{"data":{"id":"us-mt/33-15-324","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"33-15-324","heading":"Application -- exceptions.","body":"(1) Sections 33-15-321 through 33-15-329 apply to all policies delivered or issued for delivery in this state by any company on or after the date such forms must be approved under 33-15-321 through 33-15-329, but nothing in 33-15-321 through 33-15-329 applies to:\n(a) a policy which is a security subject to federal jurisdiction;\n(b) a group policy covering a group of 1,000 or more lives at date of issue, other than a group credit life insurance policy or a group credit disability insurance policy, but a certificate issued pursuant to a group policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state is not exempt;\n(c) a group annuity contract which serves as a funding vehicle for pension, profit-sharing, or deferred compensation plans;\n(d) a form used in connection with, as a conversion from, as an addition to, or in exchange pursuant to a contractual provision for a policy delivered or issued for delivery on a form approved or permitted to be issued prior to the dates such forms must be approved under 33-15-321 through 33-15-329; or\n(e) the renewal of a policy delivered or issued for delivery prior to the dates such forms must be approved under 33-15-321 through 33-15-329.\n(2) Sections 33-15-321 through 33-15-329 provide the exclusive manner for determining language simplification standards for any policy forms.\n(3) A non-English language policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state is in compliance with 33-15-325(1)(a) if the insurer certifies that the policy is translated from an English language policy which complies with 33-15-325(1)(a).","path":["TITLE 33. INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES","CHAPTER 15. THE INSURANCE CONTRACT","Part 3. Policy Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0330/chapter_0150/part_0030/section_0240/0330-0150-0030-0240.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:30Z","sha256":"2870dd0349af9188ac7632310c5f16c481d8445fd933fbbcbcf731825bf33264","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/33-15-323","next":"us-mt/33-15-325"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}