Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-7-206

  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

In the case of any life insurance policy with a value of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) or less, proof of death may be furnished by submission of a photocopy of the certificate of death, accompanied by a sworn statement by the doctor who signed the certificate or the funeral director who conducted burial services that the certificate is authentic.