All policies insuring the payment of compensation under this chapter, including all contracts of mutual, reciprocal, or interinsurance, must contain a clause to the effect that:

(1) As between the employer and the insurer or insurers, the notice of or knowledge of the occurrence of the injury on the part of the insured employer shall be deemed notice or knowledge, as the case may be, on the part of the insurer or insurers;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 50-6-408

  • Employer: includes any individual, firm, association or corporation, the receiver or trustee of the individual, firm, association or corporation, or the legal representative of a deceased employer, using the services of not less than five (5) persons for pay, except as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 50-6-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) Jurisdiction of the insured for the purpose of this chapter shall be jurisdiction of the insurer or insurers; and
(3) The insurer or insurers shall in all things be bound by and subject to the awards, orders, judgments or decrees rendered against the insured employer, whether a formal party to the proceedings or not.
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