Agents, Solicitors and Administrators (producer licensing)
Tenn. Code Ann. tit. 56, ch. 6
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Publisher. Justia (law.justia.com), 2025 Tennessee Code
Edition. 2025 Tennessee Code as published by Justia, one page per section fetched 2026-10-04. Newest free edition; 2026 session acts are not reflected.
Status. Tennessee Code text is a government edict.
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Tenn. Code Ann. tit. 56, ch. 6 - Agents, Solicitors and Administrators (producer licensing) 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. § 56-6-103
“A person shall not sell, solicit or negotiate insurance in this state for any class or classes of insurance unless the person is licensed for that line of authority in accordance with this part.”
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-6-106(b)
“A business entity may obtain an insurance producer's license; however, only an individual licensed producer or limited lines producer shall sell, solicit or negotiate a contract of insurance in this state. Application shall be made using the uniform business entity application. An individual...”
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-6-108(a)
“Unless denied licensure pursuant to § 56-6-112, a nonresident person shall receive an insurance producer license if: (1) The person is currently licensed as a resident insurance producer and is in good standing in the person's home state; (2) The person has submitted the proper request for...”
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-6-112(d)
“The license of a business entity may be suspended or revoked if the commissioner finds, after a hearing, that an individual licensee's violation was known or should have been known by one (1) or more of the partners, officers or managers acting on behalf of the partnership or corporation and the...”
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-6-114(a)
“A person shall be personally liable for any premiums paid for, or valid claims made on, all contracts of insurance unlawfully sold within this state by or through the person directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of an insurance company not authorized to do business in this state.”
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-6-125(a)(1)
“Hold the insurance producer out, directly or indirectly, to the public as a financial planner, investment adviser, consultant, financial counselor, risk manager or any other specialist engaged in the business of giving financial planning, risk management or advice relating to investments,...”
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-6-603
“No producer that has control of a licensed property/casualty insurer may directly or indirectly place business with the insurer in any transaction in which the producer, at the time the business is placed, is acting as such on behalf of the insured for any compensation, commission or other thing of...”
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-6-911(4)
“The authority to act as a public adjuster shall automatically terminate if the evidence of financial responsibility terminates or becomes substantially impaired.”
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-6-113(c)
“Renewal or other deferred commissions may be paid to a person for selling, soliciting or negotiating insurance in this state if the person was required to be licensed under this part at the time of the sale, solicitation or negotiation and was so licensed at that time.”
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- Tenn. Code Ann. s. 56-8-104: Unfair trade practices definedState statute
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- Tenn. Code Ann. tit. 56, ch. 12 - Insurance Guaranty Association Act (Part 1) and Tennessee Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act (Part 2, 56-12-201 et seq.)State statute
- Tenn. Code Ann. tit. 56, ch. 32 - Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1986State statute
- Tennessee Insurance Content OutlinesCandidate handbook or exam outline
- Tennessee Insurance Licensing Candidate HandbookCandidate handbook or exam outline
- 2025 Tenn. Pub. Ch. 150 (HB 1045): Tenn. Code Ann. Section 56-7-203, life insurance and annuity proceeds exempt from creditors' claimsState statute