Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tennessee Halts Temporary Producer Licensing as Testing Centers Reopen
May 4 2020 // New applications for temporary insurance producer licenses in Tennessee have been discontinued by the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) as physical testing locations begin to reopen throughout the...
Tennessee Insurance Claims from Deadly March Tornadoes Top $1B
May 4 2020 // More than 15,600 insurance claims seeking more than $1.1 billion have been filed in Tennessee over deadly tornadoes that tore through the state early last month, state officials said last month. Tennessee Department of...
Direct Auto Insurance of Tennessee to Give 15% Credit on April Auto Policies
May 1 2020 // Direct Auto Insurance affiliates will give personal auto insurance policyholders a 15% credit on their April premiums in an effort to assist customers impacted by COVID-19. Policyholders do not have to take any action to...
Many Tennessee Restaurants Get Green Light to Reopen Despite Virus Spread
Apr 29 2020 // Most of Tennessee’s restaurants were given the green light to allow dine-in service once again Monday as part of Gov. Bill Lee’s directive to begin reopening the state’s economy that had been largely...
Tennessee Insurance Claims from Deadly March Tornadoes Top $1B
Apr 27 2020 // More than 15,600 insurance claims seeking more than $1.1 billion have been filed in Tennessee over deadly tornadoes that tore through the state early last month, state officials said Thursday. Tennessee Department of...
Georgia Governor Gives Certain Businesses Green Light to Reopen Friday
Apr 22 2020 // Georgia’s governor announced plans Monday to restart the state’s economy before the end of the week, saying many businesses that closed to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus could reopen as early as...
Destruction from Storms Across Southeast ‘Worst in a Decade;’ Death Toll Rises to 30
Apr 15 2020 // Storms that killed more than 30 people in the Southeast, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, spread across the eastern United States on Monday, leaving more than 1 million homes and businesses without power amid floods...
Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee to Distribute $30M to Policyholders
Apr 15 2020 // Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee said it will issue $30 million in special payments to its auto policyholders in the state in response to economic stresses caused by the coronavirus emergency. The special payment is...
Death Toll Climbs to 9 From COVID Outbreak at Tennessee Nursing Home
Apr 8 2020 // Nine people have now died in a coronavirus outbreak at a Tennessee nursing home that saw more than 100 people test positive. Sumner Regional Medical Center spokesman Kyle Brogdon on Tuesday confirmed the new total of...
How Acceptance Insurance of Tennessee Is Responding to Crisis
Apr 8 2020 // Acceptance Insurance has committed to helping its employees and customers during the COVID-19 pandemic through continued pay, home goods donations and safe working conditions, according to a statement from the...
Business Moves
Apr 6 2020 // East Hub International Limited, Triester, Rossman & Associates Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has acquired Triester, Rossman & Associates Inc. Located in King of Prussia, Penn., TRA...
Disaster Aid Available for Tennessee Small Businesses Affected by Virus Outbreak
Mar 26 2020 // Tennessee small businesses that have been economically harmed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak can apply for U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loans, the state said. Small businesses and nonprofit...
Tennessee Regulator Places Moratorium on Policy Cancellation of Tornado Victims
Mar 18 2020 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has issued a directive to all licensed Tennessee insurance carriers that cancellations/non-renewals for non-payment of insurance premiums on all lines are to be...
Difficult Choices Ahead for Historic Buildings in Tennessee Ravaged by Tornadoes
Mar 17 2020 // Property owners affected by the tornadoes earlier this month now face two options: rebuild or bulldoze. The storms damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses throughout Middle Tennessee. And historic buildings...
Tornado Death Toll Rises to 25 in Tennessee
Mar 16 2020 // The death toll from storms that unleashed powerful tornadoes in Tennessee early this month has risen to 25, authorities said Thursday as they announced that a man had died of his injuries. The death raised the number of...
Hub Acquires Assets Harris, Madden, Powell, Stallings & Brown of Tennessee
Mar 12 2020 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Harris, Madden, Powell, Stallings & Brown, Inc. (HMP). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. HMP is an independent,...
Tornado Warning System Worked for Tennessee Twisters, But Effectiveness Unknown
Mar 9 2020 // Sirens screamed. Emergency weather alerts buzzed cellphones. News crews pleaded with people to seek cover. In the aftermath of the massive tornadoes that ripped through Tennessee early Tuesday morning, emergency officials...
Weather Service: At Least 6 Tornadoes Hit Tennessee During Severe Storms
Mar 9 2020 // At least six tornadoes hit middle Tennessee during a series of storms last week that killed 24 people and caused massive damage, the National Weather Service in Nashville confirmed Friday. The strongest tornado overnight...
Tennessee Licenses 200th Captive Insurance Company
Mar 9 2020 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has licensed its 200th insurance company, Mattoon Insurance Co., making the state the seventh-largest captive domicile in the U.S., according to a statement from...
Amid Tennessee Tornado Devastation, Surviving Homes Become Beacons of Hope
Mar 6 2020 // Moments after a tornado tore through his quiet Tennessee neighborhood, Darrell Jennings walked out his front door and heard screaming. The house next door – and many others – had been leveled to its...
