33-20-1318. Conflict of laws. - Montana Statutes

     33-20-1318. Conflict of laws. (1) If there is more than one owner on a single life insurance policy and the owners are residents of different states, the viatical settlement contract is governed by the law of the state in which the owner having the largest percentage ownership resides or, if the owners hold equal ownership, the state of residence of one owner agreed upon in writing by all of the owners. The law of the state of the insured governs if equal owners fail to agree in writing upon a state of residence for jurisdictional purposes.
     (2) (a) A viatical settlement provider from this state who enters into a viatical settlement contract with a viator who is a resident of another state that has enacted statutes or adopted regulations governing viatical settlement contracts is governed in the effectuation of that viatical settlement contract by the statutes and regulations of the viator's state of residence.
     (b) A viatical settlement provider from this state who enters into a viatical settlement contract with a viator who is a resident of another state that has not enacted statutes or adopted regulations governing viatical settlement contracts is governed in the effectuation of that viatical settlement contract by the laws of this state. The viatical settlement provider shall give the viator notice that this state regulates the transaction into which the viator is entering. The viatical settlement provider shall maintain all records required by this state and use forms approved in this state.
     (3) If there is a conflict in the laws that apply to a viator and a viatical settlement purchaser in any individual transaction, the laws of the state that apply to the viator take precedence and the viatical settlement provider shall comply with those laws.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 272, L. 2009.