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Hub International Acquires Assets of Hatchett Insurance Agency of Tennessee

May 15 2020 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Hatchett Insurance Agency, LLC (Hatchett Insurance). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Winchester, Tenn.,...

Reliance Partners of Tennessee Appoints Albrecht as CFO, CRO

May 13 2020 // Reliance Partners has added Thom Albrecht as chief financial officer and chief revenue officer.Albrecht is a 32-year veteran of the transportation space and served most recently as chief commercial officer and chief...

How to Manage Two Disasters at Same Time

May 7 2020 // On March 5, Tennessee governor Bill Lee announced the state’s first confirmed case of Covid-19. Three weeks later on Easter Sunday, tornadoes touched down outside of Chattanooga, killing four people and flattening...

Strong Storms Knock Out Power for 100K in Tennessee

May 6 2020 // Storms with high winds swept through Tennessee knocking down trees and power lines, causing one death and leaving more than 100,000 customers without power, officials said.The storms Sunday caused one of the largest power...

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 based...

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 // Hub International Limited, Triester, Rossman & AssociatesHub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has acquired Triester, Rossman & Associates Inc. Located in King of Prussia, Penn., TRA Insurance...

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,...