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Home » US Law » 2021 Tennessee Code » Title 56 - Insurance » Chapter 7 - Policies and Policyholders » Part 2 - General Provisions — Life Insurance

§ 56-7-204. Assignment of Life Insurance Policy as Security for Loan

Whenever the insured in a life insurance policy owned by the insured has reserved to the insured the right to change the beneficiary under the policy, the insured has the right to and may assign the policy, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the terms of the policy, as security for a […]

§ 56-7-205. Life Insurance — Restrictions on Deposits

A life insurance company may not accept additional payments under policy provisions that permit deposits to be made in funds that are ancillary to the basic benefits and that are established for the payment of future premiums on individual life policies or annuity contracts, or for the purchase of annuity benefits under the policies or […]

§ 56-7-206. Life Insurance — Proof of Death for Small Policies

In the case of any life insurance policy with a value of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) or less, proof of death may be furnished by submission of a photocopy of the certificate of death, accompanied by a sworn statement by the doctor who signed the certificate or the funeral director who conducted burial services that […]

§ 56-7-207. Refusal for Sickle Cell Trait or Hemoglobin C Trait Prohibited

No insurance company that has been qualified and authorized to do business in this state, pursuant to chapter 2 of this title, shall refuse to issue or deliver any policy of life insurance authorized under chapter 2 of this title, solely by reason of the fact that the person to be insured possesses sickle cell […]