Tennessee § 56-3-118 Commissioner - Promulgation of rules and regulations

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§ 56-3-118 — Commissioner - Promulgation of rules and regulations

Tennessee § 56-3-118

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-3-118 (2026).

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(a)The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to prescribe minimum standards for the establishment of liabilities and reserves resulting from insurance contracts issued by an insurer, including, but not limited to, unearned premium reserves and liabilities for claims and losses unpaid and incurred but not reported claims. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

(b)The rules promulgated under this section shall contain provisions stating that before the commissioner takes any action pursuant to the rules and regulations, the commissioner shall give written notice to the insurer involved, stating specifically the nature of any alleged violation, and fixing a time and

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(a) The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to prescribe minimum standards for the establishment of liabilities and reserves resulting from insurance contracts issued by an insurer, including, but not limited to, unearned premium reserves and liabilities for claims and losses unpaid and incurred but not reported claims. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. (b) The rules promulgated under this section shall contain provisions stating that before the commissioner takes any action pursuant to the rules and regulations, the commissioner shall give written notice to the insurer involved, stating specifically the nature of any alleged violation, and fixing a time and place, at least ten (10) days thereafter, when a hearing on the matter shall be held. The burden of proof shall be on the commissioner to show the lack of minimum standards under the rules promulgated under this section by the preponderance of the evidence. After the hearing, or upon failure of the accused to appear at the hearing, the commissioner, if the commissioner finds a violation, may enter an appropriate order under this section as the commissioner deems advisable. (c) When the commissioner takes action in any or all of the ways set out in this section, the party aggrieved may appeal from the action to the chancery court of Davidson County.