Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-23-107

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • insurance company: includes all corporations, associations, partnerships, or individuals engaged as principals in the business of insurance. 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

Any state stock fire insurance company organized under the laws of this state is empowered to contract with any insurance company authorized to do business in this state to reinsure the whole or any part of any risk it has outstanding by reason of the issuance of its policy of insurance.