Tennessee § 56-35-131 Additional requirements for license or certificates - Violation of agreements

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§ 56-35-131 — Additional requirements for license or certificates - Violation of agreements

Tennessee § 56-35-131

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-35-131 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided by §§ 56-35-201 and 56-35-204 , the commissioner shall refuse to issue any new license or certificate to any title insurance company, title insurance agent, or title insurance agency, unless the applicant therefor shall agree to abide by any one (1) of the following terms and conditions:

(1)The gross operating revenues for any fiscal year attributable to the placement or issuance of policies or contracts of title insurance derived from all sources of controlled business shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of the gross operating revenues of the company, agent or agency;

(2)The company, agent or agency will be operated as a subsidiary of a financial institution with its primary business being that of accepting deposits and making real estate loans and subject to reg

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(a) Except as provided by §§ 56-35-201 and 56-35-204 , the commissioner shall refuse to issue any new license or certificate to any title insurance company, title insurance agent, or title insurance agency, unless the applicant therefor shall agree to abide by any one (1) of the following terms and conditions: (1) The gross operating revenues for any fiscal year attributable to the placement or issuance of policies or contracts of title insurance derived from all sources of controlled business shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of the gross operating revenues of the company, agent or agency; (2) The company, agent or agency will be operated as a subsidiary of a financial institution with its primary business being that of accepting deposits and making real estate loans and subject to regulation, inspection, and supervision of the United States government or an agency of the United States; or (3) The title insurance agency or agent is to be operated by an attorney, a single partnership of attorneys, or a single professional corporation of attorneys as an ancillary part of the general practice of law. (b) Any violation of the terms and conditions of the agreement shall serve as grounds for the commissioner to suspend or revoke the license or certificate to which the agreement pertains and to assess a civil penalty as provided by § 56-35-127 .