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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, state Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen wants to remind Montanans that the month is for more than just wearing pink.

Health Insurance rates on the Affordable Care Act marketplace in Montana are jumping up by as much as 40% in some cases, and state officials are calling the news “frustrating.” “Insurance rates are going up in 2016," said Montana State Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen's Public Information Officer Jennifer McKee...

Experts from the office of Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen will be in Missoula on Wednesday to offer free, one-on-one help for area residents struggling with insurance problems, scams or other issues related to the major wind storm in early August.

Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen testified before Congress this week, urging lawmakers to pass a bill that would give states needed flexibility to protect small business owners who offer health insurance to their employees.

The Assurant Health Insurance Company has agreed to refund nearly $1.7 million to Montanans to resolve a complaint that the company charged two different prices for the same health insurance policies: a lower price for healthier customers and a higher price for sicker Montanans.

With home-based business representing a larger share of the Montana economy, Insurance Commissioner Monica J. Lindeen warned entrepreneurs not to assume that their personal insurance policies will cover their business assets, because most of the time they won’t.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A former Miss Montana USA who was convicted of defrauding her insurance company while her historic mansion was undergoing repairs was sentenced Thursday to five years on federal probation.

Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen reminded Montanans Thursday that insurance companies can charge them 50 percent more if they smoke.

Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen today announced her effort to allow home and auto insurance companies to lower costs for military men and women in Montana.

Thousands are preparing for a statewide earthquake drill tomorrow and Jennifer McKee with the Commissioner’s Office reminds Montanans not to assume their homeowner’s insurance policy will cover damage caused by an earthquake because—chances are, it probably doesn’t.