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

(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce and insurance;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-10-201

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-10-201
  • Control: means actual working control, in whatever manner exercised. See Tennessee Code 56-10-201
  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
  • 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
(2) “Control” means actual working control, in whatever manner exercised. If, as a result of the consummation of any acquisition, any person would own in excess of ten percent (10%) of the voting security of a domestic insurer, it shall be presumed that the person could, directly or indirectly, acquire control of the insurer. Any such presumption may be rebutted by evidence, at a hearing called by the commissioner at the request of the person against whom the presumption operates, but the presumption shall continue until a determination to the contrary is made;
(3) “Domestic insurance company” means:

(A) An insurance company incorporated under the laws of this state;
(B) An insurance company having its principal office or place of business in this state; or
(C) An “insurance holding company system,” as defined in § 56-11-101, having its principal office or place of business in this state or that controls an insurance company incorporated under the laws of this state; and
(4)

(A) A corporation shall be deemed a “person”; and
(B) When two (2) or more persons act as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purposes of acquiring securities of the insurer, the group shall be deemed a “person,” and the information called for by § 56-10-202(a)(1)-(5) shall be given with respect to each member of the group.
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