Tennessee § 56-14-116 - Keeping of records.
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§ 56-14-116. Keeping of records.
Each surplus lines agent shall keep in the agent's office in this state a full and true record of each surplus lines contract procured by the agent for or on behalf of an insured whose home state is the state of Tennessee, including a copy of the daily report, if any, and showing such of the following items as may be applicable: Amount of the insurance and perils insured against; Brief general description of property insured and where located; Gross premium charged; Return premium paid, if any; Rate of premium charged upon the several items of property; Effective date of the contract and its terms; Name and post office address of the insured; Name and home office address of the insurer; Amount collected from the insured; and Other information as required by the commissioner. The record shall at all times be open to examination by the commissioner without notice, and shall be kept available and open to the commissioner for three (3) years next following expiration or cancellation of the contract. Acts 1969, ch. 270, § 16; T.C.A., § 56-3816; 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 56-14-116 ("Keeping of records.") 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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