Tennessee News

Crump Names VP to Memphis, Tenn. Office

Crump Insurance Services announced the return of Ron Lanning to its Memphis, Tenn. branch. Lanning will be vice president and manager of the Memphis office, overseeing all brokerage and administrative operations there. Lanning brings over 30 years of insurance experience, …

Veteran Insurance Executives Form Tenn.-Based Synercon

In Nashville, Tenn., two insurance industry veterans announced the formation of Synercon Insurance Holdings, a venture that will acquire and link leading independent insurance agencies. David D. Haynes, serving as CEO of Synercon, is the founder and former chairman and …

My New Markets

Truckers, Motor Truck Cargo Nuts & Bolts: Frontline Underwriters Inc., an independently owned and operated wholesale MGA, specializes in the placement of motor truck cargo, and offers physical damage and truckers’ liability. Dollars: $10,000 to $250,000. p:Carrier: Rated “A” by …

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Vacation Income Property Nuts & Bolts: Middle Oak is offering insurance designed exclusively for vacation income property. What is covered: homes, condos, short term or year round rentals, owner use, two nights, seasonal etc. In the name of a trust, …

My New Markets

Nutraceuticals Nuts & Bolts: MarketScout is offering commercial general liability or products on a claims made basis, defense inside the limits. Target risks include accounts with 20 or fewer products, new ventures and importers. Herbals, botanicals, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and …

My New Markets

Truckers, Motor Truck Cargo Nuts & Bolts: Frontline Underwriters Inc., an independently owned and operated wholesale MGA, specializes in the placement of motor truck cargo, and offers physical damage and truckers’ liability. Dollars: $10,000 to $250,000 Carrier: Rated “A” by …

News Currents

The co-worker and the shop foreman testified that McIntosh didn’t appear to be impaired by marijuana use before the accident. Tenn. court: marijuana not a factor in worker’s injury The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a worker whose hand …

Declarations

IPod thunderbolt “It’s going to hit where it’s going to hit, but once it contacts metal, the metal conducts the electricity.” Dr. Mary Ann Cooper of the American College of Emergency Physicians and an ER doctor at University of Illinois …

People

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has named Thomas M. Marra to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer. Marra, currently a member of the company’s board of directors and president and chief operating officer of Hartford …

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EPLI for Law Firms Nuts & Bolts: SUA Inc. is offering employment practices liability insurance for law firms with up to 100 employees in all 50 states that includes coverage for allegations of harassment, discrimination, and wrongful employment practices. Additional …