All the headlines from our Montana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 24 2011 // The National Weather Service says a tornado touched down south of Terry, Montana snapping a tree and damaging two small barns. No one was injured in the twister, reported shortly before 8:30 p.m. Friday about eight miles...
May 23 2011 // The board of Montana State Fund, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, cut its rates by 20 percent, in a move that some hope will help the business community and encourage more job creation and...
May 9 2011 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has commented that the ratings for the UK’s Aviva plc and its subsidiary companies remain unchanged as a result of Aviva’s announcement to sell a portion of its...
May 6 2011 // Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has used his line item veto power to strike a a 2.75 percent workers’ compensation premium tax on insurance sold by the Montana State Fund to pay for continuing claims for workers...
May 5 2011 // On the last day of the Montana legislative session, lawmakers added a 2.75 percent premium tax on insurance sold by the Montana State Fund to pay for continuing claims for workers injured before July 1990.The new fee takes...
May 4 2011 // Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen has approved a 22.4 percent reduction in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs, which will translate to lower premiums for employers. The lower...
Apr 14 2011 // Gov. Brian Schweitzer has signed the compromise plan he worked out with Republican leaders to reduce workers’ compensation insurance rates universally regarded as among the most expensive in the country.The bill...
Apr 5 2011 // A new survey finds one of every 13 highway bridges in Montana is structurally deficient, and that an average of 80,000 motorists a day cross what the report ranks as the top three busiest bridges in the state that are in...
Apr 1 2011 // Montana workers’ compensation claims have decreased by more than 5 percent in the past year, state Insurance Commissioner Monica J. Lindeen announced.The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently...
Mar 31 2011 // The Montana House is giving its blessing to a deal between Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Democrats to cut workers’ compensation insurance rates universally seen as among the most expensive in the country. The path for...
Mar 29 2011 // The Montana Senate has passed a workers’ compensation reform bill that supporters claim will bring nearly $100 million in savings its first year.The Senate passed HB 334 by a 45-5 vote in its third reading on March...
Mar 28 2011 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has placed its ‘B- (sf)’ rating on Montana Re Ltd.’s Class E notes on CreditWatch with negative implications.The notes, totaling $210 million, were originally...
Mar 28 2011 // A bill that would deny workers’ compensation to illegal immigrants who have jobs in Montana was tabled by a Senate committee after several insurers and businesses warned it would do more harm than good to...
Mar 25 2011 // A Montana state Senate committee got a look at the newest version of what is being labeled a “historic” workers’ compensation reform bill that was crafted by Republicans and now includes amendments from...
Mar 25 2011 // Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s administration said Wednesday that it is supporting a deal with Republicans to cut workers’ compensation insurance rates that are widely regarded as too expensive, paving the way for a...
Mar 11 2011 // Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has made three appointments to the State Compensation Insurance Fund Board. Elizabeth Best of Great Falls was named chairwoman. She is an attorney in private practice. She has served as a...
Mar 10 2011 // A proposal before Montana House lawmakers says referees need better lawsuit protection when officiating athletic events in the state.Senate Bill 4 recently heard in the House Judiciary Committee would raise the bar for...
Feb 22 2011 // Montana regulators have proposed increasing fines for motorists who are repeatedly caught not carrying automobile liability insurance. The uninsured motorists bill, HB 243, would increase fines on second conviction to...
Feb 21 2011 // Legislators in Montana are making workers’ compensation reform a priority in 2011, having introduced three bills aimed at lowering rates:“There is a very strong commitment from the House and Senate to make...
Feb 10 2011 // The Montana House Business and Labor Committee has endorsed a bill to reform the state’s workers’ compensation system. Among other things, HB 334 workers’ comp reform bill aims to provide for the closure...