Latest Tennessee Headlines
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3 Girls Injured, 1 Critically, in Fall from Tennessee Ferris Wheel
Aug 11 2016 // One of three girls who fell from a Ferris wheel at a county fair in Tennessee suffered a traumatic brain injury and remained in critical condition Tuesday, a doctor said. Dr. Bracken Burns, director of trauma services for...
Tennessee Fines Zenefits $62K Over Unlicensed Insurance Sales
Aug 8 2016 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has issued a Consent Order against YourPeople, Inc., (DBA Zenefits FTW Insurance Services) and ordered the California-based company to pay a civil monetary penalty...
Tennessee Reports $1.5M in Insurance Restitution So Far in 2016
Aug 5 2016 // The Tennessee Department of Insurance’s (TDCI) Consumer Insurance Services Section returned $1,577,917.59 to Tennessee consumers through the first half of 2016. The restitution efforts were the result of TDCI...
The Crichton Group in Tennessee Names Hite Partner, Vice President
Jul 29 2016 // The Crichton Group, an independent insurance agency in Middle Tennessee, has promoted industry veteran Dan Hite to the position of partner and vice president. Previously, Hite served as commercial insurance advisor for the...
Zenefits Settles With Tennessee Over Unlicensed Health Insurance Sales
Jul 26 2016 // Zenefits reached its first settlement with a state government over its use of unlicensed health insurance brokers, an issue that prompted investigations in at least three other states and led its founding chief executive...
Tennessee Commish McPeak Elected to Global Insurance Committee Leadership Post
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...
Brentwood Services Administrators in Tennessee Promotes Roberts to Claim Representative
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,...
3 Deaths Reported in Tennessee from Weekend Storms
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...
Tennessee Updates Captive Law, Sets Sights on Being ‘Captive Leader’
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...
Severe Flooding Leads to State of Emergency in Tennessee
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...
Tennessee Reports $436M Economic Impact From Revamped Captive Insurance Act
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...
Worker Death at Tennessee M&M Plant Being Investigated
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...
Brentwood Services Administrators Hires Bryant in Tennessee
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...
Tennessee-Based Brentwood Services Administrators Promotes Knick
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...
Tennessee Updates Captive Law, Sets Sights on Being ‘Captive Leader’
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...
Tennessee Commish McPeak Elected Vice Chair of Global Insurance Committee
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...
People – Southeast
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...
University of Tennessee Title IX Lawsuit Gets May 2018 Trial Date
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...
Tennessee Lawmaker’s Suggestion for Handling Traffic Tickets: Ignore, Burn Them
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...
Judge: Plaintiffs in University of Tennessee Discrimination Suit Owed $460K in Fees
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...
