Montana § 33-2-512 Unearned Premium Reserve For Property, Casualty, And Surety

Montana Statutes

§ 33-2-512 — Unearned Premium Reserve For Property, Casualty, And Surety

Montana § 33-2-512

Title 33INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

Ch. 2REGULATION OF INSURANCE COMPANIES

Part 5Assets and Liabilities -- Reserves

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Mont. Code Ann. § 33-2-512 (2026).

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33-2-512 . Unearned premium reserve for property, casualty, and surety.

(1)As to insurance against loss or damage to property, except as provided in 33-2-513 , and as to all general casualty insurance and surety insurance, every insurer shall maintain an unearned premium reserve on all policies in force.

(2)The commissioner may require that such reserves shall be equal to the unearned portions of the gross premiums in force after deducting applicable reinsurance in solvent insurers as computed on each respective risk from the policy's date of issue. If the commissioner does not so require, the portions of the gross premium in force, less applicable reinsurance in solvent insurers, to be held as an unearned premium reserve, shall be computed according to the following table:

(3)In lieu o

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33-2-512 . Unearned premium reserve for property, casualty, and surety. (1) As to insurance against loss or damage to property, except as provided in 33-2-513 , and as to all general casualty insurance and surety insurance, every insurer shall maintain an unearned premium reserve on all policies in force.
(2) The commissioner may require that such reserves shall be equal to the unearned portions of the gross premiums in force after deducting applicable reinsurance in solvent insurers as computed on each respective risk from the policy's date of issue. If the commissioner does not so require, the portions of the gross premium in force, less applicable reinsurance in solvent insurers, to be held as an unearned premium reserve, shall be computed according to the following table:
(3) In lieu of computation according to the foregoing table, the insurer at its option may compute all of such reserves on a monthly or more frequent pro rata basis.
(4) After adopting a method for computing such reserve, an insurer shall not change methods without approval of the commissioner.
(5) This section does not apply to title insurance.