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TENNESSEE STATUTES AND CODES
56-12-202 - Purpose.
56-12-202. Purpose.
(a) The purpose of this part is to protect, subject to certain limitations, the persons listed in § 56-12-204(a) against failure in the performance of contractual obligations, under life and health insurance policies and annuity contracts specified in § 56-12-204(b), because of the impairment or insolvency of the member insurer that issued the policies or contracts.
(b) To provide this protection, an association of insurers is hereby created to pay benefits and to continue coverages as limited herein.
(c) Members of the association are subject to assessment to provide funds to carry out the purpose of this part, and shall provide such services as are necessary to implement the protections accorded to policyholders by this part.
[Acts 1988, ch. 1032, § 2.]