56-49-101 - Short title Purpose.

56-49-101. Short title Purpose.

(a)  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Creditor-Placed Insurance Act of 1999.”

(b)  The purposes of this chapter are to:

     (1)  Promote the public welfare by regulating creditor-placed insurance;

     (2)  Create a legal framework within which creditor-placed insurance may be written in this state;

     (3)  Help maintain the separation between creditors and insurers; and

     (4)  Minimize the possibilities of unfair competitive practices in the sale of creditor-placed insurance.

[Acts 1999, ch. 144, § 1.]