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. 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.