Department of Commerce and Insurance

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Tenn. Code Ann. tit. 56, ch. 1 - Department of Commerce and Insurance is a state statute published by Justia (law.justia.com), 2025 Tennessee Code. It is one of the Tennessee documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including tennessee property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-1-204

  “Inquisitorial power is given to the commissioner or the commissioner's deputies to inquire into any violation of this title, and to examine any person under oath, and to compel production of books, records, or papers relative to the inquiry.”

• Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-1-417

  “Unless the ground for revocation or suspension relates only to the financial condition or soundness of the company or to a deficiency in its assets, the commissioner shall notify the company no less than ten (10) days before revoking its authority to do business in this state, and the commissioner...”

• Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-1-416(b)

  “No new business shall be done by a company or its agents under suspension or revocation while the default or disability continues, nor until its authority to do business is restored by the commissioner.”

• Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-1-801

  “A violation of this chapter and chapters 2-4, 7, 11 and 32 of this title, the penalty of which is not specifically provided, is a Class C misdemeanor.”

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