Tennessee Department of Insurance (TDCI) News

Tennessee Insurance Consumers Get Back $7.4 Million So Far in 2023

The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance is reporting that it has helped return more than $7.4 million to consumers so far in 2023 through its mediation and restitution efforts. TDCI said it is on trend to pass last year’s …

Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease of 9.2% Approved in Tennessee

Workers’ compensation rates in Tennessee are expected to decrease next year after a 9.2% overall loss cost decrease was approved. Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance Commissioner Carter Lawrence approved an order Nov. 14, 2020 for the decrease, beginning March …

Tennessee Fire Marshal: January Third-Deadliest Month for Fire Deaths Since 2010

The latest tally of January fire fatalities has the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) urgently renewing its call that residents turn their focus to fire prevention during the high-risk winter months. SFMO data as of Feb. 2 indicated that …

Tennessee Dog Bite Claims Totaled $9.4 Million in 2016

Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) and the United States Postal Service have issued a reminder to Tennessee homeowners to obey leash laws to avoid costly dog bite insurance claims this year. For 2016, the Insurance Information Institute and …

Tennessee Revokes Licenses of 4 Insurance Producers Over Violations

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) announced disciplinary actions including fines against four former Tennessee insurance producers who violated various provisions of Tennessee law, according to a statement from the department. Former insurance producers Dillion R. Shaw, Darius …

Tennessee Insurance Dept. Wraps Up 2016 With Disciplinary Actions Against 5 Agents

The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has taken disciplinary actions including fines totaling more than $77,000, license revocation and other punishments against five Tennessee insurance licensees for numerous violations of state law. The punishments came after investigations by …

Tennessee Reports $1.5M in Insurance Restitution So Far in 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 insurance investigators mediating between insurance companies and policyholders to get denied …