may not obstruct or interfere with the commissioner in the conduct of any delinquency proceeding or any investigation preliminary or incidental to the proceeding.
(4) This section may not be construed to abridge otherwise existing legal rights, including the right to resist a petition for liquidation or other delinquency proceedings or other orders.
(5) Any person included within subsection (1) who fails to cooperate with the commissioner or any person who obstructs or interferes with the commissioner in the conduct of any delinquency proceeding or any investigation preliminary or incidental to the proceeding or who violates any order the commissioner issued validly under this part may, after a hearing, be subject to the imposition by the commissioner of a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 and to the revocation or suspension of any insurance licenses issued by the commissioner.