Tennessee Code 56-16-109 – Attorney for foreign reciprocal – Residence and principal office
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-16-109
- 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
- Foreign: when used without limitation, includes all companies formed by authority of any other state or government. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- 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
Nothing in this title regarding the admission and licensing of foreign and alien insurers requires that the attorney of a foreign or alien reciprocal be a resident or domiciled in this state, or that the principal office of the attorney be maintained in this state. The office or offices of the attorney shall be determined by the subscribers through the power of attorney.