(a) Each plan that purchases a contract of insurance that provides for indemnification of claims made by plan participants, except in the event of a catastrophic loss, shall register annually with the department of commerce and insurance, in the manner and on forms prescribed by the department.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-40-101

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) “Catastrophic loss,” as used in this section, means any contract of insurance that provides for indemnification of claims made by plan participants in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more per individual participant or an accumulated loss in any one (1) plan contract year in the amount of and over one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for the employee plan.
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