As used in this section and §§ 56-2-503 and commissioner or secretary of state – Requirements” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2023″ statecd=”TN” title=”56″>56-2-504:

(1) “Alien insurance company” means an insurance company organized under the laws of any country other than the United States or territory or insular possession of the United States or of the District of Columbia;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-2-502

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Foreign: when used without limitation, includes all companies formed by authority of any other state or government. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Reciprocal: means the aggregation of subscribers under a common name. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102
  • 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “Doing business in this state” by any foreign or alien insurance company means the doing in this state by the company of any act whatsoever, whether interstate or intrastate in nature, including the soliciting, making, or delivering of insurance contracts in this state, by an agent, mail or otherwise;
(3) “Foreign insurance company” means an insurance company organized under the laws of any state of the United States, other than this state, or under the law of any territory or insular possession of the United States or the District of Columbia; and
(4) “Insurance company” means an insurance or surety company, including mutual companies, and includes a corporation, company, partnership, association, social, fraternal or otherwise, order, individual or aggregation of individuals engaging in or proposing or attempting to engage in any kind of insurance or surety business, including the exchange of reciprocal or interinsurance contracts between individuals, partnerships and corporations.
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