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NASHVILLE – The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin distributing COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments in the next few weeks.

The Tennessee Securities Division (“Division”) sets forth this Statement of Policy regarding business disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that affect broker-dealers, investment advisers, federal covered investment advisers, and their registered agents or representatives (collectively “financial professionals”).

NASHVILLE – In order to stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Tennesseans are now required by Governor Bill Lee to stay home unless carrying out essential activities.

NASHVILLE — Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) Securities Division is alerting investors to be on guard against an anticipated surge of fraudulent investment schemes.

NASHVILLE – In an effort to aid Tennessee consumers, business owners and employees affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) requests that licensed insurance companies in Tennessee work with restaurants and employees to ensure that restaurant employees now engaged in delivering food options during the pandemic are fully insured either under their personal automobile policy or via a restaurant’s commercial automobile policy.

As you are aware, we all find ourselves in extraordinary circumstances, coming together to ensure the health and safety our families, neighbors, and communities as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate. There is a collective need for the funeral and cemetery profession to take steps for keeping families, guests, staff, and others safe so that you can enable families to participate in memorial events that are of uppermost importance to them.

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) situation is rapidly evolving, and the Governor has called on all Tennesseans to work together to battle the spread of the virus, including employers and individuals alike. These are unprecedented events, and we ask for your patience as we work to protect your health and the health of the general public while ensuring that we continue to fulfill our mission and provide excellent customer service.

Regarding ongoing developments related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division wants to make you aware of steps we are taking to keep our staff and stakeholders safe.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) today requests that healthcare insurance companies in Tennessee provide employers and consumers with as much flexibility as practicable during the period of the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency. TDCI urges carriers to maintain their existing insurance coverage, despite policyholders’ growing concerns about being able to meet deadlines to pay their premiums.

In an effort to provide ongoing guidance to stakeholders, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) is sharing how Governor Lee’s Executive Order No. 15 (EO 15) re-moves barriers to allow TDCI and its divisions to rapidly respond to Tennesseans during the nov-el coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

As you are aware, we all find ourselves in extraordinary circumstances, coming together to ensure the health and safety our families, neighbors, and communities as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate.