Montana § 33-2-1356 Transactions To Pay For Attorneys' Services

Montana Statutes

§ 33-2-1356 — Transactions To Pay For Attorneys' Services

Montana § 33-2-1356

Title 33INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

Ch. 2REGULATION OF INSURANCE COMPANIES

Part 13Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation

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Mont. Code Ann. § 33-2-1356 (2026).

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33-2-1356 . Transactions to pay for attorneys' services. If an insurer, directly or indirectly, within 4 months before the filing of a successful petition for liquidation under this part or at any time in contemplation of a proceeding to liquidate it, pays money or transfers property to an attorney at law for services rendered or to be rendered, the transaction may be examined by the court on its own motion or shall be examined by the court on petition of the liquidator and shall be held valid only to the extent of a reasonable amount to be determined by the court and the excess may be recovered by the liquidator for the benefit of the estate, provided that where the attorney is in a position of influence in the insurer or an affiliate thereof, payment of any money or the transfer of any p

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33-2-1356 . Transactions to pay for attorneys' services. If an insurer, directly or indirectly, within 4 months before the filing of a successful petition for liquidation under this part or at any time in contemplation of a proceeding to liquidate it, pays money or transfers property to an attorney at law for services rendered or to be rendered, the transaction may be examined by the court on its own motion or shall be examined by the court on petition of the liquidator and shall be held valid only to the extent of a reasonable amount to be determined by the court and the excess may be recovered by the liquidator for the benefit of the estate, provided that where the attorney is in a position of influence in the insurer or an affiliate thereof, payment of any money or the transfer of any property to the attorney at law for services rendered or to be rendered shall be governed by the provision of 33-2-1353 (1)(b)(iv).