33-3-451. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Clearing corporation" has the meaning provided in 30-8-112, except that with respect to securities issued by institutions organized or existing under the laws of any foreign country or securities used to meet the deposit requirements pursuant to the laws of a foreign country as a condition of doing business in the foreign country, a clearing corporation may include a corporation that is organized or existing under the laws of any foreign country and is legally qualified under those laws to effect transactions in securities by computerized book entry.
(2) "Direct participant" means a bank, trust company, or other institution that maintains an account in its name in a clearing corporation and through which an insurance company participates in a clearing corporation.
(3) "Federal reserve book-entry system" means the computerized systems sponsored by the United States department of the treasury and certain agencies and instrumentalities of the United States for holding and transferring securities of the United States government and those agencies and instrumentalities, respectively, in federal reserve banks through banks that are members of the federal reserve system or that otherwise have access to the computerized systems.
(4) "Member bank" means a national bank, state bank, or trust company that is a member of the federal reserve system and through which an insurance company participates in the federal reserve book-entry system.
(5) "Security" has the meaning provided in 30-8-112.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 380, L. 2003.
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