Montana Code 32-2-909. Insurance activities — exemption — rulemaking
32-2-909. Insurance activities — exemption — rulemaking. (1) A mutual association may:
Terms Used In Montana Code 32-2-909
- Department: means the department of administration provided for in 2-15-1001. See Montana Code 32-2-603
- Mutual association: means any corporation that has been incorporated to conduct the business of receiving money on deposit from its members and making substantially all of its loans on one-to-four family real estate mortgage security. See Montana Code 32-2-603
(a)except for title insurance, sell insurance of all types, including annuities, credit life insurance, and disability insurance; and
(b)act as an insurance producer, adjuster, consultant, or administrator as defined in Title 33, chapter 17.
(2)A mutual association that engages in insurance activities authorized in subsection (1) is subject to the provisions of Title 33.
(3)A mutual association may, upon application to and approval by the department pursuant to 32-2-824, offer debt cancellation and suspension programs. Debt cancellation or suspension programs offered pursuant to this subsection are not insurance products subject to the provisions of Title 33. The department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection that must be substantially equivalent to or more stringent than federal laws, regulations, and regulatory guidelines that are applicable to debt cancellation or suspension programs offered by federal savings associations.