Tennessee § 56-14-103 - Surplus lines insurance authorized.
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§ 56-14-103. Surplus lines insurance authorized.
If insurance coverages of insureds, whose home state is this state, cannot be procured from admitted companies after diligent effort, except if an exempt commercial purchaser, the coverages, designated as surplus lines insurance, may be procured from unauthorized companies, subject to the following conditions: The insurance must be eligible for surplus lines under § 56-14-105; The insurer must be an eligible surplus lines insurer under § 56-14-109; The writing agent must be a licensed surplus lines agent; and Any other applicable provisions of this chapter must be followed. Any surplus lines insurance of an insured, whose home state is this state, shall be deemed to be insurance procured, or continued or renewed in this state for purposes of subsection (a). Acts 1969, ch. 270, § 3; T.C.A., § 56-3803; Acts 2011, ch. 446, § 1. Code Commission Notes. Former part 1 of this chapter was deleted and renumbered as T.C.A. §§ 56-14-101 to 56-14-117 by authority of the Code Commission in 2016.
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Section 56-14-103 ("Surplus lines insurance authorized.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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