It is the duty of the commissioner, upon the application of five (5) members of any company doing business under this chapter, or two (2) directors, or the president or secretary, to examine into the management of such company, and the company shall pay the necessary expenses of the examination. Should the commissioner find that any officer or any number of officers have been, or are, at the time, violating this chapter or the bylaws of the company, the commissioner shall cause the officer or officers to be prosecuted, as with other corporations that are guilty of like violations.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 20 - Mutual or Assessment Fire Insurance Companies
§ 56-20-101. Documents Filed With Commissioner
§ 56-20-102. Policy Provisions
§ 56-20-103. Obligations of Insured — Uniformity
§ 56-20-105. Limitation on and Use of Assessments
§ 56-20-106. Notice of Assessments — Time of Payment — Expense and Cost of Collection
§ 56-20-107. Collection of Assessments by Officers — Individual Liability for Neglect
§ 56-20-108. Actions to Recover Assessments — Penalty and Interest
§ 56-20-109. Lien for Assessments — Rights of Subsequent Purchaser, or Junior Lienholder
§ 56-20-110. Exclusion From Membership — Policies Cancelled or Withdrawn — Effect
§ 56-20-111. Liability for Assessments Made Before Exclusion — Penalty — Limitation of Actions
§ 56-20-113. Annual Statement to Commissioner
§ 56-20-114. Examination by Commissioner — Payment of Expenses — Prosecution of Offending Officers
§ 56-20-115. Fees of Commissioner
§ 56-20-116. Extension of Business Operations
§ 56-20-117. Exemption From Deposit and Surplus Requirements