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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 § 45-5-612 — Out-of-state banks restricted — Compliance with § 45-5-609 required for all banks

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  Out-of-state-owned industrial banks must be divested, liquidated, dissolved, or recertified by the stated deadlines, and new industrial banks or conversions are barred unless § 45-5-609 is satisfied.

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  TCA § 56-7-113 — Inquiry by homeowner's insurance policyholder not grounds for premium increase or cancellation of policy — Communications necessitating investigation — Violation constitutes unfair trade practice

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  An insurance company cannot raise a premium or cancel a homeowner’s policy just because the insured made an inquiry about the policy or a loss.

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  TCA § 56-15-105 — Conditions of doing business — Deposit to be made with commissioner

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  Surety companies must make and keep a deposit with the commissioner before they can execute bonds, with reduced or no in-state deposit available for certain out-of-state companies that meet stated deposit or capital conditions.

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  TCA § 7-59-103 — Above and below ground cables — Permits

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  Cable and video service providers may place cable on or under certain public property only with required approvals and permits, and they must follow placement and safety conditions.

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  TCA § 7-59-104 — Relocation of cables and apparatus — Damage to public property

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  If utility or service equipment must be moved for public-land maintenance, the cable television/cable service/video service provider pays the cost. If its operations damage public highways or roads, it must repair them to department standards and pay all costs.

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  TCA § 62-26-214 — Investigations company — Change in ownership

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  If ownership of an investigations company changes, the new owner generally cannot keep operating for more than 30 days unless a license application is filed within that period.

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  TCA § 62-39-423 — Unique registration number — Publication of list of registrations — Disclosure of registration number

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  The commission must issue each appraisal management company a unique registration number, publish a list of registered companies that have received one, and companies must disclose the number on certain engagement letters.

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  TCA § 56-20-114 — Examination by commissioner — Payment of expenses — Prosecution of offending officers

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  The commissioner must investigate a company’s management when requested by specified insiders, the company must pay the examination expenses, and offending officers must be prosecuted if violations are found.

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  TCA § 56-1-415 — Issuance of policies by domestic life insurance companies forbidden when assets are insufficient

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  If a domestic life insurance company’s funds are below the required net cash value level, the commissioner must notify the company and its agents not to issue new policies until the funds equal the liabilities.

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  TCA § 56-23-101 — Property, casualty and surety insurance — Certificate of authority

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  Before starting business, covered state stock fire insurance companies must file specified documents and deposits with the commissioner, and the commissioner cannot issue authority until listed conditions are met.

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  TCA § 56-13-304 — Petition for certificate of authority

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  A captive insurance company seeking branch captive insurance licensing must petition the commissioner for a certificate, and after the certificate is issued it must comply with titles 48 and 61.

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  TCA § 56-13-117 — Establishment of standards regarding risk management

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  The commissioner may adopt rules for risk-management standards, and may temporarily approve coverage of the relevant risks before those rules are adopted.

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  TCA § 68-102-114 — Fire insurance companies to make annual reports of fires — Contents

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  Fire insurance companies doing business in the state must file an annual fire-loss report with the commissioner.

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  TCA § 56-15-112 — Action against company — Jurisdiction — Venue

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  A surety company doing business under this chapter may be sued in certain courts in the county tied to the bond or the company’s principal office.

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  TCA § 62-39-418 — Appraiser allowed to record fee appraiser paid for appraisal — Separate statement to client

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  An appraisal management company must not stop an appraiser from listing the fee paid for the appraisal in the appraisal report, and must separately tell the client the appraiser fee and its own management fee.

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  TCA § 65-9-108 — Privileges and exemption from taxation not transferred

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  A consolidated railroad company cannot receive or be given certain franchises, rights, powers, immunities, or tax exemptions that were not already granted at consolidation.

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  TCA § 56-3-904 — Deposit of securities by domestic insurance companies

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  Certain securities may be deposited with a clearing corporation, but the insurance company cannot withdraw them without the commissioner’s approval.

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  TCA § 56-13-114 — Taxation

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  Captive insurance companies must pay annual premium taxes to the department by March 15, with specified rates, minimums, maximums, penalties, and interest for late payment.

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  TCA § 56-22-117 — Violations — Hearings

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  The commissioner may levy a civil penalty of up to $10,000, after notice and a hearing, against certain county mutual insurance companies or related entities if specified violations or conditions are found.

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  TCA § 65-21-104 — Consolidation of telephone and electric light companies

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  Telephone and electric light companies may consolidate, partially consolidate, or cooperate, if the stockholders of each company concur.

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