Free Insurance Regulation Practice Questions
Montana Life exam — 147 practice questions.
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Sample questions & answers
1. Which official is responsible for regulating the business of insurance in Montana?
The State Auditor, as ex officio commissioner
Montana law makes the state auditor ex officio commissioner of insurance; the office operates as the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (CSI).
2. How does a person become Montana's Commissioner of Securities and Insurance?
By winning election as the State Auditor
The commissioner's post is held by the State Auditor, a statewide elected official (James Brown was elected State Auditor in November 2024); state law makes the auditor ex officio commissioner.
3. Which statement correctly describes how Montana's insurance regulator holds office?
The elected State Auditor is ex officio commissioner
Under Mont. Code Ann. 2-15-1903 the state auditor is ex officio commissioner of insurance; the auditor is chosen by statewide election.
4. A primary duty of Montana's Commissioner of Securities and Insurance is to:
Administer and enforce Montana's insurance laws
The commissioner must enforce the insurance code and administer the department so that the interests of insurance consumers are protected.
Practice: Insurance Regulation
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