33-11-109. Restriction on insurance purchased by purchasing groups. - Montana Statutes

     33-11-109. Restriction on insurance purchased by purchasing groups. (1) A purchasing group may not purchase insurance from a risk retention group that is not chartered in a state or from an insurer not authorized in the state where the purchasing group is located, unless the purchase is effected through a licensed insurance producer acting pursuant to the surplus lines laws and regulations of that state.
     (2) For purposes of subsection (1), the state where a purchasing group is located is each state where a member of the purchasing group has a risk resident, located, or to be performed.
     (3) A purchasing group that obtains liability insurance from an insurer not admitted in this state or from a risk retention group shall inform each of the members of the group who have a risk resident or located in this state that the risk is not protected by an insurance insolvency guaranty fund in this state and that the insurer or risk retention group may not be subject to all insurance laws and regulations of this state.
     (4) A purchasing group may not purchase insurance that provides for a deductible or self-insured retention applicable to the group as a whole. Coverage may provide for a deductible or self-insured retention applicable to individual members.
     (5) Purchases of insurance by purchasing groups are subject to the same standards regarding aggregate limits that are applicable to all purchases of group insurance.

     History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 249, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 713, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 67, Ch. 596, L. 1993.