(a) No domestic insurance company, whether incorporated by special act or under a general law of this state, shall underwrite or participate in the underwriting of an offering of securities or property by any other person; nor shall the company enter into any agreement to withhold from sale any of its property, but the disposition of its property shall be at all times within the control of its board of directors.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-3-408

  • Domestic insurance company: means an insurance company, other than life and fraternal insurance companies, nonprofit hospital and medical service corporations, nonprofit dental service corporations, nonprofit vision service corporations and title insurance companies, incorporated under the laws of this state. See Tennessee Code 56-3-401
  • 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
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: includes the several states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the possessions of the United States. See Tennessee Code 56-3-401
(b)

(1) No investment or loan, except premium finance loans, shall be made by any such insurance company, unless the investment or loan has first been authorized by the board of directors or by a committee appointed by the board and charged with the duty of supervising the investment or loan.
(2) Membership on the board of directors shall not be a requirement for eligibility to membership on the committee.
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