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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-16-117

Action by or against reciprocal — Venue — Service of process

Known as the Exchange or Reciprocal Insurance Act

The act spans §§ 56–56 (29 sections).

Acts 1990, ch. 728, § 2; T.C.A. § 56-16-217.

(1) Any reciprocal doing business in this state may sue or be sued in the name or designation under which its insurance contracts are effected.

(2) Any action or suit against a reciprocal may be brought in any county where: Its principal office is located; or

(3) The cause of action or any part of the cause of action arose.

(4) If the action or suit is to recover a loss under a policy of insurance, it may also be brought in the county where the property insured was situated at the date of the policy.

(5) Any action or suit against a foreign or alien reciprocal may also be brought in any county of this state in which it has any debts owed to it.

(6) In an action or suit against a reciprocal, process against or notice to the reciprocal may be served upon the commissioner.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.