Court OKs allowing insurance companies to set rates based on marital status

By: Darrell Ehrlick

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: March 10, 2026

Words: 631

Last Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago

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The Montana Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance James Brown is cheering a recent court ruling by Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Mike Menahan which determined legislation passed in 2021 doesn’t violate the state’s Constitution by allowing insurance companies to figure marital status when setting rates.

A group of individuals and organizations challenged House Bill 379, sponsored by Rep. Sue Vinton, R-Billings, which overturned a 1985 law that banned insurance companies from …

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