Tennessee News

Tenn. Rep. Rob Briley Charged with DUI, Leaving Scene of Accident

House Judiciary Chairman Rob Briley, a Nashville, Tenn., Democrat, was charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident after two separate incidents over the weekend, according to police reports. Safety Department spokesman Mike Browning said …

Federal Judge Allows Class Action Against Disability Insurer Unum

A federal judge in Chattanooga, Tenn. has granted class-action status to a lawsuit that contends Unum Group, the nation’s largest disability insurer, schemed to deny or terminate claims of thousands of disabled Americans. The suit contends Unum Group violated the …

Ala. Heat Wave Shutdown at Browns Ferry Stirs Nuclear Debate

The recent shutdown of a Browns Ferry reactor in Alabama because of high Tennessee River temperatures was international news. In the mainstream press from Britain to Germany to Malaysia, on National Public Radio, and in anti-nuclear blogs worldwide, people who …

Ark. Agencies to Merge

BancorpSouth Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of Mississippi-based BancorpSouth Bank, announced it reached an agreement to acquire Insurance Network of Jonesboro, Ark., effective Sept. 1, 2007. Insurance Network will become part of BancorpSouth’s Little Rock, Ark., insurance division, Ramsey, Krug, …

My New Markets

Insurance Agents E&O Program Nuts & Bolts: Brown & Brown of California Inc. – Programs Division has a new errors and omissions market designed for agents that have been in the industry three or more years, with revenues under $3 …

My New Markets

Insurance Agents E&O Program Nuts & Bolts: Brown & Brown of California Inc. – Programs Division has a new errors and omissions market designed for agents that have been in the industry three or more years, with revenues under $3 …

My New Markets

Insurance Agents E&O Program Nuts & Bolts: Brown & Brown of California Inc. – Programs Division has a new errors and omissions market designed for agents that have been in the industry three or more years, with revenue under $3 …

My New Markets

Technology E&O Nuts & Bolts: International Excess Agency Inc. is offering technology errors and omission coverage that combines tech E&O with network security, media and advertising and miscellaneous professional liability coverages. Coverage includes: E&O cover for both technology products and …

Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family

With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency. Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and casualty insurance distributed through independent agents in the country. The insurer …

Broker stock prices vary big; 23 M&As posted in two-month period

Stock Prices: The range in stock prices for brokers has been dramatic. At one end of the spectrum, Marsh & McLennan (NYSE:MMC) is down 9 percent and at the other, Aon Corp. (NYSE:AOC) is up 14.2 percent year-to-date. Aon reported …