Montana § 33-2-1382 Ancillary Formal Proceedings

Montana Statutes

§ 33-2-1382 — Ancillary Formal Proceedings

Montana § 33-2-1382

Title 33INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

Ch. 2REGULATION OF INSURANCE COMPANIES

Part 13Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation

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Mont. Code Ann. § 33-2-1382 (2026).

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33-2-1382 . Ancillary formal proceedings.

(1)If a domiciliary liquidator has been appointed for an insurer not domiciled in this state, the commissioner may file a petition with the district court requesting appointment as ancillary receiver in this state:

(a)if the commissioner finds that there are sufficient assets of the insurer located in this state to justify the appointment of an ancillary receiver;

(b)if the protection of creditors or policyholders in this state requires.

(2)The court may issue an order appointing an ancillary receiver in whatever terms it considers appropriate. The filing or recording of the order with the county clerk and recorder imparts the same notice as a deed, bill of sale, or other evidence of title duly filed or recorded.

(3)When a domiciliary liquidat

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33-2-1382 . Ancillary formal proceedings. (1) If a domiciliary liquidator has been appointed for an insurer not domiciled in this state, the commissioner may file a petition with the district court requesting appointment as ancillary receiver in this state:
(a) if the commissioner finds that there are sufficient assets of the insurer located in this state to justify the appointment of an ancillary receiver;
(b) if the protection of creditors or policyholders in this state requires.
(2) The court may issue an order appointing an ancillary receiver in whatever terms it considers appropriate. The filing or recording of the order with the county clerk and recorder imparts the same notice as a deed, bill of sale, or other evidence of title duly filed or recorded.
(3) When a domiciliary liquidator has been appointed in a reciprocal state, then the ancillary receiver appointed in this state may, whenever necessary, aid and assist the domiciliary liquidator in recovering assets of the insurer located in this state. The ancillary receiver shall, as soon as practicable, liquidate from respective securities those special deposit claims and secured claims that are proved and allowed in the ancillary proceedings in this state and shall pay the necessary expenses of the proceedings. The ancillary receiver shall promptly transfer all remaining assets, books, accounts, and records to the domiciliary liquidator. Subject to this section, the ancillary receiver and the ancillary receiver's deputies have the same powers and are subject to the same duties with respect to the administration of assets as a liquidator of an insurer domiciled in this state.
(4) When a domiciliary liquidator has been appointed in this state, ancillary receivers appointed in reciprocal states have, as to assets and books, accounts, and other records in their respective states, corresponding rights, duties, and powers to those provided in subsection (3) for ancillary receivers appointed in this state.