Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Small Earthquake Reported in East Tennessee
Nov 3 2008 // The U.S. Geological Survey reported a small earthquake occurred in East Tennessee, but emergency officials say no damage has been reported. The agency recorded the earthquake was centered near Maryville and occurred at...
Tennessee’s Appalachian Underwriters Acquires Business Insurance Center
Oct 29 2008 // Oak Ridge, Tenn.-based Appalachian Underwriters Inc. acquired the business insurance center assets of NFIB, from MSC Insurance Agency of Tennessee LLC. NFIB is a small business association representing small and...
Tennessee Underwriter Forms Commercial Brokerage in Florida
Oct 28 2008 // Tennessee-based Appalachian Underwriters Inc. established a commercial brokerage division and will open a new office in Sarasota, Fla. to house the new operation. AUI will focus on property and casualty risks that are...
Southern Drought Creeping Northward to West Virginia
Oct 20 2008 // Extreme drought conditions, the second-worst possible, have now spread into Kentucky, and severe conditions have returned to West Virginia and southwest Virginia, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. “The last...
$90 Million Lawsuit Filed in Tennessee Fire that Killed 7
Oct 20 2008 // Survivors of the seven people killed in an August fire in Memphis, Tenn. have filed a lawsuit seeking $90 million. The Commercial Appeal reported the lawsuit filed in Circuit Court claims electrical problems at the rental...
Tennessee-based Unum Bridges Language Gaps in Employee Benefits
Oct 15 2008 // Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Unum, in an effort to serve its Spanish-speaking customers, created customized employee education and enrollment materials, added bilingual call centers and is providing on-claim support. Unum says...
Nationwide Insurance Expands in Tennessee
Oct 15 2008 // Nationwide opened a new office in Memphis, Tenn. Nationwide said the opening of this office is part of the company’s efforts to reach diverse consumers and grow its market share among a diverse population. Associate...
$90 Million Lawsuit Filed in Tennessee Fire that Killed 7
Oct 13 2008 // Survivors of seven people killed in an August fire in Memphis, Tenn. filed a lawsuit seeking $90 million. The Commercial Appeal reported the lawsuit filed in Circuit Court claims electrical problems at the rental property...
Tennessee-based Unum Names Bishop Executive VP and General Counsel
Oct 1 2008 // Unum Group, based in Chatanooga, Tenn., appointed Liston Bishop III as executive vice president and general counsel for the company. Bishop has served as Unum’s interim general counsel since February. He joins the...
People
Sep 22 2008 // Jacksonville, Florida-based Harden & Associates, an insurance brokerage company, promoted Dustin Theilacker to chief information officer. As CIO, Theilacker will continue to provide technology vision and leadership...
Tennessee Court Rules against Alcoa in Asbestos Suit
Sep 12 2008 // Alcoa Inc. can be sued for the asbestos-related death of a former worker’s daughter, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled. The Pittsburgh-based company had argued that it should not be held responsible for Maryville...
Tennessee Police Dog not Dead; Insurance Fraud Alleged
Sep 8 2008 // A West Tennessee prosecutor will not say whether he intends to press charges in the case of an Oakland police dog whose death may have been faked to collect a $5,000 insurance benefit. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation...
Pillow Named Tennessee Assistant Commissioner for Fire Prevention
Aug 12 2008 // Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Leslie Newman appointed James H. “Jim” Pillow as the assistant commissioner for the state’s Fire Prevention Division. Pillow recently spent four...
Motorcycle Fatalities in Tennessee Increasing
Aug 11 2008 // Fatal motorcycle accidents in Tennessee are increasing corresponding with a rise in the number of people being issued motorcycle licenses. According to the Tennessee Department of Safety, the number of motorcycle licenses...
Tennessee Nuclear Weapons Plant Responds to Rubber Shop Fire
Aug 6 2008 // Authorities were searching for the cause of a fire in a shop at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee that forced the evacuation of 95 workers, but caused no injuries. A National Nuclear Security...
Tennessee-based Unum Group Accelerates $350M Share Repurchase
Aug 5 2008 // Unum Group, headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, entered into an accelerated repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank, AG London Branch to repurchase approximately $350 million of its outstanding common stock. The Aug....
Stunning Workers’ Comp for Cops in Tennessee
Aug 4 2008 // Police in Brownsville, Tenn. will soon be armed with electric stun devices. Mayor Webb Banks said officials realize the weapons are controversial, but if police tell people they have them, officials believe officers...
Selective Insurance Touts Q2 Workers’ Comp Improvement, Mass. Expansion
Aug 1 2008 // Selective Insurance reported that new premiums declined for the second quarter while workers’ compensation results improved and its recent expansion into the commercial markets in Massachusetts and Tennessee is going...
Tennessee Utility, College Get Federal Relief for Tornado Damage
Jul 30 2008 // The federal government approved $5.7 million in disaster assistance funding for two Tennessee institutions that suffered tornado damage, Gov. Phil Bredesen said. These grants are part of the federal Public Assistance...
Insurance Payments Fall Short of Repair Costs after Tennessee Tornado
Jul 25 2008 // Tennessee officials razed fairgrounds bleachers damaged by a tornado in Clarksville, Tennessee. Parks and Recreation Director Kevin Cowling said the tornado on May 3 moved parts of the concrete bleachers 2 inches. A...
