(a) Within sixty (60) days of the filing of any item described in § 56-7-905(c), the commissioner shall approve the item unless it contains provisions that are contrary to this title.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-7-912

  • 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.
(b) The commissioner may adopt rules interpreting or making specific application of §§ 56-7-903 – 56-7-912, but has no power to vary or deviate from §§ 56-7-903 – 56-7-911 and this section, nor to extend the commissioner’s power or jurisdiction to matters not provided for in §§ 56-7-903 – 56-7-912.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) or any other provision to the contrary, the commissioner may exempt credit life insurance for which no identifiable charge is made to the debtor from the application of §§ 56-7-903 – 56-7-911 and this section, if the commissioner finds that the application of §§ 56-7-903 – 56-7-911 and this section to the insurance is not necessary for the protection of insured debtors.
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