Tennessee § 56-37-102 Chapter definitions

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§ 56-37-102 — Chapter definitions

Tennessee § 56-37-102

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-37-102 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)"Commissioner" means the commissioner of financial institutions;

(2)"Licensee" means a premium finance company holding a license issued under this chapter;

(3)"Person" means an individual, partnership, association, business corporation, nonprofit corporation, common law trust, joint-stock company or any other group of individuals however organized;

(4)"Premium finance agreement" means an agreement by which an insured or prospective insured promises to pay to a premium finance company the amount advanced or to be advanced under the agreement to an insurer or to an insurance agent or producing agent in payment of premiums of an insurance contract, together with interest and a service charge as authorized and limited by th

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of financial institutions; (2) "Licensee" means a premium finance company holding a license issued under this chapter; (3) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, business corporation, nonprofit corporation, common law trust, joint-stock company or any other group of individuals however organized; (4) "Premium finance agreement" means an agreement by which an insured or prospective insured promises to pay to a premium finance company the amount advanced or to be advanced under the agreement to an insurer or to an insurance agent or producing agent in payment of premiums of an insurance contract, together with interest and a service charge as authorized and limited by this chapter; (5) "Premium finance company" means a person engaged in the business of entering into premium finance agreements or acquiring premium finance agreements from other premium finance companies; and (6) "Premiums financed" means any interest assigned pursuant to a premium finance agreement or other assignment in or relating to an insurance policy or contract of insurance, to the extent of the rights retained by an assignor or assignee of that policy or contract of insurance for the refund of premiums and related charges paid.