Tennessee — Cemetery Company Bond
Tennessee's Cemetery Company Surety Bond concerns the company's improvement care trust account. Identify the registered company and the actual cemetery or separate geographical location before applying. Burial Services lists a fidelity bond and trust agreements separately; this surety undertaking does not replace those requirements.
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- Recorded state
- Tennessee
- Bond type
- Cemetery / Preneed Bond
- Category
- Real estate & property
What this bond does
Provide the Department's accepted cemetery-company security associated with the improvement care trust fund under Tenn. Code Ann. § 46-1-203.
- Who needs it
- The cemetery company on the registration that owns and operates the named cemetery or separate geographical location. Have Burial Services confirm the required sum and filing for that actual site.
- Who it protects
- The actual Department form is payable to Tennessee's Department of Commerce and Insurance. Liability arises when the principal fails to comply strictly with the Cemetery Act or its rules relative to the improvement care trust account. It is not a general guarantee of every cemetery sale or a substitute for separate preneed merchandise and services arrangements.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- Tennessee Burial Services — Cemetery registration (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Tennessee — Cemetery Company Surety Bond (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
Have these ready
- Use the company name on registration and the exact cemetery or separate geographical location.
- Obtain Burial Services' required sum and direction for the actual site and trust.
- Coordinate the improvement care agreement and separate fidelity/preneed requirements.
- Prepare principal and surety execution, seal, agent information and notarization.
- Complete Commissioner filing and trust deposit, with the actual dates and 90-day certified-mail termination terms understood.
Questions about this bond
Does this replace the separately listed fidelity bond?
No. Burial Services' current checklist lists the surety bond and fidelity bond separately. Its surety form concerns compliance relative to the improvement care trust account. Match each written requirement to its accepted document.
Can the surety end liability immediately?
The selected form requires at least 90 days' certified-mail notice to the Commissioner for termination as to future acts or omissions. It preserves obligations for acts or omissions before the effective termination date.
What follows Purchase Now?
Propeller's Tennessee Cemetery Company application opens in a new tab. Match the registered company and site, Department-confirmed sum, full accepted condition and actual dates, then complete execution, Commissioner filing and improvement care trust deposit. Payment does not complete the cemetery registration.