# Mont. Code Ann. § 33-20-1604: 33-20-1604 Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 33-20-1604
- **Heading:** 33-20-1604 Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 33 / Chapter 20 / Part 16 / Section 33-20-1604

## Text

33-20-1604 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

(1) (a) "Certificate under a life insurance policy" means a certificate of life insurance that provides a death benefit.

(b) The term does not include a certificate of life insurance that provides a death benefit under:

(i) an employee benefit plan that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. 1001, et seq.;

(ii) any federal employee benefit program;

(iii) a policy or certificate used to fund a preneed funeral contract or prearrangement; or

(iv) a policy or certificate of credit life insurance or accidental death insurance.

(2) "Death master file" means the social security administration's death master file or any other database or service at least as comprehensive as the social security administration's death master file used for determining that a person has reportedly died.

(3) "Match" means a search of the death master file that results in a match of the social security number or the name and date of birth of an insured, annuitant, or retained asset account owner.

(4) "Policy" means a policy that provides a death benefit. The term does not include a policy that provides a death benefit under:

(a) an employee benefit plan that is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. 1001, et seq.;

(b) any federal employee benefit program;

(c) a policy or certificate of insurance used to fund a preneed funeral contract or prearrangement;

(d) a policy or certificate of credit life insurance or accidental death insurance; or

(e) a policy issued to a group master policyholder for which the insurer does not provide recordkeeping services.

## Nearby sections

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