Latest Montana Headlines
All the headlines from our Montana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
Montana – John Morrison
Feb 11 2007 // The hallmarks of John Morrison’s legacy as Montana State Auditor, the Commissioner of Insurance and Securities, is to help provide more affordable coverage. For example, the state is one of the leading captive...
Farmers Insurance Introduces Annual Auto Policy in Montana
Jan 26 2007 // Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, including Farmers Insurance Exchange and Mid-Century Insurance Company, is launching a full-year auto policy term to new customers in Montana, along with a six-month policy term...
Report: More Insurance Costs Being Shifted to Montana Workers
Jan 12 2007 // The number of businesses in Montana that offer health insurance to their workers is roughly unchanged since 2003, but higher costs are increasingly being shifted to employees, a new report shows. According to the report,...
Billings, Mont. Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Jan 5 2007 // A Billings, Mont., insurance agent who pleaded guilty to fraud was sentenced to three years in prison. Michael D. Hutton, 59, was also ordered to pay $185,000 in restitution. U.S. District Judge Jack Shanstrom said Hutton...
Montana Approves Health Insurance Company
Dec 18 2006 // Montana State Auditor John Morrison has approved the formation of a new health insurance company in the state, only the third headquartered in Montana. Morrison said regulators have determined that Allegiance Life &...
National company dumps jockey insurance in Montana
Dec 11 2006 // A national company that arranged insurance for race jockeys in Montana this year has dropped all four of the state’s race tracks for 2007, leaving the tracks scrambling to find another insurance provider. The Montana...
Fraud Roundup
Dec 11 2006 // Upland woman arrested for fraud and grand theft A woman from Upland, Calif., has been arrested for insurance fraud and grand theft. Investigators from the San Bernardino County, Calif., District Attorney’s Office...
Fraud Roundup
Dec 10 2006 // Upland woman arrested for fraud and grand theft A woman from Upland, Calif., has been arrested for insurance fraud and grand theft. Investigators from the San Bernardino County, Calif., District Attorney’s Office...
News Currents
Dec 10 2006 // National company dumps jockey insurance in Montana A national company that arranged insurance for race jockeys in Montana this year has dropped all four of the state’s race tracks for 2007, leaving the tracks...
Montana Obtains $4.5 Million for Victims of Davison Ponzi Scheme
Dec 8 2006 // Montana State Auditor John Morrison and UBS Financial Services (formerly PaineWebber) have reached a settlement to provide more than $4.5 million in restitution to the victims identified in the Auditor’s action...
Company Dumps Jockey Insurance in Montana
Nov 28 2006 // A national company that arranged insurance for race jockeys in Montana this year has dropped all four of the state’s race tracks for next year, leaving the tracks scrambling to find another insurance provider. The...
Ameriplan Settles Fraud Allegations for $200,000
Nov 22 2006 // Montana State Auditor John Morrison announced he has reached a settlement agreement with AmeriPlan to resolve allegations of insurance and securities fraud. In July, Morrison issued a cease and desist order after charging...
Montana Firefighters Battle Bees as well as Wildfires
Sep 8 2006 // Montana firefighters battling a wildfire that has blackened nearly 290 square miles and burned 26 homes faced a new challenge, authorities said: bees. The blaze that started with lightning on Aug. 22 has forced hundreds to...
Employers Insurance Doubles Workers’ Comp Market Share
Aug 17 2006 // Employers Insurance Group based in Reno, Nev., announced it has more than doubled its share of the Montana’s workers’ compensation insurance market since the start of the current year. Workers’...
Fraud Roundup
Jul 24 2006 // Montana takes action against agent A Helena, Mont., insurance agent had his license suspended and was ordered to stop doing business in Montana after allegedly committing insurance fraud and deceptive and illegal sales...
Longfellows Lead Independent Insurance Agents of Montana
Jul 24 2006 // Dale Longfellow of Hobson Insurance, Hobson Mont., was elected the 76th President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Montana. He has been an insurance agent for more than 35 years and has been involved with the Montana...
One Home Lost to Wildfire in Western Montana
Jul 24 2006 // A wildfire in western Montana destroyed a house and two outbuildings, a U.S. Forest Service official said Saturday. The fire, which has scorched about 4 square miles, is one of five large blazes in Montana, according to...
Montana Auditor’s Office Takes Action Against Insurance Agent
Jul 10 2006 // A Helena, Mont., insurance agent had his license suspended and was ordered to stop doing business in Montana after allegedly committing insurance fraud and deceptive and illegal sales practices, the state auditor’s...
Montana’s Morrison loses race for Senate
Jun 19 2006 // Montana State Auditor John Morrison lost in the primary election to become the Democratic nominee for a U.S. Senate seat. Morrison placed second in five-person field, with 38,380 votes. The winner, State Senate President...
