Tennessee Code — 56
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- § 56-1-101. Short title.
- § 56-1-102. Definitions for this chapter, chapters 2-4, 7, 10 and 11 of this title.
- § 56-1-103. Adoption of data disclosure requirements — Requests for data concerning rate adjustments.
- § 56-1-104. Standardized forms for health care insurance claims.
- § 56-1-105. Exclusion of types of insurance from specific insurance definitions.
- § 56-1-106. Requests for information regarding complaints — Time limits — Exceptions — Penalties.
- § 56-1-107. Authority to query the TBI's criminal history records system.
- § 56-1-108. Study of impediments to insurance for use of justifiable force.
- § 56-1-109. License of person in default on student loans.
- § 56-1-110. Claims to be brought in chancery court of Davidson county.
- § 56-1-201. Creation of department of commerce and insurance.
- § 56-1-202. Commissioner head of department.
- § 56-1-203. Commissioner not to be financially interested in insurance corporations.
- § 56-1-204. Inquisitorial power given commissioner and deputies.
- § 56-1-205. Traveling expenses of commissioner.
- § 56-1-206. Special deputy commissioner — Compensation limited to half of fines.
- § 56-1-207. Employment of actuaries by commissioner — Duties — Compensation.
- § 56-1-208. Actuaries to compute net value of policies — Other duties.
- § 56-1-209. Payment of expenses of department — Record of receipts and expenditures — Excess fees.
- § 56-1-210. Advisory committee.
- § 56-1-211. Office to assist older persons concerning insurance.
- § 56-1-212. Commissioner's authority to regulate — Conversion of health insurance business.
- § 56-1-213. Fee to cover costs of issuing or renewing licenses, registrations and permits.
- § 56-1-301. Director for division of regulatory boards.
- § 56-1-302. Powers, duties and responsibilities of director — Alternative method of license renewals.
- § 56-1-303. Consultations with boards — Conclusiveness of director's decisions.
- § 56-1-304. Director as member of each board — Notice to director of meetings.
- § 56-1-305. Bond of director and assistants.
- § 56-1-306. Personnel.
- § 56-1-307. Per diem and travel expenses of board, commission or agency members.
- § 56-1-308. Penalty for violation of statute, rule or order — Recovery.
- § 56-1-309. Expenditure estimates — Improvement recommendations.
- § 56-1-310. Moneys collected by boards attached to division of regulatory boards — Separate account in state general fund.
- § 56-1-311. Assessment of investigatory and hearing costs — Rules and regulations.
- § 56-1-312. Default on student loans by members of regulated professions.
- § 56-1-313. Disciplinary authority of governmental entities attached to the division of regulatory boards.
- § 56-1-401. Examination of companies by commissioner before granting of certificate to do business.
- § 56-1-402. [Repealed.]
- § 56-1-403. [Repealed.]
- § 56-1-404. Determination of liability upon contracts of insurance on policies other than life for reinsurance.
- § 56-1-405. Assets allowable as credits in account of financial condition.
- § 56-1-406. Commissioner is custodian of collateral deposited.
- § 56-1-407. Valuation of bonds held by insurance companies — Basis.
- § 56-1-408. Examination of insurance companies — Frequency.
- § 56-1-409. Examination when deemed prudent or requested.
- § 56-1-410. Examination of foreign companies.
- § 56-1-411. Extent of examination — Report — Hearing — Order — Penalty — Confidentiality of records.
- § 56-1-412. Failure to testify before commissioner — Obstruction of examination — Penalty.
- § 56-1-413. Expenses of examination — Payment by company examined.
- § 56-1-414. Impairment of capital stock of domestic insurance company.
- § 56-1-415. Issuance of policies by domestic life insurance companies forbidden when assets are insufficient.
- § 56-1-416. Revocation or suspension of certificate of authority.
- § 56-1-417. Notice required for revocation or suspension of certificate of authority.
- § 56-1-418. Calculation of disability benefit reserves.
- § 56-1-419. Statement of actuarial opinion — Summary — Report and work papers — Liability for errors and omissions.
- § 56-1-420. Statement of actuarial opinion provided with annual statement and treated as public document — Materials provided in support of opinion that are confidential and privileged — Release of documents — Testimony — Powers of commissioner — Waiver of privilege or confidentiality.
- § 56-1-501. Annual statements to commissioner — Form and contents — Promulgation of rules by commissioner.
- § 56-1-502. Forfeiture for failure to file statement — Suspension of authority to do new business.
- § 56-1-503. False statement — Penalty — Perjury.
- § 56-1-601. Duty of commissioner to keep records of proceedings and examinations — Commissioner's report.
- § 56-1-602. Records — Inspection by public.
- § 56-1-603. Seal of department.
- § 56-1-604. Documents to be recorded by commissioner or the commissioner's chief deputy — Certified copies of records to be evidence.
- § 56-1-701. [Repealed.]
- § 56-1-702. [Repealed.]
- § 56-1-801. Violation of insurance laws — General penalty.
- § 56-1-802. Recovery of penalties — Imprisonment for failure to pay penalties.
- § 56-1-901. Short title and part definitions.
- § 56-1-902. Reserve valuation.
- § 56-1-903. Actuarial opinion of reserves.
- § 56-1-904. Computation of minimum standard.
- § 56-1-905. Computation of minimum standard for annuities and pure endowment contracts.
- § 56-1-906. Calendar year statutory valuation interest rates.
- § 56-1-907. Reserve valuation method — Life insurance and endowment benefits.
- § 56-1-908. Reserve valuation method — Annuity and pure endowment benefits.
- § 56-1-909. Minimum reserves.
- § 56-1-910. Optional reserve calculation.
- § 56-1-911. Reserve calculation — Valuation net premium exceeding the gross premium charged.
- § 56-1-913. Minimum standard for accident and health insurance contracts.
- § 56-1-914. Valuation manual for policies issued on or after the operative date of the valuation manual.
- § 56-1-915. Requirements of a principle-based valuation.
- § 56-1-916. Experience reporting for policies in force on or after the operative date of the valuation manual.
- § 56-1-917. Confidentiality.
- § 56-1-918. Single state exemption.
- § 56-1-919. Conflicts with other laws — Applicability date.
- § 56-2-101. Applicability to foreign and domestic companies.
- § 56-2-102. Requisites for commencing business — Foreign insurance companies qualifying as domestic corporations — Foreign credit life reinsurance companies.
- § 56-2-103. Qualifications necessary to do business — Commissioner to accept process — Deposit of securities.
- § 56-2-104. Contents of statement — Deposits.
- § 56-2-105. Certificate of authority required — Exceptions.
- § 56-2-106. Certificate of exemption.
- § 56-2-107. Acts of unauthorized insurers constituting doing business in state.
- § 56-2-108. Violation of § 56-2-105 — Penalty.
- § 56-2-109. No action to be maintained without certificate of authority.
- § 56-2-110. Injunction to prevent violation of § 56-2-105.
- § 56-2-111. Liability for tax on gross premium.
- § 56-2-112. Deposits in trust to secure policyholders.
- § 56-2-113. Period of organization before admission of foreign companies — Exceptions.
- § 56-2-114. Capital requirements for insurance combinations and reinsurance.
- § 56-2-115. Additional surplus requirement.
- § 56-2-116. Exemption of previously licensed companies — Termination of exemption for foreign insurance companies.
- § 56-2-117. [Repealed.]
- § 56-2-118. Address and phone number of policyholder service office outside state.
- § 56-2-119. Insurance company's address to appear on insurance policy.
- § 56-2-120. Insurers — Financial requirements — Hearings.
- § 56-2-121. Exempt entities.
- § 56-2-122. Nonprofit health maintenance organization as subsidiary of certain hospital corporations.
- § 56-2-123. Confirmation of verbal authorization for medical care.
- § 56-2-124. Hold harmless requirements prohibited.
- § 56-2-125. Establishment and maintenance of an all payer claims database — Establishment of Tennessee health information committee.
- § 56-2-126. Service contracts not to be construed as business of insurance.
- § 56-2-201. Definitions of kinds of insurance.
- § 56-2-202. Kinds of property insurance authorized.
- § 56-2-203. Life insurance — Annuity or contract loans — Trusts accepted and executed.
- § 56-2-204. Casualty, accident, sickness, theft and marine insurance.
- § 56-2-205. Insurance company may exercise one or all branches of authorized business.
- § 56-2-206. Companies on Lloyd's plan authorized to do business.
- § 56-2-207. Reinsurance contracts — Liability of ceding and assuming insurers.
- § 56-2-208. Credit for reinsurance — Reduction from liability for reinsurance.
- § 56-2-209. Assuming insurers — Determination of financial condition.
- § 56-2-210. Responsibilities and obligations of limited credit life and credit accident and health reinsurer.
- § 56-2-301. Promulgation of rules and regulations.
- § 56-2-302. Notice of hearing on issuance of cease and desist order.
- § 56-2-303. Hearings.
- § 56-2-304. Cease and desist orders.
- § 56-2-305. Violations — Commissioner's orders — Penalties.
- § 56-2-401. Alien government controlled companies excluded — Definition.
- § 56-2-402. Issuance of license to company controlled by foreign government prohibited.
- § 56-2-403. Penalty for violations.
- § 56-2-404. Foreign government controlled company as public nuisance — Injunction.
- § 56-2-405. Admission of companies of other countries — Deposits.
- § 56-2-406. Trustees of companies of other countries.
- § 56-2-407. Revocation of authority of foreign companies.
- § 56-2-408. Licenses of foreign insurance companies expire on July 1.
- § 56-2-409. Renewal of license of foreign fire or marine companies — Terms.
- § 56-2-410. Revocation of license of fire or marine companies — Reinstatement.
- § 56-2-411. Citizens procuring insurance with foreign companies — Liability for taxes.
- § 56-2-412. Retaliatory provisions — Dividing commissions between agents.
- § 56-2-501. Service and acknowledgment of service of process against incorporated domestic insurance companies.
- § 56-2-502. Service of process on foreign and alien companies — Definitions.
- § 56-2-503. Commissioner as attorney for purpose of process.
- § 56-2-504. Any lawful process may be served on commissioner or secretary of state — Requirements.
- § 56-2-505. Unauthorized insurers doing business constitutes secretary of state as attorney for service of process.
- § 56-2-506. Method of service — Notice to defendant — Filing with clerk.
- § 56-2-507. Continuance may be granted — Motion to quash or set aside service.
- § 56-2-508. Time allowed before judgment.
- § 56-2-509. Provisions supplemental.
- § 56-2-601. Short title.
- § 56-2-602. Acts constituting commissioner as attorney for service of process.
- § 56-2-603. Method of service — Notice to defendant.
- § 56-2-604. Personal service on agent or representative — Copy of process to defendant — Filing with clerk.
- § 56-2-605. Time allowed before judgment.
- § 56-2-606. Provisions supplemental.
- § 56-2-607. Defense by insurer — Bond or certificate of authority.
- § 56-2-608. Discretionary continuances.
- § 56-2-609. Motions to quash or set aside service.
- § 56-2-701. Enforcement of orders or decisions against unauthorized insurers.
- § 56-2-702. Part definitions.
- § 56-2-703. List of reciprocal states.
- § 56-2-704. Enforcement of foreign decrees.
- § 56-2-801. Sharing of confidential information.
- § 56-2-901. Short title.
- § 56-2-902. Purpose and scope.
- § 56-2-903. Part definitions.
- § 56-2-904. Disclosure requirement.
- § 56-2-905. Rules.
- § 56-2-906. Contents of corporate governance annual disclosure.
- § 56-2-907. Confidentiality.
- § 56-2-908. NAIC and third-party consultants.
- § 56-2-909. Sanctions.
- § 56-2-910. Severability.
- § 56-3-101. Investments of insurance companies organized after May 11, 1895.
- § 56-3-102. [Repealed.]
- § 56-3-103. Officers must not be pecuniarily interested in investment or disposition of funds of domestic company.
- § 56-3-104. Investments of domestic company in which officers pecuniarily interested not to be allowed as an admitted asset.
- § 56-3-105. Regulation of compensation of officers, agents and employees of life insurance companies and fraternal benefit societies.
- § 56-3-106. Pensions to officers, directors, or trustees, or to members of their families prohibited to domestic stock or mutual life insurance companies or fraternal benefit societies — Employees' retirement plans permitted.
- § 56-3-107. Disbursements by life insurance companies to be upon vouchers or affidavits.
- § 56-3-108. Dividends — Unauthorized payment — Penalty.
- § 56-3-109. Dividends — Illegal division — Directors' liability to creditors.
- § 56-3-110. Unclaimed dividends — Publication.
- § 56-3-111. Certain insurance companies to report settlement or judgment in health care liability claims.
- § 56-3-112. [Repealed.]
- § 56-3-113. Valuation of bonds.
- § 56-3-114. Valuation of securities.
- § 56-3-115. Bonds or other evidences of debt of a domestic insurance company — Reinsurance liability — Limitations.
- § 56-3-116. Property and casualty insurers — Risk limitations — Applicability.
- § 56-3-117. Foreign and alien insurers — Investments.
- § 56-3-118. Commissioner — Promulgation of rules and regulations.
- § 56-3-201. Soliciting contracts by advertisements — Claims office required.
- § 56-3-202. Contracts made by resident agent.
- § 56-3-203. Failure to provide claims office — Penalty.
- § 56-3-301. Underwriting or participation by domestic life insurance company in offering of securities by another prohibited — Agreement to withhold property from sale prohibited — Regulations on loans.
- § 56-3-302. Part definitions.
- § 56-3-303. Authorized investments.
- § 56-3-304. Foreign investments.
- § 56-3-305. Domestic life insurance companies may acquire, hold and convey real estate — Purposes — Manner.
- § 56-3-306. Time for disposal of real estate — Extension of time.
- § 56-3-307. Investments or loans of domestic life insurance companies limited.
- § 56-3-401. Part definitions.
- § 56-3-402. Investment of assets by certain domestic insurance companies.
- § 56-3-403. Investments in foreign securities and investments.
- § 56-3-404. Acquisition of stock.
- § 56-3-405. Acquisition and conveyance of real property.
- § 56-3-406. Disposition of real property.
- § 56-3-407. Manner of investment exclusive.
- § 56-3-408. Prohibited actions and transactions.
- § 56-3-409. Eligible investments.
- § 56-3-501. Separate accounts — Allocation.
- § 56-3-502. Investment of amounts allocated to separate accounts.
- § 56-3-503. Gains and losses credited to or charged against allocation.
- § 56-3-504. Valuation of assets allocated to separate account.
- § 56-3-505. Amounts allocated to be company owned.
- § 56-3-506. Agreements providing for annuity benefits on a variable basis — Statements required.
- § 56-3-507. Authorization for delivery of agreements providing benefits on a variable basis — Determination of qualification.
- § 56-3-508. Regulation of agreements — Rulemaking power — Licensing.
- § 56-3-509. Separate accounts — Insurance laws applicable — Required provisions of variable life agreements.
- § 56-3-601. [Repealed.]
- § 56-3-602. [Repealed.]
- § 56-3-603. [Repealed.]
- § 56-3-604. [Repealed.]
- § 56-3-605. [Repealed.]
- § 56-3-701. “Equity security” defined.
- § 56-3-702. Equity securities of domestic stock insurance companies — Statements of beneficial owners, directors and officers.
- § 56-3-703. Profits from unfair use of information recoverable — Exceptions.
- § 56-3-704. Restrictions on sale of equity securities.
- § 56-3-705. Purchases and sales which are exempt.
- § 56-3-706. Foreign and domestic arbitrage transactions exempt.
- § 56-3-707. Conditions exempting equity securities.
- § 56-3-708. Rules and regulations.
- § 56-3-801. Voluntary deposit of securities for protection of state policyholders and creditors.
- § 56-3-802. Authority to hold securities.
- § 56-3-803. Delivery back to insurance company.
- § 56-3-804. Rules and regulations.
- § 56-3-901. Purpose.
- § 56-3-902. Part definitions.
- § 56-3-903. Use of book-entry systems.
- § 56-3-904. Deposit of securities by domestic insurance companies.
- § 56-3-905. Deposit of securities by insurance companies.
- § 56-4-101. Schedule and applicability of fees.
- § 56-4-102. Disposition of fees.
- § 56-4-103. Fraternal insurance companies to pay per diem fee and expense of annual valuation of policies.
- § 56-4-104. Receipt of illegal fees — Issuance of fraudulent certificate — Penalty.
- § 56-4-105. Refund of erroneously paid amounts.
- § 56-4-106. Annual regulatory fee for credit life, accident, and health insurance.
- § 56-4-201. Companies subject to tax — “Insurance company” defined.
- § 56-4-202. Associations exempt.
- § 56-4-203. State purposes only.
- § 56-4-204. “Gross premiums” defined.
- § 56-4-205. Tax on gross premiums — Due date for payment of tax — Minimum stipulated.
- § 56-4-206. Tax on workers' compensation insurers.
- § 56-4-207. Tax on self-insurers under compensation law.
- § 56-4-208. Additional payment for fire insurance.
- § 56-4-209. [Repealed.]
- § 56-4-210. “Tennessee securities” defined — Reduction in tax for investments in state.
- § 56-4-211. Credit for valuation of policies fees.
- § 56-4-212. Period covered by payments.
- § 56-4-213. Exemption from other taxes.
- § 56-4-214. Liability after ceasing to transact new business.
- § 56-4-215. Foreign companies — Tax upon business in force upon ceasing to transact new business — Failure to pay tax, penalty — Condition to obtain or renew license.
- § 56-4-216. Delinquency.
- § 56-4-217. Credit against franchise and excise taxes.
- § 56-4-218. Reciprocity of treatment.
- § 56-4-219. Refund of erroneously paid taxes.
- § 56-4-220. Exemption of life insurance and annuity premiums.
- § 56-4-221. In-state insurance companies — Reinsurance agreements with insurance company affiliates.
- § 56-4-301. Tax imposed.
- § 56-4-302. Nature of tax — Exemption from other taxes.
- § 56-4-303. Business within state.
- § 56-4-304. Rate of tax.
- § 56-4-305. “Gross profits or income” defined.
- § 56-4-306. Allocation — Companies doing business outside state.
- § 56-4-307. Annual report — Fiscal year — Annual return.
- § 56-4-308. Powers of commissioner — Failure to file return or filing false return.
- § 56-4-309. Disposition of revenue.
- § 56-4-401. “Production credit association” defined — Associations subject to tax.
- § 56-4-402. Nature of tax — Exemption from other taxes.
- § 56-4-403. Tax imposed — Computation.
- § 56-4-404. Levy and payment dates.
- § 56-4-405. Powers of commissioner — Failure or refusal to file a return, filing a false and fraudulent return.
- § 56-4-406. Disposition of revenue.
- § 56-5-101. Application of part.
- § 56-5-102. Part definitions.
- § 56-5-103. Standards.
- § 56-5-104. Criteria for compliance.
- § 56-5-105. Filing by personal risk insurers.
- § 56-5-106. Filing by commercial risk insurers.
- § 56-5-107. Inspection of filings — Surcharges — Residual market mechanisms — Alternative filings.
- § 56-5-108. Basis and procedure for disapproval — Interim rates.
- § 56-5-109. Information for insureds — Review for aggrieved persons — Civil penalty — Rule-making authority.
- § 56-5-110. Licensing of rate service organizations — Activities and services.
- § 56-5-111. Registration of advisory organizations — Activities and services.
- § 56-5-112. Plans for reporting loss and expense experience.
- § 56-5-113. Agreements between insurers or with other organizations — Application for deductible plan — Rating plans submitted by captive insurance companies providing workers' compensation coverage.
- § 56-5-114. Joint underwriting, pools, residual market mechanisms, and workers' compensation assigned risk plans.
- § 56-5-115. Examination of insurance entities by commissioner.
- § 56-5-116. Payment of dividends, savings, and premium deposits unaffected.
- § 56-5-117. Violations — Penalties — Suspension of licenses.
- § 56-5-118. Review of commissioner's orders.
- § 56-5-119. System intended to provide stable insurance market.