Montana § 33-26-101 - Corporations As Sureties

§ 33-26-101. Corporations As Sureties

Corporations as sureties. (1) In all cases where an undertaking or bond, with any number of sureties, is authorized or required by any law of this state, any corporation with a paid-up capital of not less than $100,000, incorporated under the laws of this state for the purpose of making, guaranteeing, or becoming a surety upon bonds or undertakings required or authorized by law, may become and must be accepted as security or as a sole and sufficient security upon the undertaking or bond, and the corporate surety must be subject to all liabilities and entitled to all the rights of natural persons as sureties. (2) Whenever the liabilities of any corporation described in subsection (1) exceed its assets, the state auditor shall require the deficiency to be paid up in 60 days, and if it is not paid up, then the state auditor shall issue a certificate showing the extent of the deficiency and shall publish the certificate once a week for 3 weeks in a daily paper published in the town or city in which the principal office of the corporation is located, and until the deficiency is paid up, the company may not be accepted as a surety on any undertaking or bond. In estimating the condition of a company, the state auditor shall allow as assets only assets that are allowed under existing laws at the time and shall charge as liabilities, in addition to 80% of the capital stock, all outstanding indebtedness of the company and the premium reserved equal to 50% of the premiums charged by the company on all risks then in force.