All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 7 2010 // Some Tennessee homeowners have been surprised to learn their policies won’t pay for flood damage and an attorney and lobbyist is warning insurance agents not to admit to any wrongdoing if clients confront them about...
May 21 2010 // The Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office is offering teens in northeast Tennessee a reward for using seat belts. Eleven teens observed wearing a safety belt this past week will be given a voucher to turn in at...
May 21 2010 // Gov. Phil Bredesen this week vetoed a renewed effort to allow Tennessee handgun carry permit holders to bring their weapons into bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.The Democratic governor said in a letter to...
May 20 2010 // Some Tennessee homeowners have been surprised to learn their policies won’t pay for flood damage and an attorney and lobbyist is warning insurance agents not to admit to any wrongdoing if clients confront them about...
May 6 2010 // The Tennessee Titans have gotten a chance to check out LP Field where flood waters covered the football field, and the damage appears to be minor.Senior executive vice president Steve Underwood said in a statement that...
May 4 2010 // The Main Street America Group has introduced its products to nearly 200 independent agents who represent new affiliate Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co. throughout North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.Specifically,...
May 4 2010 // A weekend deluge burst rivers and creeks from their banks across Tennessee and neighboring U.S. states Monday, killing at least 22 people and forcing thousands to evacuate homes and hotels.The overflowing Cumberland River...
May 4 2010 // The family of an 8-year-old girl who was attacked by a pit bull on her birthday is now wondering how to pay for a large hospital bill.Eileen King has nothing but praise for the treatment her daughter Hailey received at Le...
May 3 2010 // While NCAA men’s basketball tournament referee and insurance agent Gary Maxwell won’t tell you which team was his pick to win (it’s against NCAA rules), he can share what he’s learned on the court...
Apr 19 2010 // Northern CapitalFlorida insurance officials have moved to shut down Northern Capital Insurance Co. after concluding that the firm is insolvent. Agents and the company’s 70,000 policyholders are being advised to...
Apr 12 2010 // Workers’ compensation reforms enacted in Tennessee in 2004 have helped reduce costs in certain specific areas of the workers’ compensation system.The reform provisions related to permanent partial disability...
Apr 8 2010 // Representative of two Tennessee companies accused by authorities of selling phony medical insurance policies to thousands of people nationwide said Tuesday that they are not to blame for piles of unpaid medical bills.State...
Apr 8 2010 // A Knox County man whose house caught fire in January has received a $19,000 firefighting bill.WVLT-TV reported Chris Curl was flabberghasted at the charge, but Rural/Metro Fire Chief Jerry Harnish says such charges are...
Apr 2 2010 // Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc. has established a satellite office in Nashville, Tennessee in support of its subsidiary Eastern Alliance Insurance Group (EAIG), which specializes in workers’ compensation...
Mar 30 2010 // Tennessee officials are trying to shut down operations of two Robertson County companies accused of defrauding more than 12,000 consumers nationwide who sought affordable health insurance.Some of the $14 million that...
Mar 25 2010 // The mayor of Rutledge, Tennessee says he had no choice in the firing of the East Tennessee city’s police chief. Mayor Danny Turley said he fired Jeff Daniel after the former police chief refused to resign last...
Mar 25 2010 // The latest Tennessee effort to outlaw passengers from having open alcohol containers in vehicles failed in a House committee this week.The House State and Local Government Committee voted to send the bill sponsored by...
Mar 22 2010 // As the NCAA men’s basketball tournament tipped off, one could say that Cookeville, Tennessee insurance agent Gary Maxwell had the best seat in the house.No, he wasn’t sitting courtside or in a luxury box of any...
Mar 17 2010 // A woman who sued after surgery for a broken leg left her partially paralyzed has been awarded $19.2 million by a federal court jury in Chattanooga that also returned a $3 million verdict for her husband. The Chattanooga...
Mar 7 2010 // Legislation that would give senior drivers in Tennessee a discount on their insurance for taking an online driving course is on Gov. Phil Bredesen’s desk awaiting his signature.The measure, sponsored by Republican...