All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 25 2016 // Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance Commissioner (TDCI) Julie Mix McPeak has been elected by her fellow members of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) to serve as vice chair of the...
Jul 14 2016 // Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. (BSA), headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., promoted LaTronya Roberts on its Tennessee Claims Department team to the position of claim representative, according to Jeff Pettus,...
Jul 11 2016 // The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says severe storms overnight July 8 are to blame for three deaths in the eastern part of the state.The agency says a 60-year-old man and 40-year-old woman were killed in Carter...
Jul 11 2016 // Tennessee has stepped up its efforts to establish the state as a captive leader with new enhancements to the state’s captive insurance laws passed this year by the Tennessee Legislature.The changes to the 2011...
Jul 8 2016 // Officials have declared a state of emergency in Tennessee after heavy rains caused flooding in several areas overnight and more rain is forecast.Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Dean Flener said on Thursday...
Jul 1 2016 // Tennessee-based captive insurance companies have created an estimated $436 million economic impact through direct and indirect spending related to new jobs, investments, and deposits, according to results of a recent...
Jun 29 2016 // Tennessee state workplace safety investigators are looking into the death of a contract employee at the M&M Mars plant in southeastern Tennessee.Multiple media outlets report that the worker for Cleveland-based Custom...
Jun 27 2016 // Brentwood Services Administrators (BSA), headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., has hired Stephanie Bryant as senior claim representative in the Brentwood office, according to Jeff Pettus, president and chief executive officer...
Jun 21 2016 // Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. (BSA), headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., has promoted Daniel Knick to the position of senior claim representative in its Occupational Injury Unit.Knick’s new responsibilities...
Jun 21 2016 // Tennessee has stepped up its efforts to establish the state as a captive insurance industry leader with enhancements to the state’s captive insurance laws just passed by the Tennessee Legislature.The changes to the...
Jun 20 2016 // Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak has been elected by her fellow members of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) to serve as vice chair of the...
Jun 20 2016 // Brightway Insurance, a national property/casualty insurance retailer selling through a network of franchised independent agencies throughout the country, has added new agency owners in North Carolina and Florida.New owners...
Jun 6 2016 // The Title IX lawsuit filed against the University of Tennessee over its handling of sexual assault complaints has a scheduled trial date of May 22, 2018. The offices of lawyers from both sides of the suit confirmed Friday...
Jun 1 2016 // A Republican Tennessee lawmaker says getting a traffic camera ticket isn’t a problem – he just burns them.State Rep. Andy Holt set such ticket ablaze on May 26 and posted the video to Facebook. A news release...
May 27 2016 // A federal judge has recommended that former Tennessee associate director of sports medicine Jenny Moshak and two ex-Lady Volunteers strength coaches should recover more than $460,000 in attorneys’ fees as part of the...
May 25 2016 // Kristopher Fisher has been named executive director of the Professional Insurance Agents of Tennessee.Transitioning from director of Member Services to executive director, Fisher’s new responsibilities include:...
May 18 2016 // Insurors of Tennessee has added Ellie Small to the Association staff as membership specialist.Small will manage the continuing education program, coordinate course registration and provide administrative support to the...
May 17 2016 // Reliance Partners has promoted of Jordan Chastain to the position of senior director of Sales for the transportation division of the company. Chastain is a native of Gainesville, Ga., and a graduate of the University of...
May 16 2016 // The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a worker at a Knoxville steel mill.Knoxville police have said 55-year-old Anthony McDowell was working in a storage area of Gerdau...
May 10 2016 // Thousands of people in the Clarksville, Tennessee, area received surprise notices in the mail that their licenses have been revoked because records show they have not paid court fines and fees dating back to 2012.A total...