Tennessee Code Title 56. Insurance § 56-13-111

(a) Except as may be otherwise authorized by the commissioner, association captive insurance companies and risk retention groups shall comply with the investment requirements contained in §§ 56-3-401 -- 56-3-409, as applicable. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the commissioner may approve the use of alternative reliable methods of valuation and rating.

(b) No pure captive insurance company, industrial insured captive insurance company, protected cell captive insurance company, incorporated cell captive insurance company or special purpose financial captive insurance company as defined in part 4 of this chapter shall be subject to any restrictions on allowable investments; provided, that the commissioner may prohibit or limit any investment that threatens the solvency or liquidity of any such company. Companies under this subsection (b) must file with the commissioner a statement of investment policy approved by its governing body that describes the types of investments that the company may elect to undertake and may not make investments that materially deviate from the statement of investment policy that is on file with the commissioner.

(c) No pure captive insurance company shall make a loan to or an investment in its parent company or affiliates without prior written approval of the commissioner, and any such loan or investment shall be evidenced by documentation approved by the commissioner. Loans of minimum capital and surplus funds required by § 56-13-105 are prohibited.