Tennessee Code Title 56. Insurance § 56-22-107

(b)(1) No officer, director or other person whose duty it is to determine the character of risk and upon whose decision the application for insurance shall be accepted or rejected shall receive as any part of the person's compensation a commission upon the premium, but the compensation shall be a fixed salary, and/or a share of the net profits of the county mutual insurance company that the board of directors may determine appropriate.

(2) Nothing under subdivision (b)(1) shall be construed to prohibit a county mutual insurance company from providing for its directors, officers and other employees reasonable benefits, including, but not limited to, directors' compensation, health insurance benefits and retirement benefits. Such benefits may be offered by a county mutual insurance company.

(3) The commissioner may promulgate rules to set appropriate expense ratios to address those expenses incurred in subdivisions (b)(1) and (2).