33-2-109. Capital or surplus funds required. - Montana Statutes

     33-2-109. Capital or surplus funds required. (1) To qualify for authority to transact any one kind of insurance, as defined in 33-1-205 through 33-1-212, or combinations of kinds of insurance as shown below, an insurer shall possess and maintain unimpaired paid-in capital stock, if a stock insurer, or surplus, if a mutual or foreign reciprocal insurer, in an amount not less than is applicable under the schedules below and shall possess when first authorized to transact insurance any additional funds as surplus as required under 33-2-110:
     (a) Kind or kinds Minimum capital or
     of insurance surplus required
     Life................................................. $200,000
     Disability........................................... 200,000
     Life and disability.................................. 300,000
     Credit life and disability........................... 50,000
     Property............................................. 400,000
     Marine............................................... 400,000
     Casualty
      All lines, except workers' compensation............ 400,000
      All lines, including workers' compensation......... 600,000
     Surety............................................... 500,000
     Title................................................ 200,000
     Multiple lines, two or more of property, marine,
      casualty, or surety................................ 800,000
     (b) For insurers licensed on or after October 1, 1999:
     Kind or kinds Minimum capital or
     of insurance surplus required
     Life................................................. $600,000
     Disability........................................... 500,000
     Life and disability.................................. 750,000
     Credit life and disability........................... 150,000
     Property............................................. 500,000
     Marine............................................... 500,000
     Casualty
      All lines, except workers' compensation............ 500,000
      All lines, including workers' compensation......... 750,000
     Surety............................................... 500,000
     Title................................................ 500,000
     Multiple lines, two or more of property, marine,
      casualty, or surety............................... 1,000,000
     (2) Surplus requirements for qualification to transact one or more kinds of insurance for domestic mutual insurers are governed by Title 33, chapter 3, and surplus requirements for domestic reciprocal insurers are governed by Title 33, chapter 5.
     (3) Capital and surplus requirements must be based upon all the kinds of insurance actually transacted or to be transacted by the insurer in any areas in which it operates, whether or not only a portion of the kinds are to be transacted in this state.
     (4) A life insurer may also grant annuities without additional capital or additional surplus.
     (5) For a credit life and disability insurer that is not a resident domestic insurer as defined in 33-1-201 and 33-1-202, the capital or surplus required by this section is an amount equal to four times the minimum capital or surplus required for credit life and disability pursuant to subsection (1).

     History: En. Sec. 52, Ch. 286, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 319, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 40-2807(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 303, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 202, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 472, L. 1999.