33-11-107. Purchasing groups -- exemption from certain laws relating to group purchase of insurance. A purchasing group meeting the criteria established under the provisions of the federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 3901, et seq.) is exempt from any law of this state relating to the formation of groups for the purchase of insurance, prohibition of group purchasing, or any law that would discriminate against a purchasing group or its members. In addition, an insurer is exempt from any law of this state that prohibits providing or offering to provide to a purchasing group or its members advantages based on their loss and expense experience not afforded to other persons with respect to rates, policy forms, coverages, or other matters. A purchasing group is subject to all other applicable laws of this state.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 249, L. 1987.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies
Chapter 11. Liability Risk Retention and Purchasing Groups
33-11-103. Chartering -- licensing -- plan of operation
33-11-104. Risk retention groups not chartered in this state
33-11-105. Compulsory associations
33-11-107. Purchasing groups -- exemption from certain laws relating to group purchase of insurance
33-11-108. Notice and registration requirements of purchasing groups
33-11-109. Restriction on insurance purchased by purchasing groups
33-11-110. Taxation of purchasing group
33-11-111. through 33-11-120 reserved
33-11-123. Duty of insurance producers to obtain license
33-11-124. Enforceability of orders issued in United States district court