Montana § 33-15-602 - Electronic Delivery Permitted

§ 33-15-602. Electronic Delivery Permitted

Electronic delivery permitted. (1) Subject to the requirements of Title 30, chapter 18, 33-19-202 (7)(c), and this part, a notice to a party or any other document that is required in an insurance transaction or that is to serve as evidence of insurance coverage may be delivered, stored, and presented by electronic means. (2) Electronic delivery of a notice or document as provided in this part is equivalent to any delivery method otherwise required by law, including delivery by first-class mail, first-class mail postage prepaid, certified mail, or certificate of mailing. (3) A requirement in law that a notice or document provided to a party expressly requires verification or acknowledgment of receipt of the notice or document may be delivered by electronic means only if the method used provides for verification or acknowledgment of receipt. (4) If an insurer has reason to believe that a party is not receiving notices or documents that the insurer attempts to deliver by electronic means, including if the insurer attempts delivery by electronic means and receives a notice that the delivery by electronic means has failed, the insurer shall deliver the notices or documents by first-class mail or by any other delivery method required for the notices or documents. (5) An insurer may not impose on a party a fee or charge because the party: (a) refuses to consent to delivery of a notice or a document by electronic means; or (b) withdraws consent to delivery of a notice or a document by electronic means.