33-2-318. Exempt commercial purchaser defined. (1) An exempt commercial purchaser means an individual or business entity who at the time of placement:
(a) employs or retains a qualified risk manager to negotiate insurance coverage;
(b) has paid aggregate nationwide commercial property and casualty insurance premiums in excess of $100,000 in the immediately preceding 12 months; and
(c) meets at least one of the following criteria:
(i) possesses a net worth in excess of $20 million, as that amount may be adjusted pursuant to subsection (2);
(ii) generates annual revenue in excess of $50 million, as that amount may be adjusted pursuant to subsection (2);
(iii) employs more than 500 full-time or full-time equivalent employees per individual insured or is a member of an affiliated group employing more than 1,000 employees in the aggregate;
(iv) is a not-for-profit organization or a public entity generating annual budgeted expenditures of at least $30 million, as that amount may be adjusted pursuant to subsection (2); or
(v) is a municipality with a population in excess of 50,000 persons.
(2) Effective January 1, 2015, and on every 5th subsequent January 1, the amounts in subsections (1)(c)(i), (1)(c)(ii), and (1)(c)(iv) must be adjusted to reflect the percentage of change for that 5-year period in the consumer price index for all urban consumers published by the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of labor.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 350, L. 2011.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies
Chapter 2. Regulation of Insurance Companies
Part 3. Authorization of Surplus Lines Insurers, Insurance Producers, and Insurance
33-2-301. Short title -- purpose -- definitions
33-2-302. Home state exclusive authority -- conditions precedent to sale of surplus lines insurance
33-2-303. Filing and endorsement of contract -- submission form
33-2-304. Surplus lines insurance valid
33-2-305. Licensing of surplus lines insurance producer -- license fee
33-2-308. Evidence of insurance -- changes
33-2-309. Liability of insurer as to losses and unearned premiums
33-2-310. Records -- tax and fee statement
33-2-311. Tax on surplus lines insurance
33-2-312. Penalty for failure to file statement, pay tax, or pay stamping fee
33-2-313. Revocation or suspension of license
33-2-314. Actions against insurer -- venue
33-2-318. Exempt commercial purchaser defined
33-2-319. Qualified risk manager defined
33-2-320. Surplus lines insurance producer fee
33-2-321. Stamping fee and clearinghouse processing fee
33-2-323. Authorization for agreements with other state regarding multistate risks