33-4-407. Profits or dividends. An insurer may not accumulate any profits or pay any dividends. This provision does not prohibit an insurer from accumulating and maintaining surplus funds as required to be maintained by the insurer under this chapter or from accumulating and maintaining other voluntary reserves for purposes and in amounts that may be reasonable. Limitations on any accumulations and the purposes of the accumulations may be provided for in the insurer's bylaws.
History: En. Sec. 506, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-4839; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 227, L. 2001.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies
Chapter 4. Farm Mutual Insurers
33-4-401. Surplus funds required
33-4-402. Members' liability -- limitation
33-4-406. Reserves -- cash premium plan
33-4-407. Profits or dividends
33-4-408. Deficiency of surplus
33-4-410. Losses -- notice -- adjustment
33-4-411. Arbitration -- committee -- compensation
33-4-412. Obligations or assessments due -- losses payable
33-4-413. Suit to collect obligations -- liability of directors or officers