Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tennessee Gov. Extends Covid-19 State of Emergency
Aug 31 2020 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has once again extended the state of emergency until the end of September. Lee, a Republican, initially imposed the state of emergency on March 12 in order to free up funding and relax rules...
Universal Property Insurance Expands into Tennessee
Aug 25 2020 // The wholly-owned subsidiary of Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.’s Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (Universal Property), has received a certificate of authority in Tennessee, approving Universal...
Tennessee Gov Signs COVID-19 Business, School, Nursing Home Liability Law
Aug 20 2020 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed into law sweeping protections for businesses, schools and nursing homes against coronavirus lawsuits. Lee on Monday touted the legislation as “historic” and argued the law...
Tennessee Insurance Dept. Adds Clark as Director of Business Development
Aug 6 2020 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has hired Joshua Clark joins TDCI as the new director of Business Development for the Insurance Division. As the director of Business Development for the...
Tennessee Gov Calls Special Session to Address COVID-19 Liability
Aug 5 2020 // Gov. Bill Lee on Monday announced he’s calling lawmakers back to the Capitol to address legislation that would provide health care providers, schools and businesses broad protections against coronavirus lawsuits. Lee...
East Tennessee Nursing Home Reports Over Half of Residents Infected by Virus
Jul 27 2020 // Coronavirus cases at an East Tennessee nursing home have nearly doubled in less than a week, officials said. The Christian Care Center in Bristol reported 92 cases on Wednesday, up from 51 cases on Friday, Director...
LUBA Workers’ Comp Expands into Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee
Jul 24 2020 // Baton Rouge, La.-based workers’ compensation insurance carrier, LUBA Workers’ Comp, has expanded its coverage into Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Alabama. Founded in 1991, the company currently writes workers’...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Patino in Tennessee
Jul 22 2020 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has added Christian Patino to the company as a risk advisor in its Transportation Practice Group. Patino has experience in the transportation and trucking niche, formerly working with...
Tennessee City Testing Wastewater for Coronavirus Study
Jul 16 2020 // The city of Chattanooga plans to keep testing local wastewater for the prevalence of COVID-19 into 2021 after a study in May that showed thousands more cases of the virus than what was reported by local health officials,...
Specialty Program Group Acquires Tennessee-Based Avant
Jul 8 2020 // Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance brokerages and underwriting facilities, has acquired Avant, LLC. (Avant), a transportation program administrator and wholesale brokerage firm, with...
COVID-19 Business Immunity Proposal Flounders in Tennessee
Jul 7 2020 // Just a few weeks ago, Tennessee looked like a sure bet to become the latest state to protect businesses and other organizations from lawsuits by people impacted by the coronavirus in the push to reopen the economy....
Sunstar Insurance of Tennessee Completes Recapitalization with BBH Capital Partners
Jul 7 2020 // Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC has completed a majority recapitalization with BBH Capital Partners (BBHCP), the private equity strategy of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....
Propel Insurance Acquires HealthCare Services of Tennessee
Jul 2 2020 // Propel Insurance, a retail insurance agency and a portfolio company of Flexpoint Ford, has acquired HealthCare Services (HCS), a risk management and insurance consulting firm based in Knoxville, Tenn., that specializes in...
Tennessee Again Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency
Jul 1 2020 // Gov. Bill Lee on Monday extended the state of emergency for another two months as Tennessee continues to see large jumps in people testing positive for COVID-19. Lee, a Republican, initially imposed the state of emergency...
Tennessee Refunds $2.2M to Insurance Consumers So Far in 2020
Jun 29 2020 // Tennessee consumers have been repaid over $2.2 million so far in 2020 through mediation efforts by the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) that resulted in denied claims being overturned for...
Tennessee Department of Insurance Taps Fortman as Captive Director
Jun 26 2020 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has hired Belinda Fortman as Captive Insurance Section director. Captive insurance is an option for companies to self-insure certain aspects of their business....
Tennessee Plumbing Company Hit with Penalties for Labor Violations
Jun 23 2020 // A Tennessee plumbing company has been ordered to pay back wages, damages and civil penalties for violating federal requirements related to overtime, record keeping and child labor laws, the U.S. Department of Labor...
Tennessee House Lawmakers Advance Broad Coronavirus Liability Protection
Jun 19 2020 // Tennessee would become the latest state to provide health care providers, schools and businesses broad protections against coronavirus lawsuits under a proposal gaining traction inside the GOP-dominant Statehouse. House...
Tennessee Senate Approves Coronavirus Liability Bill for Nursing Homes, Businesses
Jun 15 2020 // The Tennessee Senate advanced legislation Thursday that would provide nursing homes, grocery stores and other businesses sweeping protections from coronavirus lawsuits. The measure is similar to the growing trend going on...
Workers’ Comp Carrier ClearPath Mutual Expands into Indiana, Tennessee
Jun 10 2020 // ClearPath Mutual Insurance Co. has expanded its workers’ compensation insurance offering into Indiana and Tennessee. According to ClearPath Mutual, when it began operations in 2018, the company applied for licenses...
