In May 2010, when parts of Tennessee saw 13 inches of rain in a mere two days, the overflowing of the Cumberland River affected structures 
throughout Nashville. One of those buildings was the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, where this year's PLRB/LIRB Claims Conference was held.
Claims Assistant Editor Catherine Couretas spoke with William Teas, executive director of corporate risk management for Gaylord Entertainment Inc., the company that owns the resort as well as the Grand Ole Opry, Gaylord Springs Golf Links, and the Wild Horse Saloon, a music venue in downtown Nashville. Teas also spoke at PLRB about the damage the hotel suffered and outlined its successful recovery efforts.
To put it all in perspective, parts of the 2,800-room resort were flooded by nearly 10 feet of water. The the hotel sustained damage to about 117 rooms, although most of the damage was in the atriums. The resort went offline May 2 and did not return until November that same year.
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
