Latest Tennessee Headlines

Nov 19 2006 // People Greg Thompson, president and chief executive officer of Thomco, is the new president of the Target Markets Program Administrators Association, a national organization serving program managers. Thomco, headquartered...

Moran Named Insuror of the Year by Insurors of Tennessee

Oct 27 2006 // Louis S. Moran, III, of Inter-Agency Insurance in Knoxville, was named Insuror of the Year at the Insurors of Tennessee 113th Annual Convention in Nashville. The Insuror of the Year is the highest honor the association...

Tenn. Yanks Benefit Firm CEO’s Licenses

Oct 17 2006 // Tennessee officials have pulled the insurance and securities licenses of the chief executive officer of a benefits company, claiming he held money for various clients and cannot account for those funds. Tennessee...

Cover Tenn. Health Plan to Restrict First Year Enrollment

Oct 12 2006 // The state is limiting first-year enrollment to the new Cover Tennessee health insurance program so it will have a stronger base before opening the doors to other low-income adults the following year, state Finance...

Tenn. Ethics Panel Powerless to Probe Travel Assured Ties

Sep 17 2006 // Ethics panel can’t take up complaints over travel insurance Received by Newsfinder from AP Sep 14, 2006 12:17 Eastern Time NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Consumers want the state’s new Ethics Commission to investigate...

Tenn. Latest State to Order Travel Firm to Halt Insurance Sales

Sep 10 2006 // Tennessee regulators ordered a Crossville-based travel firm already cited by three other states to stop selling trip interruption or cancellation benefits without an insurance license. Tennessee’s cease-and-desist...

Tenn. Builder Defends Superdome Roof in Katrina Suit

Sep 5 2006 // Bridgestone Corp. of Nashville, Tenn. says the force of Hurricane Katrina — not faulty installation of new roofing materials — caused the destruction of the roof of the Louisiana Superdome. The Louisiana Stadium &...

Ford license fight

Sep 4 2006 // Former Tennessee State Sen. John Ford is fighting to keep his license to sell insurance, but the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance says the Memphis Democrat should be denied because he’s financially...

Ford Fights to Keep License to Sell Insurance in Tenn.

Aug 18 2006 // Former Tennessee State Sen. John Ford is fighting to keep his license to sell insurance, but the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance says the Memphis Democrat shouldn’t because he’s financially...

Tenn. Professional Insurance Agents Elect Officers

Jun 26 2006 // William B. Oldham, III was elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of Tennessee Inc. during the association’s annual convention in Orange Beach, Ala. Oldham is president of Oldham Insurance Inc. in...

Tenn. Still Rebuilding After April Tornadoes

Jun 14 2006 // Insurance claims from the April tornadoes in Tennessee have climbed to $452 million, and some homeowners and business owners say their efforts to rebuild are being slowed by settlement delays and swamped...

South Carolina, Tennessee and Kansas Governors Sign Medical Criteria Bills

Jun 5 2006 // South Carolina, Tennessee and Kansas have joined a growing number of states that have enacted laws that require plaintiffs to meet specific medical criteria in order to bring or pursue an asbestos- or silica-related...

Tenn. Governor Looking Forward to Implementing New Insurance Proposal

May 22 2006 // Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen says he’s learned from mistakes that were made with the state’s expanded Medicaid program and doesn’t plan on repeating them with his new plan to provide health care access to...

GOP Alters Cover Tennessee Bill to Eliminate Risk

May 17 2006 // The Senate has approved a change to Gov. Phil Bredesen’s Cover Tennessee health care proposal to eliminate all risk for the state, a move administration officials said could eliminate any private insurers from...

Tornados foretell things to come

May 8 2006 // As emergency planners and hurricane experts from across the U.S. met in April to plan and prepare for the hurricane season, the timing couldn’t have been better, as massive twisters roared down “tornado...

Tornado ploughs across Tenn., Ky., resulting in thousands of claims

May 8 2006 // In the aftermath of a large F-3 to F-4 tornado, hundreds of carriers and insurance agents in northern Tennessee and southern Kentucky are paying hundreds of claims. The storm formed April 7 at about 7 p.m., touching down...

$25 million tornado damage in north Georgia

May 8 2006 // More than $25 million in damage occurred in late April in north Georgia when a string of twisters swept through the state, including metropolitan Atlanta, hitting homes and businesses in Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett and Hall...

News Currents

May 8 2006 // Tornado ploughs across Tenn., Ky., resulting in thousands of claims In the aftermath of a large F-3 to F-4 tornado, thousands of carriers and insurance agents in northern Tennessee and southern Kentucky are paying...

Editor’s Note: Tornados foretell things to come

May 8 2006 // As emergency planners and hurricane experts from across the U.S. met in April to plan and prepare for the hurricane season, the timing couldn’t have been better, as massive twisters roared down “tornado...

$25 million tornado damage in north Georgia

May 8 2006 // Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine described the tornadoes as the second largest insurance disaster in Georgia and as one of the most financially-devastating storms in Georgia’s history. More than $25 million in...