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.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-206
Life insurance — Proof of death for small policies
Known as the Tennessee Insurance Law
The act spans §§ 56–56 (1,220 sections).
Acts 1976, ch. 586, § 1; T.C.A., § 56-1172; Acts 1991, ch. 137, § 1; 2016, ch. 804, § 1.
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