Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Missouri Insurance Director Huff Elected NAIC President
Nov 23 2015 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected 2016 officers who will will assume their duties on Jan. 1, 2016. President: Missouri Insurance Director John M. Huff President-Elect:...
3 Tennessee Agents Face Disciplinary Actions, $680K in Fines by TDCI
Nov 22 2015 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) announced disciplinary actions taken against three former Tennessee agents for misappropriation, failure to report administrative actions, and felony convictions...
Testing Shows Chemicals in Well Water Near Tennessee Power Plant
Oct 28 2015 // Albert Hudson worries about the water coming from the well on his property near the Tennessee Valley Authority’s coal-fired power plant in Gallatin, Tenn. Hudson received a letter recently from the Tennessee...
People – Southeast
Oct 19 2015 // Florida’s Triton Insurance Group, a provider of home, auto, business, motorcycle, umbrella, boat and workers’ compensation insurance, has appointed Cole Millican as its newest agent. Millican has become a top...
Tennessee Dissolves Residual Workers Comp Reinsurance Plan
Oct 19 2015 // The Tennessee Workers Compensation Insurance Plan (TWCIP) reinsurance mechanism has been dissolved as part of the state’s transition to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as the new residual...
Tennessee Woman Sues City Over Gun Ban at County Fair
Oct 15 2015 // A Loudon County, Tennessee, woman is suing the city of Knoxville over its decision to ban guns at Chilhowee Park during last month’s Tennessee Valley Fair. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Pandora Vreeland claims...
ProPublica, NPR: Inside Corporate America’s Campaign to Ditch Workers’ Comp
Oct 14 2015 // This article was published by ProPublica and NPR and is reprinted with permission. Standing before a giant map in his Dallas office, Bill Minick doesn’t seem like anyone’s idea of a bomb thrower. But backed by...
Tennessee Dissolves Residual Workers’ Comp Reinsurance Plan
Oct 9 2015 // The Tennessee Workers Compensation Insurance Plan (TWCIP) reinsurance mechanism has been dissolved as part of the state’s transition to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as the new residual...
Willis Names Perry VP of Human Capital Practice in Tennessee
Oct 5 2015 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, has appointed of Ken Perry as vice president of the Human Capital Practice, Willis of Tennessee, effective immediately. Based in Knoxville, Perry will be...
VW Reports Business-as-Usual at Tennessee Plant Despite Scandal
Oct 2 2015 // Inside Volkswagen’s only U.S. assembly plant there’s little hint of the diesel emissions cheating scandal embroiling the German automaker around the world. Sparks fly off robotic welding arms, new versions of...
Tennessee Reports Increase in Opioid-Related Deaths in 2014
Oct 2 2015 // Statistics from the Tennessee Department of Health revealed that 1,263 Tennesseans died in 2014 from opioid overdoses despite measures designed to stop the addiction. In 2014, the state saw 97 more deaths caused by opioid...
Widow of Tennessee Man Who Died in Custody Sues for $1M
Sep 24 2015 // The wife of a man who died in custody at the Kingsport City Jail has filed a $1 million wrongful death suit. WJHL-TV reports Benjamin Honaker was arrested on Sept. 19, 2014, following a car crash. Officers said Honaker had...
Tennessee Supreme Court Rules for Insurer in Assignment of Benefits Case
Sep 21 2015 // The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s decision that a chiropractic patient’s assignment of benefits was not an effective assignment of his insurance proceeds from a third party’s insurance...
Tennessee Supreme Court to Decide Police Power During Traffic Stops
Sep 11 2015 // The Tennessee Supreme Court is hearing two cases that could have justices deciding how many times drivers have to cross a painted line on the road before officers can pull them over. The two driving under the influence...
Tenn. Highway Patrol Says Fewer Traffic Deaths Reported So Far in 2015
Sep 7 2015 // The Tennessee Highway Patrol says fewer traffic-related deaths are being reported on roadways so far this year. WBIR-TV reports that as of Aug. 11, there had been 50 fewer deaths reported than last year in the same time...
Tennessee Supreme Court Rules for Insurer in Assignment of Benefits Case
Sep 3 2015 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has affirmed a Court of Appeals decision that a chiropractic patient’s assignment of benefits was not an effective assignment of his rights to insurance proceeds from a third party’s...
Tennessee Teen Says Siri Called Emergency Dispatchers and Saved His Life
Aug 21 2015 // A Middle Tennessee teen is alive, thanks to Siri. Eighteen-year-old Sam Ray of Waterhill, Tennessee, says the voice recognition service on his iPhone — famously named Siri — called emergency dispatchers after...
Tenn. Highway Patrol Says Fewer Traffic Deaths Reported So Far This Year
Aug 17 2015 // The Tennessee Highway Patrol says fewer traffic-related deaths are being reported on roadways so far this year. WBIR-TV reports that that as of Aug. 11, there had been 50 fewer deaths than reported last year in the same...
Survey: Decrease in Seat Belt Use in Tennessee
Aug 11 2015 // A recent survey shows a decrease in seat belt use in Tennessee. The Governor’s Highway Safety Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol announced that the statewide rate for the month of June is 86.2 percent, a...
Tennessee Attorney General: Private Groups Can’t Ban Guns in Parks
Aug 6 2015 // The Tennessee Attorney General’s opinion says private organizations can’t prevent licensed handgun permit holders from taking weapons into events the groups operate at public parks. The Tennessean reported the...
