Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 33. INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

CHAPTER 20. LIFE INSURANCE

Part 8. Suitability in Annuity Transactions

Purpose -- Scope

33-20-802. Purpose -- scope. (1) The purpose of this part is to require producers to act in the best interest of the consumer when making a recommendation of an annuity and to require insurers to establish and maintain a system to supervise recommendations so that the insurance needs and financial objectives of consumers at the time of the transaction are effectively addressed.

(2) This part applies to any sale or recommendation of an annuity.

(3) Nothing in this part may be construed to create or imply a private cause of action for a violation of this part or to subject a producer to civil liability under the best interest standard of care outlined in 33-20-805 or under standards governing the conduct of a fiduciary or a fiduciary relationship.

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 476, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 324, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 432, L. 2021.