The Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance issued an advisory memorandum on the allowable uses of defense within limits (DWL) provisions according to the Montana Insurance Code.

A defense within limits provision is where the amount paid by the insurer to defend the insured against a suit or claim reduces the policy's total limit. 

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