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TN Code § 56-1-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 2 - Organization and Personnel|§ 56-1-210. Advisory Committee

  The commissioner shall appoint an advisory committee to assist the department. The advisory committee shall be composed of not more than twelve (12) members who are qualified professionals in the health insurance industry and related health fields.   The advisory committee shall meet with the commissioner or the commissioner's designee and shall report periodically to the department on its findings.
TN Code § 56-1-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 2 - Organization and Personnel|§ 56-1-211. Office to Assist Older Persons Concerning Insurance

  The commissioner shall establish within the department an office to assist older Tennesseans in understanding, evaluating, and comparing insurance products available to them. The projects, programs, and services of the office shall be coordinated with those of the commission on aging and disability created by § 71-2-104. The office shall devote particular attention to addressing questions involving medicare supplement insurance policies.   Subject to the limits of any appropriation by the general assembly, the commissioner may, through the office established under subsection (a):  Employ or contract for the services of a consultant approved by the commission on aging and disability;   Train the consultant to meet with and appear before senior citizens groups to disseminate and gather information on insurance products of interest to them;   Develop a computer system capable of comparing features and rates of various insurance policies;   Reimburse volunteers for travel expenses incurred in connection with the performance of duties assigned by the office; and   Undertake any other activities that are reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
TN Code § 56-1-212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 2 - Organization and Personnel|§ 56-1-212. Commissioner's Authority to Regulate — Conversion of Health Insurance Business

  Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, the commissioner shall have the same authority to regulate and shall apply the same substantive standards to hospital and medical service corporations licensed pursuant to chapter 29 of this title as shall apply to health insurers doing business pursuant to chapter 26, part 1 of this title.    Prior to engaging in any transaction or series of transactions the net effect of which shall be to effectuate the conversion by any method, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all of the health insurance business of the nonprofit hospital and medical service corporation, as measured by annual revenue on a consolidated basis, to a for-profit entity of any kind the equity interest of which is not wholly owned by the corporation or its insureds, the service corporation shall file with the commissioner a written notice of its intention to do so. The commissioner shall, upon receipt of the notice, forward a copy of the notice to the governor and to the speaker of the house of representatives and the speaker of the senate. The service corporation shall take no action to effectuate the completion of the conversion for a period of one (1) year from the date of the filing, or until the end of the next regular session of the general assembly in the year following the year in which the notice is given in the event the one-year period does not include a full, regular legislative session of the general assembly.   For the purposes of subdivision (b)(1):  “All or substantially all of the health insurance business” shall not include the sale of all or part of the assets of equity interest in a subsidiary company unless the subsidiary company constitutes in excess of seventy-five percent (75%) of the total consolidated annual revenue of the service corporation as reflected on its annual statement for the preceding year; and   The transfer of health insurance business of the service corporation shall not be deemed to include the contracting or subcontracting of business or business functions.       Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the board of directors of the service corporation licensed pursuant to chapter 29 of this title, shall meet all of the requirements for boards of directors of nonprofit corporations pursuant to title 48, chapter 58, part 1. To the extent that chapter 29 of this title conflicts with title 48, chapter 58, title 48, chapter 58 shall control.
TN Code § 56-1-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 2 - Organization and Personnel|§ 56-1-213. Fee to Cover Costs of Issuing or Renewing Licenses, Registrations and Permits

 The commissioner is authorized to promulgate, by rule, a convenience fee to cover the costs of issuing or renewing licenses, registrations and permits. Any fee set by rule under the authority of this section may be assessed in addition to the fee or fees assessed for the costs of issuing or renewing licenses, registrations and permits by mail or in person. In no event shall the fee exceed the actual costs incurred in issuing or renewing a license, registration or permit.
TN Code § 56-1-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 3 - Division of Regulatory Boards|§ 56-1-301. Director for Division of Regulatory Boards

 The commissioner shall employ a director for the division of regulatory boards created under § 4-3-1303.
TN Code § 56-1-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 3 - Division of Regulatory Boards|§ 56-1-303. Consultations With Boards — Conclusiveness of Director's Decisions

 In providing the administrative functions required under §§ 56-1-301, 56-1-302 and 56-1-306, the director shall consult with each board as to its particular requirements, but the decision of the director in such matters shall be conclusive, except as otherwise directed by the commissioner.
TN Code § 56-1-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 3 - Division of Regulatory Boards|§ 56-1-304. Director as Member of Each Board — Notice to Director of Meetings

  The director or the director's duly authorized representative shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member of each board attached to the department, and shall be entitled to attend all meetings of the boards.   Each board shall advise the director of any meetings at which official action will be taken at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting, unless the director expressly waives the requirement.
TN Code § 56-1-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 3 - Division of Regulatory Boards|§ 56-1-305. Bond of Director and Assistants

 The director, and any assistants designated by the commissioner, shall give bond as provided by law, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office and for the faithful accounting of all money and other property that comes into their hands.
TN Code § 56-1-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 3 - Division of Regulatory Boards|§ 56-1-306. Personnel

 Any employment of personnel by the director for the division of regulatory boards shall be in accordance with rules of the departments of human resources and finance and administration.
TN Code § 56-1-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 3 - Division of Regulatory Boards|§ 56-1-307. Per Diem and Travel Expenses of Board, Commission or Agency Members

  Members of each board, commission, or agency attached to the division of regulatory boards created under § 4-3-1303 shall receive the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day actually spent in the performance of their official duties.   All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 56-1-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 3 - Division of Regulatory Boards|§ 56-1-308. Penalty for Violation of Statute, Rule or Order — Recovery

  With respect to any person required to be licensed, permitted, or authorized by any board, commission or agency attached to the division of regulatory boards, each respective board, commission or agency may assess a civil penalty against the person in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each separate violation of a statute, rule or order pertaining to the board, commission or agency. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate violation.   Each board, commission or agency shall by rule establish a schedule designating the minimum and maximum civil penalties that may be assessed under this section. In assessing civil penalties, the following factors may be considered:  Whether the amount imposed will be a substantial economic deterrent to the violator;   The circumstances leading to the violation;   The severity of the violation and the risk of harm to the public;   The economic benefits gained by the violator as a result of noncompliance; and   The interest of the public.      Civil penalties assessed pursuant to this section shall become final thirty (30) days after the date a final order of assessment is served. Payment of any civil penalty assessed after a hearing held pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, is a prerequisite to issuance or renewal of any license issued by a board, commission or agency attached to the division unless the final decision of the board, commission or agency is stayed pursuant to § 4-5-322(c), or acceptable arrangements for payment of the civil penalty are made with the board, commission or agency prior to the issuance or renewal of any license issued by a board, commission or agency attached to the division.   If the violator fails to pay an assessment when it becomes final, the division may apply to the appropriate court for a judgment and seek execution of the judgment.   Jurisdiction for recovery of the penalties shall be in the chancery court of Davidson County, or the chancery court of the county in which all or part of the violations occurred.     All sums recovered pursuant to this section shall be paid into the state treasury.
TN Code § 56-1-309 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 3 - Division of Regulatory Boards|§ 56-1-309. Expenditure Estimates — Improvement Recommendations

 Before submitting an estimate of its expenditure requirements as provided in § 9-4-5103, the department shall consult with each board, commission, or agency that is attached to the division of regulatory boards created under § 4-3-1303 and is authorized or required to collect any fees. The board, commission, or agency shall timely submit to the commissioner an itemized list of any improvements recommended for inclusion in the department's expenditure estimate. In the preparation of the estimate, the department shall clearly indicate the disposition of each improvement recommendation received under this section. The department shall transmit with its expenditure estimate a copy of each list of recommended improvements received under this section to the commissioner of finance and administration.
TN Code § 56-1-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 3 - Division of Regulatory Boards|§ 56-1-310. Moneys Collected by Boards Attached to Division of Regulatory Boards — Separate Account in State General Fund

  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all moneys collected by any board attached to the division of regulatory boards pursuant to § 4-3-1304 shall be deposited in the state general fund and credited to a separate account for each board.   Disbursements from the accounts shall be made solely for the purpose of defraying expenses incurred in the implementation and enforcement of the boards' areas of regulation.   The expenses shall not be paid from any other state funds.   Funds remaining in board accounts at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available for expenditure in accordance with law.
TN Code § 56-1-311 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 3 - Division of Regulatory Boards|§ 56-1-311. Assessment of Investigatory and Hearing Costs — Rules and Regulations

  Notwithstanding any contrary law, the division of regulatory boards or any board, commission or agency attached to the division of regulatory boards may assess the actual and reasonable costs of the investigation, prosecution and hearing of any disciplinary action held in accordance with the contested case provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3, and in which sanctions of any kind are imposed on any person or entity required to be licensed, permitted, registered or otherwise authorized by the division or respective board, commission or agency. These costs may include, but are not limited to, those incurred and assessed for the time of the prosecuting attorneys, investigators, expert witnesses, administrative judges and any other persons involved in the investigation, prosecution and hearing of the action.   The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing a schedule of costs that may be assessed pursuant to this section.    All costs assessed pursuant to this section shall become final thirty (30) days after the date a final order of assessment is served.   If the individual or entity disciplined fails to pay an assessment when it becomes final, the division may apply to the appropriate court for a judgment and seek execution of the judgment.   Jurisdiction for recovery of the costs shall be in the chancery court of Davidson County.
TN Code § 56-1-313 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 3 - Division of Regulatory Boards|§ 56-1-313. Disciplinary Authority of Governmental Entities Attached to the Division of Regulatory Boards

  In addition to any other lawful disciplinary authority, any board, commission or agency attached to the division of regulatory boards may, upon receipt of a certified order, refuse to issue or renew a license, permit or authorization to practice, and revoke, suspend or restrict any license, permit or authorization to practice that the board, commission, or agency has issued to any person who:  Has had the person's license, permit or authorization to practice in the profession or occupation subject to the jurisdiction of the board, commission or agency suspended or revoked by another state or national board, commission or agency for any acts or omissions that would constitute grounds for discipline in this state; or   Has voluntarily surrendered the person's license, permit or authorization to practice in the profession or occupation that is subject to the jurisdiction of the board, commission or agency, as a result of or during the pendency of disciplinary proceedings by another state or national board, commission or agency, for any acts or omissions that would constitute grounds for discipline in this state.     The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, shall govern all matters and procedures respecting the hearing and judicial review of any contested case, as defined in § 4-5-102, arising under the authority of this section.   Any board, commission or agency attached to the division of regulatory boards is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this section. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.
TN Code § 56-1-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 4 - Financial Valuations and Examination of Companies|§ 56-1-401. Examination of Companies by Commissioner Before Granting of Certificate to Do Business

 Before granting certificates of authority to an insurance company to issue policies or make contracts of insurance, the commissioner shall be satisfied, by such examination and evidence as the commissioner sees fit to make and require, that the company is duly qualified under the laws of the state to transact business in the state.
TN Code § 56-1-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 4 - Financial Valuations and Examination of Companies|§ 56-1-404. Determination of Liability Upon Contracts of Insurance on Policies Other Than Life for Reinsurance

 To determine the liability upon the contracts of insurance for insurance companies doing business in this state, foreign and domestic, other than life, the commissioner shall require the companies to charge, as the liability for reinsurance of outstanding policies, fifty percent (50%) of the premiums received on policies or risks having not more than one (1) year to run, and a pro rata of all premiums received on policies or risks having more than one (1) year to run.
TN Code § 56-1-405 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 4 - Financial Valuations and Examination of Companies|§ 56-1-405. Assets Allowable as Credits in Account of Financial Condition

 The commissioner shall allow to the credit of an insurance company in the account of its financial condition only the assets that are or can be made available for the payment of losses in the state, but may credit any deposits of funds of the company set apart as security for a particular liability, or any deposits of funds of the company that are deposited for the purpose of meeting the requirements for doing business in another state or commonwealth. The commissioner may, in the commissioner's discretion, disallow stockholders' obligations of any description as part of the assets or capital of any insurance company, unless secured by competent collateral.
TN Code § 56-1-406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 4 - Financial Valuations and Examination of Companies|§ 56-1-406. Commissioner Is Custodian of Collateral Deposited

 The commissioner shall be the custodian of all collateral in the form of stock certificates, bonds, debentures, notes and other evidences of indebtedness deposited or pledged with the commissioner under any existing law, and it shall be the commissioner's official duty safely to keep, surrender and account for the collateral deposited as provided by law, and for the safekeeping of that collateral both the commissioner and the sureties on the commissioner's official bond are liable.
TN Code § 56-1-407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 4 - Financial Valuations and Examination of Companies|§ 56-1-407. Valuation of Bonds Held by Insurance Companies — Basis

  All bonds or other evidences of debt having a fixed term and rate held by any life insurance company, assessment life association, or fraternal beneficiary association, authorized to do business in this state, may, if amply secured and not in default as to principal and interest, be valued as follows:  If purchased at par, at par value; or   If purchased above or below par, on the basis of the purchase price adjusted so as to bring the value to par at maturity and so as to yield in the meantime the effective rate of interest at which the purchase was made.     The purchase shall in no case be taken at a higher figure than the actual market value at the time of purchase.   The commissioner shall have full discretion in determining the method of calculating values according to subsection (a).
TN Code § 56-1-408 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 4 - Financial Valuations and Examination of Companies|§ 56-1-408. Examination of Insurance Companies — Frequency

 As often as once in five (5) years, the commissioner shall, personally or by a deputy or some competent person appointed by the commissioner for that purpose, visit each insurance company licensed in this state and examine its affairs, especially as to its financial condition and ability to fulfill its obligations, and whether it has complied with the law.
TN Code § 56-1-410 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 4 - Financial Valuations and Examination of Companies|§ 56-1-410. Examination of Foreign Companies

 When the commissioner or the commissioner's deputy deems it prudent for the protection of policyholders in this state, the commissioner shall in like manner, visit and examine, or cause to be visited and examined by some competent person or persons the commissioner may appoint for that purpose, any foreign insurance company applying for admission to do business in this state.   In lieu of an examination under this section of any foreign or alien insurer licensed in this state, the commissioner may accept an examination report on the company as prepared by the department of insurance for the company's state of domicile or port-of-entry state until January 1, 1994. Thereafter, these reports may only be accepted if:
TN Code § 56-1-412 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 4 - Financial Valuations and Examination of Companies|§ 56-1-412. Failure to Testify Before Commissioner — Obstruction of Examination — Penalty

 Whoever, without justifiable cause, neglects, upon due summons, to appear and testify before the commissioner, the commissioner's deputy, or person appointed by the commissioner as provided, and whoever obstructs the commissioner, the commissioner's deputy or examiner in examining insurance companies commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 56-1-413 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 56 - Insurance|Chapter 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Part 4 - Financial Valuations and Examination of Companies|§ 56-1-413. Expenses of Examination — Payment by Company Examined

   Any insurance company authorized to do business in this state and examined under the law shall pay the proper charges incurred in the examination, including the expenses of the commissioner or the commissioner's deputy, and the expenses and compensation of the commissioner's assistants employed in the examination.   The compensation of the experts, actuaries and examiners designated by the commissioner for examining the books or business of insurance companies doing business in this state shall be fixed by the commissioner at a reasonable amount commensurate with usual compensation for like services.     All persons engaging, assisting, or making the required examination under this chapter shall be regular state employees, and their entire expenses and compensation shall be paid only by the state as now provided for by law. Notwithstanding this subsection (b), the commissioner may contract, in accordance with applicable state contracting procedures, for qualified actuaries and financial examiners the commissioner deems necessary due to the unavailability of qualified regular state employees to conduct a particular examination; provided, that, with respect to financial examinations, the compensation and per diem allowances paid to the persons shall be fixed by the commissioner at a reasonable amount commensurate with usual compensation for like services.   The full cost of the examination fixed by the commissioner shall be paid into the department for its use and benefit in meeting the expenses and compensation for the persons engaged in the examinations.