Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Survivors of Deadly Tennessee Wildfires Seek $14.8M from Feds in Lawsuit
May 30 2018 // Two survivors of deadly Tennessee wildfires that began in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have sued the federal government, claiming they lost loved ones and a home because of the negligence of park workers. The...
Tennessee Halts Businesses of 2 Unlicensed Agents
May 23 2018 // Two former Tennessee insurance providers have been served cease and desist orders by the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) in response to fraudulent practices the department says they used to sell...
Brightway Insurance Opens New Stores in Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee
May 18 2018 // Brightway Insurance is continuing its expansion with the opening of five new stores, four of which are located in the Southeast. The new stores that opened in the region include in Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee:...
Tennessee High School Science Experiment Gone Wrong Injures 18
May 14 2018 // Authorities say a science experiment gone awry injured 17 students and a teacher, prompting the evacuation of a Tennessee school. Hendersonville Fire Department Chief Scotty Bush tells news outlets that emergency crews...
Hub International Acquires the Assets of Tennessee-Based The Barnett Group
May 9 2018 // Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Barnett Corporate Insurers, LLC (or The Barnett Group). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., The Barnett Group provides employee...
Drugmakers Balk at Funding Opioid Epidemic Fix; Counting on Court Wins
May 4 2018 // Drug companies are in no rush to finance a solution to the opioid epidemic. Companies including Johnson & Johnson and McKesson Corp. are preparing to take their chances in court rather than pay billions of dollars to...
Reliance Partners of Tennessee Adds Seidl as V.P. of Risk Services
Apr 24 2018 // Reliance Partners has added John Seidl as vice president of Risk Services in its Chattanooga, Tenn., office. Seidl is a former Wisconsin State Motor Carrier Trooper and FMCSA Investigator with more than 20 years of...
Tennessee Mall Damaged in 2010 Flood Seeks More Insurance Money
Apr 12 2018 // The owners of Opry Mills are asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that reduced their 2010 flood insurance coverage from $200 to $50 million. The Tennessean reports the Simon Property Group filed an appeal...
Tennessee Issues $12K in Fines, Revokes Licenses of 3 Insurance Producers
Apr 11 2018 // Three former Tennessee insurance producers who violated provisions of Tennessee’s insurance law have been hit with civil penalties totaling $12,000 and forced to surrender or have revoked their insurance licenses,...
State Lawmaker Drops Push to Legalize Medical Marijuana in Tennessee
Apr 5 2018 // One of the lead sponsors of a medical-marijuana bill in Tennessee withdrew the measure Tuesday after telling fellow lawmakers the legislation has been so watered down that passing it would actually harm rather than help...
Georgia-Based Auto Insurer Access Insurance To Be Liquidated
Apr 4 2018 // Insurance regulators in the Southeast are notifying policyholders in their states of a Texas-domiciled/Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered property/casualty insurance company that is to be liquidated after being placed in...
Workers’ Compensation Insurer Stonetrust Enters Missouri, Tennessee
Apr 3 2018 // Workers’ compensation insurer Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co. has begun writing business in Missouri and Tennessee. Stonetrust, which is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is also writing in Louisiana,...
Tennessee AG: State, Local Opioid Suits Complicating Settlement Efforts
Mar 23 2018 // The Tennessee attorney general says lawsuits by local prosecutors over the opioid epidemic are complicating his efforts to reach a multistate settlement with drug companies. In response, the prosecutors, who represent...
Tennessee Fines Agency Operator $187K, Revokes License for Defrauding Clients
Mar 22 2018 // A Tennessee insurance agency operator has been fined $187,000 in civil penalties and had his producer’s licensed revoked for defrauding clients, according to the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance...
Severe Storms Spawn Tornadoes, Damage Homes in Southeast
Mar 21 2018 // Severe storms that spawned tornadoes damaged homes and downed trees as they moved across the Southeast on Monday night. Forecasters warned that the storms could threaten more than 29 million people, raising the risk of...
Tennessee Fines Chemical Plant $25K Over Hydrogen Explosion
Mar 20 2018 // Tennessee regulators have fined a chemical plant $25,000 for an explosion that shut down an interstate and put several schools on lockdown. WRCB-TV reported that the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Tennessee Reports 60% Increase in DUIs at College Campuses
Mar 19 2018 // The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says reported DUI offenses on college campuses in the state have increased by more than 60 percent. The TBI said in a Thursday statement that its annual crime study detailing the...
Tennessee Theater Worker Dies After Carbon Dioxide Exposure
Mar 12 2018 // The president of a Tennessee variety show venue says one of its workers has died after a carbon dioxide leak. The Oak Ridger reports that David Fee, president and CEO of the Smoky Mountain Opry Theater in Pigeon Forge,...
Tennessee Workers’ Comp Bureau Launches Online Filing System
Mar 8 2018 // The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has begun using a new online filing system. A news release says the TNComp system lets attorneys and self-represented litigants file without printing copies or traveling...
Carbon Dioxide Leak at Tennessee Entertainment Venue Sends 3 Employees to Hospital
Mar 7 2018 // Authorities say a carbon dioxide leak at a Tennessee variety show venue led to the hospitalization of three employees and the evacuation of hundreds. Pigeon Forge Fire Department Chief Tony Watson tells news outlets...
