(a) Any person, partnership or corporation willfully violating any provision of this chapter or order of the commissioner made in accordance with this chapter shall forfeit to this state a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, which may be recovered by a civil action.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-26-123

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 56-26-101
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any association, aggregate of individuals, business, company, corporation, individual, joint-stock company, Lloyds-type organization, organization, partnership, receiver, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, trustee or society. See Tennessee Code 56-16-102
  • 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
(b) The commissioner may also suspend or revoke the license of an insurer or agent for any willful violation.
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