(a) The commissioner, whenever satisfied that any such company has exceeded its powers or has failed to comply with this chapter, or is conducting its business fraudulently, or that in the commissioner’s judgment its financial condition is unsound, or that it is not maintaining the required amount of net surplus or unimpaired guaranty capital and reserve, shall have the duty to present the facts relating thereto to the attorney general and reporter, who shall, if the attorney general and reporter deems the circumstances warrant, commence an action in quo warranto or an action of that nature in any court of competent jurisdiction nearest to the company’s domicile; and, if upon the trial, the court finds that the allegations in the petition are true and that legal grounds exist therefor, the company shall be enjoined from doing further business; provided, that the company shall have reasonable notice served upon it by the commissioner and shall be given reasonable opportunity and time to show cause why the proceedings should not be commenced and to make good any impairment in its guaranty capital or reserve.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-21-112

  • 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
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) Whenever, in the opinion of the court, the company should not be permitted longer to transact business, the court shall appoint a receiver for the purpose of winding up its business as in other cases of receivership in this state.
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