33-3-423. Dividends to mutual policyholders. (1) The directors of a domestic mutual insurer may from time to time apportion and pay or credit to its members dividends only out of that part of its surplus funds which represents net realized savings and net realized earnings in excess of the surplus required by law to be maintained.
(2) A dividend otherwise proper may be payable out of such savings and earnings even though the insurer's total surplus is then less than the aggregate of its contributed surplus.
History: En. Sec. 453, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-4736.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies
Chapter 3. Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers
33-3-402. Vouchers for expenditures
33-3-403. through 33-3-410 reserved
33-3-411. Contingent liability of mutual members
33-3-412. Levy of contingent liability
33-3-413. Enforcement of contingent liability
33-3-414. Nonassessable policies of mutual insurers
33-3-415. Insufficient reserves -- nonassessable policies prohibited -- revocation of authority
33-3-416. through 33-3-420 reserved
33-3-421. Participating policies
33-3-422. Dividends to stockholders
33-3-423. Dividends to mutual policyholders
33-3-424. Illegal dividends -- administrative or civil penalty
33-3-425. through 33-3-430 reserved
33-3-432. Impairment of capital or assets
33-3-433. Assessment of stockholders or members
33-3-434. Directors' liability for losses during deficiency
33-3-435. Stock transfer during impairment of capital
33-3-436. Mutual member's share of assets on liquidation
33-3-437. through 33-3-440 reserved
33-3-441. Equity securities of domestic stock insurance company -- statement of ownership
33-3-443. Short sales of equity securities prohibited -- time for delivery after sale
33-3-445. Exemptions -- arbitrage transactions
33-3-446. Exemptions -- registered securities -- holding by less than 100 persons
33-3-447. Rules of commissioner -- classifications -- effect
33-3-448. and 33-3-449 reserved