Section 56-7-206 - Life insurance - Proof of death for small policies

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.Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 804,s 1, eff. 4/14/2016.Acts 1976, ch. 586, § 1; T.C.A., § 56-1172; Acts 1991, ch. 137, § 1.