Montana Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies § 33-16-106. Examination by commissioner of rating organizations, admitted insurers, officers, managers, insurance producers, and employees--expense

(2) The commissioner may, at any reasonable time, make or cause to be made an examination of every admitted insurer transacting any class of insurance to which the provisions of this chapter are applicable to ascertain whether the insurer and every rate and rating system used by it for every class of insurance complies with the requirements and standards of this chapter applicable to it. The examination may not be a part of a periodic general examination participated in by representatives of more than one state.

(3) The officers, managers, insurance producers, and employees of any organization, group, association, or insurer may be examined at any time under oath and shall exhibit all books, records, accounts, documents, or agreements governing its method of operation, together with all data, statistics, and information of every kind and character collected or considered by an organization, group, association, or insurer in the conduct of the operations to which the examination relates.

(4) The reasonable cost of any examination authorized by this article must be paid by the organization, group, association, or insurer to be examined.