As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Actuary” means a person who is a member in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-6-502

  • Attorney: means the person designated and authorized by subscribers as the attorney-in-fact having authority to obligate them on reciprocal insurance contracts. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102
  • Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
  • Insurer: means any person, firm, association or corporation duly licensed in this state as an insurance company pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 56-6-502
  • MGA: means any person who:
    (i) Manages all or part of the insurance business of an insurer, including the management of a separate division, department, or underwriting office. See Tennessee Code 56-6-502
  • Person: means any association, aggregate of individuals, business, company, corporation, individual, joint-stock company, Lloyds-type organization, organization, partnership, receiver, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, trustee or society. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102
  • Reciprocal: means the aggregation of subscribers under a common name. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “Insurer” means any person, firm, association or corporation duly licensed in this state as an insurance company pursuant to § 56-2-102;
(3)

(A) “Managing general agent” or “MGA” means any person who:

(i) Manages all or part of the insurance business of an insurer, including the management of a separate division, department, or underwriting office; and
(ii) Acts as an agent for such insurer, whether known as a MGA, manager, or other similar term, and who, with or without the authority, either separately or together with affiliates, produces, directly or indirectly, and underwrites an amount of gross direct written premium equal to or more than five percent (5%) of the policyholder surplus in any one (1) quarter or year, as reported in the last annual statement of the insurer, and, related to the business produced, either:

(a) Adjusts or pays claims in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per claim; or
(b) Negotiates reinsurance on behalf of the insurer;
(B) Notwithstanding subdivision (3)(A), the following persons shall not be considered as MGAs for the purposes of this part:

(i) An employee of the insurer;
(ii) A United States manager of the United States branch of an alien insurer;
(iii) An underwriting manager that, pursuant to contract, manages all the insurance operations of the insurer, is under common control with the insurer, subject to the Insurance Holding Company System Act of 1986, compiled in chapter 11 of this title, and whose compensation is not based on the volume of premiums written; and
(iv) The attorney-in-fact authorized by and acting for the subscribers of a reciprocal insurer or inter-insurance exchange under powers of attorney; and
(4) “Underwrite” means the authority to accept or reject risk on behalf of the insurer.
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