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MT Code § 33-17-216 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-216. Temporary insurance producer license

  33-17-216. Temporary insurance producer license. (1) The commissioner may issue a temporary license to or with respect to an individual qualified for the temporary license only as to age, residence, and trustworthiness and without requiring the individual to take an examination, in the following cases:   (a) to the surviving spouse or next of kin or to the administrator or executor, or the employee of the administrator or executor, of a licensed insurance producer upon the insurance producer's death;   (b) to the spouse, next of kin, employee, or legal guardian of a licensed insurance producer disabled by injury or physical or mental illness;   (c) to an employee of a partnership, or officer or employee of a corporation, licensed as an insurance producer, upon the death or disability of an individual designated in the license to exercise the powers of an insurance producer;   (d) to the designee of a licensed insurance producer entering upon active service in the armed forces of the United States of America;   (e) in any other circumstance in which the commissioner finds that the public interest will best be served by issuing a temporary license.   (2) The temporary license must be issued upon application filed with the commissioner in the form and containing the information as the commissioner may reasonably require.   (3) The temporary license must be for a period of not over 90 days, subject to extension at the commissioner's discretion for an additional period of not more than 90 days, except that a temporary license issued pursuant to subsection (1)(a) may be continued until the executor or administrator disposes of the insurance business, but not to exceed a period of 15 months. A temporary license issued to the next of kin under subsection (1)(a) may not be extended for an additional term after the appointment and qualification of the administrator or executor.   History: En. Sec. 163, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-3319; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 198, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 345, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 713, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 316, L. 1999.
MT Code § 33-17-217 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-217. Limitations and rights under temporary license

  33-17-217. Limitations and rights under temporary license. (1) The commissioner may not issue more than one temporary license, to or with respect to the same individual to be licensed, within any 12-month period.   (2) The temporary license may cover the same kinds of insurance for which the insurance producer being replaced was licensed.   (3) As to a temporary insurance producer's license issued on account of the death or disability of an insurance producer, the licensee may represent all of the insurers last represented by the deceased or disabled insurance producer, but the licensee may not be licensed for an additional kind of insurance under the temporary license.   (4) A temporary licensee has the same license powers and duties as under a permanent license.   History: En. Sec. 164, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-3320; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 713, L. 1989.
MT Code § 33-17-218 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-218. Repealed

  33-17-218. Repealed. Sec. 68, Ch. 713, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 172, Ch. 286, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 44, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 40-3328; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 344, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 345, L. 1979.
MT Code § 33-17-219 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-219. Inactive status -- insurance producers serving in armed forces

  33-17-219. Inactive status -- insurance producers serving in armed forces. (1) The commissioner may place an insurance producer on inactive status if the insurance producer enters active service in the armed forces of the United States.   (2) An insurance producer may not transact the business of insurance while on inactive status.   (3) The commissioner shall waive the continuing education requirements in 33-17-1205 and the fee in 33-2-708 while an insurance producer is on inactive status.   (4) In order to be placed on inactive status, an insurance producer shall notify the commissioner when called to active service.   (5) In order to be taken off inactive status, an insurance producer shall notify the commissioner when discharged from active service.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 427, L. 2003.
MT Code § 33-17-221 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-221. Repealed

  33-17-221. Repealed. Sec. 73, Ch. 227, L. 2001.   History: En. Sec. 166, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-3322; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 713, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 316, L. 1999.
MT Code § 33-17-222 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-222. through 33-17-230 reserved

  33-17-222 through 33-17-230 reserved.
MT Code § 33-17-231 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-231. Appointment of insurance producers -- continuation and termination

  33-17-231. Appointment of insurance producers -- continuation and termination. (1) Each insurer appointing an insurance producer in this state shall file with the commissioner the appointment, specifying the kinds of insurance to be transacted by the insurance producer for the insurer. The appointment may be electronically filed. The commissioner may adopt rules to implement electronic filing.   (2) Each appointment remains in effect until the insurance producer's license is revoked or otherwise terminated unless written notice of earlier termination of the appointment is filed with the commissioner by the insurer or the insurance producer. The written notice may be electronically filed. The commissioner may adopt rules to implement electronic filing. Termination of the insurer's authority in Montana also terminates the appointment.   (3) Subject to the insurance producer's contract rights, an insurer may terminate an insurance producer's appointment at any time. The insurer shall promptly give written notice of the termination to the commissioner and to the insurance producer. The commissioner may require reasonable proof that the insurer has given notice to the insurance producer.   (4) As part of the notice of termination given the commissioner, the insurer shall file with the commissioner a statement of the facts relative to the termination and the cause of termination. Any information or statement contained in the notice of termination is not admissible as evidence in any action or proceeding against the insurer or any representative of the insurer by or on behalf of any person affected by the termination.   (5) (a) An insurer that sells a qualified health plan in an exchange operating in this state shall appoint any producer who is certified by the commissioner pursuant to 33-17-243 and follows the appointment application process required by that insurer.   (b) To maintain the appointment, the producer shall maintain the producer's certification and license in good standing.   (6) An appointment by affiliation terminates automatically on termination of the affiliation.   History: En. Sec. 161, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-3317; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 344, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 345, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 409, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 713, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 451, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 6, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 316, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 271, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 245, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 38, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 110, L. 2019.
MT Code § 33-17-232 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-232. Rights of insurance producer following termination of appointment

  33-17-232. Rights of insurance producer following termination of appointment. (1) Following termination of an agency appointment for property, casualty, title, or surety insurance and subject to the terms of an agreement between the insurance producer and the insurer, the insurance producer may continue to service and receive from the insurer commissions or other compensation relative to business written by the insurance producer for the insurer during the existence of the appointment.   (2) This section does not apply to:   (a) insurance producers of direct writing insurers; or   (b) insurance producers or insurers between whom the relationship of employer and employee exists.   History: En. Sec. 162, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-3318; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 713, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 399, L. 2007.
MT Code § 33-17-233 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-233. through 33-17-235 reserved

  33-17-233 through 33-17-235 reserved.
MT Code § 33-17-236 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-236. Appointments of insurance producers by insurers

  33-17-236. Appointments of insurance producers by insurers. (1) An insurance producer may not claim to be a representative of or an authorized or appointed insurance producer of or use another term implying a contractual relationship with a particular insurer unless the insurance producer is an appointed insurance producer of that insurer pursuant to this section. This does not prevent an insurance producer from obtaining and presenting a quotation from an insurer with whom the producer is not appointed. If the insurer consents, the insurer may bind coverage on a risk in accordance with 33-15-411 prior to the execution of an agency contract and policy issuance.   (2) The insurer shall, not later than 15 days from the date on which the agency contract is executed with an insurance producer, file with the commissioner a written notice of appointment on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The notice may be electronically filed pursuant to rules adopted by the commissioner.   (3) Upon receipt of the notice of appointment, the commissioner shall verify that the insurance producer is eligible for appointment. If the insurance producer is determined to be ineligible for appointment, the commissioner shall notify the insurer of the determination.   (4) (a) An appointment is effective on the earlier of the date of the executed agency contract or the date on which the insurer files the notice of appointment with the commissioner, unless the appointment is disapproved by the commissioner.   (b) A disapproved appointment is void on the date the department provides notification to the insurer.   (c) An appointment of which notice is not filed within 15 days of execution of the agency contract is not effective until the date that the insurer files the notice of appointment with the commissioner.   (5) An appointment is perpetual until canceled by the insurer.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 713, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 6, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 472, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 38, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 110, L. 2019.
MT Code § 33-17-237 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-237. Notification of violation or appointment termination

  33-17-237. Notification of violation or appointment termination. (1) Upon the termination of an appointed insurance producer by an insurer, the insurer shall notify the insurance department within 30 days in the manner prescribed by the insurance department, which may include electronic filing.   (2) If the reason for the termination is any of the causes listed in 33-17-1001 or 33-25-301, the insurer shall immediately notify the insurance department of the reason.   (3) Whenever an insurance company or an employee or representative of the company has reasonable cause to believe that a person has violated 33-17-1001 or 33-25-301, it is the duty of that entity, upon acquiring the knowledge, to notify the insurance department and provide the insurance department with a complete statement of all relevant facts and circumstances.   (4) The insurer, employee, or representative shall, upon request of the insurance department, provide information, documents and records, or other data pertaining to the alleged violation or termination that may be used by the insurance department in any action taken pursuant to Title 33, chapter 17, part 10.   (5) Any information, documents, records, or other data provided pursuant to this section is privileged, and there is no liability on the part of nor may a cause of action of any nature arise against the insurance department, the insurance company, or an authorized representative of either so long as the privileged information is furnished in good faith.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 713, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 451, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 6, Sp. L. November 1993.
MT Code § 33-17-238 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-238. Appointment by affiliation

  33-17-238. Appointment by affiliation. (1) Unless prohibited by the insurer, a business entity insurance producer may satisfy the appointment requirements of 33-17-236(1) by affiliating with a business entity insurance producer that has been appointed directly by the insurer.   (2) A business entity insurance producer obtaining an appointment by affiliation under subsection (1) shall maintain a copy of each written affiliation agreement for 3 years following termination of the affiliation and make copies of the agreement available to the commissioner upon request.   (3) An appointment by affiliation under subsection (1) is effective on the date the business entity insurance producer enters into an affiliation agreement.   (4) A business entity insurance producer appointed by affiliation under this section is authorized to transact the kinds of insurance for which the business entity insurance producer directly appointed by the insurer is also authorized, except:   (a) a business entity insurance producer appointed by affiliation may not transact kinds of insurance for which the insurance producer is not otherwise authorized; and   (b) the insurer may specify in writing those kinds of insurance the business entity insurance producer may transact under the appointment.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 110, L. 2019.
MT Code § 33-17-239 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-239. and 33-17-240 reserved

  33-17-239 and 33-17-240 reserved.
MT Code § 33-17-241 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-241. Navigator certification -- duties -- prohibitions

  33-17-241. Navigator certification -- duties -- prohibitions. (1) An individual or an individual performing navigator duties on behalf of an organization serving as a navigator may not act in the capacity of a navigator unless the individual has met all of the following requirements, as applicable:   (a) is at least 18 years of age;   (b) has completed and submitted the application form provided for in 33-17-242 and has declared, under penalty of refusal, suspension, or revocation of the navigator's certification, that the statements made in the form are true, correct, and complete to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief;   (c) has completed a background examination as described in 33-17-220;   (d) has successfully completed the navigator certification and training requirements adopted by the commissioner, as provided in 33-17-242; and   (e) has paid all fees required by 33-2-708.   (2) A navigator's duties may include any of the following:   (a) conducting public education activities to raise awareness of the availability of qualified health plans;   (b) distributing fair and impartial general information concerning how to enroll in any qualified health plan offered within the exchange and the availability of the premium tax credits under 26 U.S.C. 36B and the cost-sharing reductions provided under 42 U.S.C. 18071;   (c) assisting consumers in understanding how to enroll in a qualified health plan through an exchange or appropriate public programs offering health care coverage, without suggesting that the consumer purchase any particular plan; and   (d) referring consumers to the commissioner's office for assistance with complaints, appeals, or grievances or for general information about health insurance.   (3) A navigator may not do any of the following unless the navigator is otherwise licensed or authorized to do so under this chapter:   (a) sell, solicit, or negotiate health insurance;   (b) recommend, endorse, or offer opinions about the benefits, terms, or features of a particular health benefit plan or offer an opinion about which health benefit plan is better or worse for a particular individual or employer;   (c) provide any information or services related to a health benefit plan or another product not offered in the exchange;   (d) engage in any unfair method of competition or any fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest act or practice; or   (e) enroll an individual or an employee in a qualified health plan offered through an exchange.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 245, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 346, L. 2015.
MT Code § 33-17-242 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-242. Commissioner's duties -- navigator certification and training program -- training for certified application counselors and others

  33-17-242. Commissioner's duties -- navigator certification and training program -- training for certified application counselors and others. (1) The commissioner shall:   (a) develop a navigator certification application form that requires an applicant to disclose potential conflicts of interest and any other information the commissioner considers relevant;   (b) establish a navigator certification and training program for a prospective navigator and the navigator's employees;   (c) approve courses and the number of hours required for the navigator certification and training program;   (d) approve courses for continuing education covering 10 hours in every 24-month period; and   (e) certify an applicant qualified under 33-17-241(1) upon the applicant's successful completion of the navigator certification and training program approved by the commissioner.   (2) The commissioner may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew the navigator certification of a person that has committed an act for which the grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation are described in 33-17-1001 regarding an insurance producer's license.   (3) The commissioner may not certify as a navigator an individual, organization, or business entity that is receiving financial compensation, including monetary or in-kind compensation, gifts, or grants, from an insurer. A navigator certification must be revoked if the navigator receives financial compensation as described in this subsection from an insurer.   (4) The navigator certification and training program established in subsection (1) must include:   (a) a background examination as provided in 33-17-220;   (b) initial training on compliance with all applicable state and federal laws affecting major medical health insurance, exchanges, and qualified health plans;   (c) continuing education as provided in subsection (1)(d); and   (d) an examination.   (5) The commissioner may prescribe training for an application counselor provided for in federal rule and other persons who while not part of the navigator program assist those who sign up for an exchange. The commissioner may require completion of the training before certification by the exchange. The training must be designed for those who assist applicants seeking to enroll in coverage through the exchange.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 245, L. 2013.
MT Code § 33-17-243 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 17. Insurance Producers, Adjusters, Consultants, and Administrators|Part 2. Licensing and Appointment of Insurance Producers and Navigators|33-17-243. Producer exchange training -- certification for exchange sales

  33-17-243. Producer exchange training -- certification for exchange sales. (1) A producer may not sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance through an exchange on or after October 1, 2013, without first completing the initial producer exchange training and certification program provided for in this section as prescribed and approved by the commissioner.   (2) The producer exchange training and certification program required in this section must consist of topics related to health insurance offered within an exchange, including but not limited to:   (a) the levels of coverage provided in an exchange;   (b) the eligibility requirements for individuals to purchase insurance through an exchange;   (c) the eligibility requirements for employers to make insurance available to their employees through a small business health options program;   (d) the individual eligibility requirements for medicaid and the healthy Montana kids plan, as provided in Title 53; and   (e) the use of enrollment forms used in an exchange.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 245, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 151, L. 2017.