Tennessee § 56-14-110 - Validity of contracts.
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§ 56-14-110. Validity of contracts.
Insurance contracts procured as surplus line insurance coverage from unauthorized companies in accordance with this chapter shall be fully valid and enforceable as to all parties, and shall be given recognition in all matters and respects to the same effect and extent as like contracts issued by authorized companies. A contract of insurance placed in effect by an unauthorized company in violation of this chapter is unenforceable by the company. The insured shall not be precluded from enforcing the insured's rights in accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract. Acts 1969, ch. 270, § 10; T.C.A., § 56-3810; 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 56-14-110 ("Validity of contracts.") 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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