Tennessee § 56-16-210 Assets insufficient to settle liabilities - Levy of assessment on subscribers - Delinquency proceedings

Tennessee Statutes

§ 56-16-210 — Assets insufficient to settle liabilities - Levy of assessment on subscribers - Delinquency proceedings

(a)(1) The domestic reciprocal's attorney shall levy an assessment upon subscribers made subject to assessment by the terms of their policies for the amount needed to make up the deficiency, if:

(A)The assets of a domestic reciprocal are at any time insufficient to settle the sum of its liabilities, except those on account of funds contributed by the attorney or other parties, and its required surplus to policyholders; and (B) The deficiency is not cured from other sources;

(2)However, the assessment shall be subject to § 56-16-112 .

(b)If the attorney fails to make the assessment within thirty (30) days after the department orders it to do so, or if the deficiency is not fully made up within sixty (60) days after the date the assessment was made, delinquency proceedings may be institu

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(a) (1) The domestic reciprocal's attorney shall levy an assessment upon subscribers made subject to assessment by the terms of their policies for the amount needed to make up the deficiency, if: (A) The assets of a domestic reciprocal are at any time insufficient to settle the sum of its liabilities, except those on account of funds contributed by the attorney or other parties, and its required surplus to policyholders; and (B) The deficiency is not cured from other sources; (2) However, the assessment shall be subject to § 56-16-112 . (b) If the attorney fails to make the assessment within thirty (30) days after the department orders it to do so, or if the deficiency is not fully made up within sixty (60) days after the date the assessment was made, delinquency proceedings may be instituted and conducted against the insurer as provided in chapter 9 of this title. (c) If liquidation of the reciprocal is ordered, an assessment shall be levied upon the subscribers for the amount the department or the court, as the case may be, determines to be necessary to discharge all liabilities of the reciprocal. This assessment shall exclude any funds contributed by the attorney or other persons, but shall include the reasonable cost of the liquidation. However, the assessment shall be subject to § 56-16-112 .

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