(a) If a plan of mutualization has been adopted by a vote of a majority of the directors of the corporation, approved by the commissioner, and approved by a vote of stockholders representing a majority of the capital stock then outstanding, a written notice of the meeting of policyholders to consider the plan shall be given by mailing the notice from the home office of the company to each policyholder holding a single policy in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to the policyholder at the policyholder’s last known post office address, and by a newspaper advertisement published at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting, and not more than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting, in one (1) newspaper published in the capital city of each state in which the company is qualified to transact business.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-18-110

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-18-108
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
(b) A policyholder eligible to vote at the meeting is any policyholder who holds life insurance in the company in a total amount at least equal to one thousand dollars ($1,000), or a policy of noncancellable and guaranteed renewable accident and health insurance with an annual premium of one hundred dollars ($100) or more. The reference in this subdivision (b) to insurance in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more includes any policy or policies with a total face or principal sum amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, any annuity contract or contract that at normal date of maturity requires the payment of a total of one hundred dollars ($100) or more annually, and any pure endowment contract or contracts for the total principal sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more; provided, that the policy or policies or contracts have been in force, other than as reduced paid-up insurance or extended insurance, for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the meeting.
(c) Each policyholder shall be entitled to one (1) vote at the policyholders’ meeting, regardless of the number of policies or contracts held or their amounts.
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