§ 56-2-501 Service and acknowledgment of service of process against incorporated domestic insurance companies
§ 56-2-502 Service of process on foreign and alien companies – Definitions
§ 56-2-503 Commissioner as attorney for purpose of process
§ 56-2-504 Any lawful process may be served on commissioner or secretary of state – Requirements
§ 56-2-505 Unauthorized insurers doing business constitutes secretary of state as attorney for service of process
§ 56-2-506 Method of service – Notice to defendant – Filing with clerk
§ 56-2-507 Continuance may be granted – Motion to quash or set aside service
§ 56-2-508 Time allowed before judgment
§ 56-2-509 Provisions supplemental
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 56 > Chapter 2 > Part 5 - Service of Process

  • 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.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attorney: means the person designated and authorized by subscribers as the attorney-in-fact having authority to obligate them on reciprocal insurance contracts. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Reciprocal: means the aggregation of subscribers under a common name. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.