(a) Whenever the commissioner believes further attempts to rehabilitate an insurer would substantially increase the risk of loss to creditors, policyholders or the public, or would be futile, the commissioner may petition the chancery court of Davidson County for an order of liquidation. A petition under this subsection (a) shall have the same effect as a petition under § 56-9-306. The chancery court of Davidson County shall permit the directors of the insurer to take actions as are reasonably necessary to defend against the petition and may order payment from the estate of the insurer of the costs and other expenses of defense as justice may require.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-9-305

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-9-103
  • Insurer: means any person who has done, purports to do, is doing or is licensed to do an insurance business, and is or has been subject to the authority of, or to liquidation, rehabilitation, reorganization, supervision, or conservation by, any insurance commissioner. See Tennessee Code 56-9-103
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The protection of the interests of insureds, claimants and the public requires the timely performance of all insurance policy obligations. If the payment of policy obligations is suspended in substantial part for a period of six (6) months at any time after the appointment of the rehabilitator, and the rehabilitator has not filed an application for approval of a plan under § 56-9-303(e), the rehabilitator shall petition the court for an order of liquidation on grounds of insolvency.
(c) The rehabilitator may at any time petition the chancery court of Davidson County for an order terminating rehabilitation of an insurer. The court shall also permit the directors of the insurer to petition the court for an order terminating rehabilitation of the insurer and may order payment from the estate of the insurer of such costs and other expenses of the petition as justice may require. If the chancery court of Davidson County finds that rehabilitation has been accomplished and that grounds for rehabilitation under § 56-9-301 no longer exist, it shall order that the insurer be restored to possession of its property and the control of the business. The chancery court of Davidson County may also make that finding and issue that order at any time upon its own motion.
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