(a) No life insurance company doing business in this state shall make any payment out of its funds amounting to one hundred dollars ($100) or more unless the payment is evidenced by a voucher signed by or on behalf of the person receiving the money and correctly describing the consideration for the payment. If the payment is for both services and other purposes, the voucher shall set forth an itemized statement of the specific services rendered and of all other expenditures. If the expenditure is in connection with any matter pending before any legislative or public body or before any department or officer of any state or government, the voucher shall correctly describe, in addition, the nature of the matter and the interest of the company.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-3-107

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Department: means the department of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
  • 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
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
(b) When the voucher cannot be obtained, the expenditure shall be evidenced by an affidavit describing the character and object of the expenditure and stating the reason for not obtaining the voucher.
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