# Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-9-108: Insurers subject to delinquency proceedings - Restrictions

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-9-108
- **Heading:** Insurers subject to delinquency proceedings - Restrictions
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 56 / Chapter 9 / Section 56-9-108

## Text

No insurer that is subject to any delinquency proceedings, whether formal or informal, administrative or judicial, shall: (1) Be released from the proceeding, unless the proceeding is converted into a judicial rehabilitation or liquidation proceeding; (2) Be permitted to solicit or accept new business or request or accept the restoration of any suspended or revoked license or certificate of authority; (3) Be returned to the control of its shareholders or private management; or (4) Have any of its assets returned to the control of its shareholders or private management until all payments of, or on account of, the insurer's contractual obligations by all guaranty associations, together with all expenses and interest on all the payments and expenses, have been repaid to the guaranty associations or a plan of repayment by the insurer has been approved by the guaranty association. Acts 1991, ch. 142, § 4.
No insurer that is subject to any delinquency proceedings, whether formal or informal, administrative or judicial, shall:
(1) Be released from the proceeding, unless the proceeding is converted into a judicial rehabilitation or liquidation proceeding;
(2) Be permitted to solicit or accept new business or request or accept the restoration of any suspended or revoked license or certificate of authority;
(3) Be returned to the control of its shareholders or private management; or
(4) Have any of its assets returned to the control of its shareholders or private management until all payments of, or on account of, the insurer's contractual obligations by all guaranty associations, together with all expenses and interest on all the payments and expenses, have been repaid to the guaranty associations or a plan of repayment by the insurer has been approved by the guaranty association.
Acts 1991, ch. 142, § 4.

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