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Company law in United States — Tennessee

Company formation, governance, directors, ownership, filings, and corporate obligations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 56-2-502 — Service of process on foreign and alien companies — Definitions

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  This section defines key terms for related service-of-process rules involving foreign and alien insurance companies.

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  TCA § 56-3-405 — Acquisition and conveyance of real property

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  Domestic insurance companies may buy, hold, and sell real property only for stated purposes and must stay within asset and property-use limits.

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  TCA § 7-32-114 — Deduction of cost payable by railway

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  If the company chooses municipal paving, the board must deduct the company’s share before apportioning costs, and the legislative body must apportion two-thirds of the remaining cost to adjacent land.

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  TCA § 56-25-306 — Conversion to stock or mutual life insurance company

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  A domestic fraternal benefit society may convert and be licensed as a stock or mutual life insurance company if it meets the title’s requirements.

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  TCA § 56-37-102 — Chapter definitions

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  This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including “Commissioner,” “Licensee,” “Person,” “Premium finance agreement,” “Premium finance company,” and “Premiums financed.”

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  TCA § 56-3-501 — Separate accounts — Allocation

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  A domestic life insurance company may create separate accounts, but only with the commissioner’s approval.

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  TCA § 56-21-110 — Deposits and investments — Borrowing of funds by officers or committee members prohibited — Director or officer not to take fees for making loans — Penalty

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  Mutual fire insurance companies covered by this chapter must make deposits and investments in the company’s corporate name, and officers, committee members, directors, and officers may not borrow the funds or take fees or other consideration for loans. Violations are a Class C misdemeanor.

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  TCA § 56-4-301 — Tax imposed

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  Investment companies are subject to a special tax measured by gross profits or income, but registered broker-dealers are exempt.

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  TCA § 45-5-102 — Chapter definitions

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  This section defines terms used in the chapter, including commissioner, control, registrant, industrial bank, and residential mortgage loan.

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  TCA § 46-1-209 — Satisfaction of contract — Cancellation of contract — Substitution of cemetery merchandise or services

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  If a cemetery company cannot provide contracted cemetery merchandise or services when requested within a reasonable time, the purchaser or related representatives may provide them and receive the contract deposit; the company can cancel after 90 days of purchaser default, and substitution credits must be given when all

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  TCA § 56-19-117 — Advancements

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  Certain people may advance money to the company, but the amount must be reported annually and no commission or promotion expenses may be paid for the advance.

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  TCA § 62-39-419 — Improper influence — Proper requests for information

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  Appraisal management company personnel may not try to influence an appraisal, but the company may ask for factual corrections or more information.

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  TCA § 56-3-305 — Domestic life insurance companies may acquire, hold and convey real estate — Purposes — Manner

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  A domestic life insurance company may deal in real property only for listed business and investment purposes, and its holdings are capped by asset-percentage limits.

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  TCA § 56-2-507 — Continuance may be granted — Motion to quash or set aside service

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  A court may postpone the case to give the company a reasonable chance to defend itself, and an unauthorized foreign or alien company may still move to quash a writ or set aside service.

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  TCA § 67-5-1205 — Elements included in valuation of stock

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  This section says corporate property and capital stock are treated as including both tangible and intangible value, and it bars taxing certain stock income in the insurance-company situations described.

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  TCA § 56-4-103 — Fraternal insurance companies to pay per diem fee and expense of annual valuation of policies

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  Certain fraternal insurance societies or companies must pay a per diem fee and the actuary’s expense for each annual valuation.

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  TCA § 48-103-106 — Fraudulent and deceptive practices

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  Certain offeror, offeree, affiliate, associate, and broker-dealer conduct is unlawful if it is fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative in connection with a takeover offer.

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  TCA § 56-3-403 — Investments in foreign securities and investments

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  Domestic insurance companies may invest in certain Canadian and foreign securities, but each category has an investment cap.

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  TCA § 56-2-118 — Address and phone number of policyholder service office outside state

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  Some insurance policies must include the company’s policyholder service office address and phone number; if an insurer stops maintaining an in-state service office, it must send affected policyholders written notice with contact details for the servicing agent or nearest office.

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  TCA § 56-1-102 — Definitions for this chapter, chapters 2-4, 7, 10 and 11 of this title

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  This section defines several insurance-law terms used in this chapter and related chapters.

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