Latest Tennessee Headlines

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The Crichton Group Acquires RLH Agency in Nashville

Jan 11 2017 // The Crichton Group of Tennessee has acquired RLH Agency, LLC, a long-standing Middle Tennessee insurance agency focused on the construction industry. Robert L. Harris, insurance industry veteran and founder of RLH Agency,...

Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Fires… Oh My! 2016 A Rough Year for the Southeast

Jan 11 2017 // It is fair to say 2016 was the year of the catastrophe in the Southeast. Tornadoes, drought, floods, hurricanes, and wildfires impacted virtually every state in the region.For the insurance industry, these events made for...

Peaple – Southeast

Jan 9 2017 // Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak will serve in 2017 as president-elect of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the nation’s insurance...

Police Testify Driver in Deadly Tennessee School Bus Crash was Speeding

Dec 21 2016 // The 24-year-old driver in a Tennessee school bus crash that killed six children was speeding about 20 miles per hour over the 30 mile-per-hour limit, police testified Dec. 14, drawing tears from their families in...

Tennessee Joins International Information Exchange Agreement

Dec 21 2016 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has joined the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU), an international supervisory cooperation and information exchange agreement. The MMoU is part of the...

Dolly Parton Telethon Raises $9M for Tennessee Wildfire Victims

Dec 20 2016 // Dolly Parton says a star-studded telethon for those affected by recent wildfires in her native Tennessee has brought in about $9 million. Parton headlined the event on Dec. 13 that was broadcast on several cable networks...

Brentwood Services Administrators Promotes Saldana in Tennessee

Dec 19 2016 // Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. (BSA), headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., has promoted Nick Saldana to the position of claim representative II in its Tennessee Claims Department, according to Jeff Pettus, president...

National Association of Insurance Commissioners Elects 2017 Officers

Dec 16 2016 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected 2017 officers as follows: President: Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel. Nickel was appointed by Governor Scott Walker as Commissioner...

Tennessee Insurance Commissioner McPeak Elected NAIC President-Elect

Dec 16 2016 // Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak will serve in 2017 as president-elect of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the nation’s insurance...

Tennessee Wildfire Damage Estimated at $500M

Dec 15 2016 // Deadly wildfires caused more than $500 million in damage as they tore through a tourism community in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains and killed 14 people, local officials estimated Tuesday.Sevier County Mayor...

Tennessee Gov Asks Obama to Expedite Disaster Declaration for Storms, Wildfires

Dec 14 2016 // Tennessee’s governor has sent a request to President Barack Obama to expedite a major disaster declaration for five of the state’s counties to aid in recovery from wildfires and severe storms.The counties...

Dolly Parton Organizing Telethon for Wildfire Victims in Tennessee

Dec 12 2016 // Country icon Dolly Parton has organized a musical telethon to raise money for victims of the Tennessee wildfires that destroyed more than 1,700 homes in the resort town of Gatlinburg. The event, which will air Dec. 13 on...

Tennessee Wildfires That Killed 14 Allegedly Started by 2 Juveniles

Dec 9 2016 // Authorities on Wednesday charged two juveniles in an East Tennessee wildfire that killed 14 people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,700 buildings in an iconic tourism spot at the foot of the Great Smoky...

3 Lawsuits Filed Over Tennessee Bus Crash That Killed 6 Kids

Dec 8 2016 // So far, three lawsuits have been filed following a school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., that killed six children and injured several more.The Chattanooga Times Free Press each of the lawsuits have been filed in Hamilton...

Businesses Unharmed in Tennessee City Devastated by Wildfires Set to Reopen

Dec 7 2016 // Chirping and beeping filled the air as Marion Paul fired up her Gatlinburg video arcade Monday, the first time she’s seen her business since deadly wildfires set much of the city ablaze a week ago. Sooty floors...

Tennessee Insurance Department Works With Insurers to Pinpoint Wildfire Claims

Dec 7 2016 // Devastating wildfires that have hit the state of Tennessee, particularly in the City of Gatlinburg, have caused widespread damage, with 656 claims reported to the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) as of...

Residents Return to Tennessee City Demolished by Fire

Dec 5 2016 // Charlotte Moore needed a phone charger.“I’ll just get it at home,” she shrugged. Then she remembered that her home was gone.The realization came as she made the familiar drive up to the top of Laurel...

FEMA Adds 4,400 Properties to High-Risk Flood Zones in Tennessee County

Dec 5 2016 // Thousands of property owners may have to purchase flood insurance for the first time as new flood maps go into effect next year in Davidson County.The Federal Emergency Management Agency last month finalized revised flood...

Tennessee Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 7; City of Gatlinburg Surveys Damage

Dec 2 2016 // Three more bodies were found in the ruins of wildfires that torched hundreds of homes and businesses in the Great Smoky Mountains area, raising the death toll to seven, a Tennessee mayor said Wednesday.Search-and-rescue...

Tennessee Fire Forces Thousands to Evacuate, Destroys Hundreds of Homes

Dec 1 2016 // With flames dripping from tree branches and the air filled with embers, thousands of people raced through a hellish landscape as they fled wildfires that killed three people and destroyed hundreds of homes and a resort in...