Lindeen: Generally pleased with Legislature's work

Montana’s commissioner of securities and insurance said that, overall, she was pleased with legislation passed during the 2013 legislative session, including some issues she has been pushing for for several years.

State Auditor Monica Lindeen, head of the state office that regulates insurance and securities, said one of the bills that passed this year could help people understand what her office does.

The Legislature approved sending a constitutional referendum to the ballot in 2014 to change the name of the position from auditor to commissioner of securities and insurance.

“We’ve been trying...