Before any unauthorized foreign or alien insurer files or causes to be filed any pleading in any action, suit or proceeding instituted against it, the unauthorized insurer shall:

(1) Deposit with the clerk of the court in which the action, suit or proceeding is pending cash or securities or file with the clerk a bond with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the court, in an amount to be fixed by the court sufficient to secure the payment of any final judgment that may be rendered in the action; or

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-2-607

  • Foreign: when used without limitation, includes all companies formed by authority of any other state or government. See Tennessee Code 56-1-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) Procure a certificate of authority to transact the business of insurance in this state.