Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: January 28, 2026Contact: Tyler NewcombeTyler.Newcombe@mt.gov   January 28, 2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A month removed from the historic wind and water events in Northwest Montana, the State Insurance Commissioner’s team held a community forum and listening session in Libby. Commissioner Brown encourages all Montanans to take steps now to minimize the risk of future … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: January 26, 2026Contact: Tyler NewcombeTyler.Newcombe@mt.gov   January 26, 2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, James Brown, has been appointed to several influential National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) committees and task forces for 2026, keeping Montana at the forefront of national insurance policy and consumer protection work. … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: January 23, 2026Contact: Tyler NewcombeTyler.Newcombe@mt.gov   January 23, 2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As Montanans plan for the year ahead, the Office of the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (CSI) is urging investors to be alert to the most common financial scams and frauds targeting consumers in 2026. “Scammers never rest — they adapt … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: January 22, 2026Contact: Tyler NewcombeTyler.Newcombe@mt.gov  January 22, 2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Montana Office of the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (CSI) held a public administrative hearing on January 22, 2026, regarding a cybersecurity breach involving Health Care Service Corporation, a mutual legal reserve company, doing business as Blue Cross Blue Shield of … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: January 20, 2026Contact: Tyler NewcombeTyler.Newcombe@mt.gov January 20, 2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Auditor James Brown joined his State Land Board colleagues to review and approve multiple projects benefiting the state’s trust beneficiaries and public education institutions. The January Land Board meeting highlighted key initiatives generating an estimated $545,000 in revenues for the people of Montana.    “Today, I and my fellow Land … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: January 20, 2026Contact: Tyler NewcombeTyler.Newcombe@mt.gov January 20, 2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Insurance James Brown announced that in the last year he secured more than $23.3 million in health care cost savings by identifying and then clawing back fraudulently-incurred treatment claims victimizing Montana health care insurers, their customers, and … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: December 31, 2025Contact: Tyler NewcombeTyler.Newcombe@mt.gov   December 31, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance James Brown today issued the following statement after the Montana Supreme Court dismissed the complaint filed against Attorney General Austin Knudsen: “Today’s decision by the Montana Supreme Court confirms what many Montanans recognized from … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: December 30, 2025Contact: Tyler NewcombeTyler.Newcombe@mt.gov   December 30, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance James Brown is sending restitution checks to qualifying Montanan citizens who were victims of securities-related fraud schemes. Montana is one of only 6 states that provides restitution assistance to victims of investment fraud. … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: December 29, 2025Contact: Tyler NewcombeTyler.Newcombe@mt.gov   December 29, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As the year comes to a close, Montana State Auditor James Brown highlighted the vital role the Montana State Land Board plays in strengthening public education.  Brown announced that in Fiscal Year 2025 state trust lands generated more than $80.8 million in … Read more