Tennessee Statutes

§ 56-7-801 — Inspection of property insured against fire - No insurance exceeding fair value of property

Tennessee § 56-7-801

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-801 (2026).

Text

(a)Within ninety (90) days after making or writing any contract of fire insurance on any building or structure in this state, the company, its designee or agent, shall cause the building or structure to be inspected.
(b)No company, agent or insurance producer shall knowingly issue, negotiate, continue or renew, or cause or permit to be issued, negotiated, continued or renewed any fire insurance policy upon property or interests in the property within this state of an amount that, with any existing insurance on the property, exceeds the fair value of the property.

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Related

King v. Dunlap
945 S.W.2d 736 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1996)
12 case citations
Greer v. Shelby Mutual Insurance Co.
659 S.W.2d 627 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1983)
7 case citations
Oliver v. Johnson
692 S.W.2d 855 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1985)
5 case citations
Brayfield v. Kentucky National Ins. Co.
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1998)

Legislative History

Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 652,s 1, eff. 4/8/2014. Acts 1927, ch. 72, § 1; mod. Code 1932, § 6172; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 56-1137.

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