33-15-501. Payment discharges insurer -- notice to contrary. Whenever the proceeds of or payments under a life or disability insurance policy or annuity contract heretofore or hereafter issued become payable in accordance with the terms of such policy or contract or the exercise of any right or privilege thereunder and the insurer makes payment thereof in accordance with the terms of the policy or contract or in accordance with any written assignment thereof, the person then designated in the policy or contract or by such assignment as being entitled thereto shall be entitled to receive such proceeds or payments and to give full acquittance therefor, and such payments shall fully discharge the insurer from all claims under the policy or contract unless, before payment is made, the insurer has received at its home office written notice by or on behalf of some other person that such other person claims to be entitled to such payment or some interest in the policy or contract.
History: En. Sec. 287, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-3730.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies
Chapter 15. The Insurance Contract
33-15-501. Payment discharges insurer -- notice to contrary
33-15-502. Minor may give acquittance
33-15-503. Forms for proof of loss to be furnished
33-15-504. Claims administration not waiver
33-15-505. through 33-15-510 reserved
33-15-511. Exemption from execution of life insurance proceeds
33-15-512. Exemption from execution of proceeds of group life -- exception
33-15-513. Exemption from execution of proceeds of disability insurance
33-15-514. Exemption from execution of proceeds of annuity contracts -- assignability of rights