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Company law in United States — Tennessee

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 45-2-2107 — Adequate capital structure — Factors considered

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  A state trust company must not be organized with capital below $500,000, and the commissioner may require more after considering listed factors.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 56-13-110 — License suspension or revocation

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  The commissioner may suspend or revoke a captive insurance company's license for specified problems, including insolvency, reporting failures, noncompliance, unsound operations, or other state-law violations.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 65-11-110 — Apportionment of work in constructing underpass or overpass

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  The transportation commissioner may agree with a railroad company to split up the work of building an underpass or overpass, and work on the commissioner’s share must follow the same contracting rules used for other state highway projects. People working under the commissioner must also follow reasonable railroad safet

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  TCA § 46-1-110 — Sale of land not suitable or needed for cemetery purposes

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  Cemetery companies may sell certain unused cemetery land, but they must notify the commissioner in writing and get written approval before disposing of it.

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  TCA § 65-4-122 — Discriminatory charges — Reasonableness of rates — Unreasonable preferences — Penalties

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  Common carriers and public service companies may not charge unfairly different rates, give unreasonable preferences, or overcharge; violations are unlawful and can be fined.

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  TCA § 56-13-208 — Pleadings against protected cell captive insurance company

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  This section says pleadings in actions involving a protected cell captive insurance company must identify the protected cells involved, protects nonparty protected cells in discovery, and limits one protected cell’s assets and responsibilities for another.

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  TCA § 45-2-1003 — Segregation and registration of fiduciary assets — Nominee

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  Banks and trust companies handling fiduciary property must keep it separate from the bank’s own assets, keep records showing the fiduciary relationship, and certify holdings on demand; they may also use specified safekeeping and deposit arrangements under stated conditions.

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  TCA § 46-1-304 — Standard of cemetery care — Enforcement — Penalty for failure to maintain improvement care fund

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  A cemetery company must maintain its cemeteries in a respectful way, and the section allows enforcement actions and penalties if the improvement care trust fund is not properly set up and maintained.

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  TCA § 56-21-123 — Maximum amounts of fire risks prescribed

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  Sets maximum fire-insurance risk amounts a company may carry, with lower limits when there is no full paid fire department and a special higher limit for certain state mutual fire insurance companies.

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  TCA § 56-3-111 — Certain insurance companies to report settlement or judgment in health care liability claims

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  Certain insurance companies must report qualifying settlement or judgment amounts to specified medical boards within 30 days, and the reports must stay confidential.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 56-6-914 — Written contracts — Required terms — Payment by insurer of policy limit of the insurance policy — Written disclosure of financial interest of adjuster — Prohibited contract terms — Disclosure document regarding the claim process — Insured's copy or the original of the contract — Notification letter to insurer — Insured's right to rescind — Adjuster as payee on checks

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  Public adjusters must use written contracts with required terms, give disclosures and copies to the insured, and allow the insured to rescind within 3 business days.

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• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 56-19-107 — Legal existence — Bylaws and transaction of business

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  The company becomes legally existing on the certificate of incorporation date, the named board may adopt bylaws and do business, and bylaws or amendments must be filed with the commissioner within 30 days after adoption.

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