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Regions Financial Offering Personal Lines Insurance in 5 States

Alabama-based Regions Financial is expanding access to personal lines insurance for its bank customers in Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Virginia. Customers will be able to purchase homeowners, renters, automobile, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, watercraft and specialty insurance products for personal …

Tennessee Mosque Fire Being Investigated

Supporters from across the country have called to give encouragement to a suburban Nashville mosque where a fire was the latest setback for a planned new building, officials said Sunday. Authorities told mosque officials that four pieces of heavy construction …

Surprise Inspections at Appalachian Mines Uncover Safety Violations

Recent surprise inspections show that increased enforcement isn’t preventing U.S. coal mines from continuing to violate safety laws, the federal Mine Safety & Health Administration said. MSHA inspectors found miners had worked under an unsupported roof at a Tennessee mine, …

Eastern Insurance Announces CEO Succession Plans

Eastern Insurance Holdings said founder and CEO Bruce M. Eckert will step down at the end of the year and President and Chief Operating Officer Michael L. Boguski will assume the top executive for the role of president and chief …

Tennessee Accountant Banned from Insurance/Securities Business

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has revoked the accountancy license and CPA firm permit of Mark S. Riddle, and has permanently barred him from seeking an insurance agent license or any securities registrations in the state. Riddle …

Tennessee Gov. Predicts Federal Aid for May Flooding

Gov. Phil Bredesen says Tennessee will receive a higher percentage of federal matching funds to cover costs due to severe flooding in early May. Bredesen recently announced that the state’s federal match will be 90 percent of the total eligible …

Tennessee Gets Break from Downpour

The rains deluging Tennessee abated on Thursday but forecasters are predicting that the same storm system will bring more rain to the region over weekend. Officials in Nashville are making plans for evacuations and sandbagging in case those measures should …

SUNZ Offers Workers’ Comp in More States

SUNZ Insurance Co. of St. Petersburg, Fla., has gained the rights to provide workers’ compensation in four more states within the southern half of the country. The added states are Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Arizona. SUNZ, which is five years …

Oklahoma Implements Web-Based System to Help Regulate Insurance

The Oklahoma Department of Insurance announced it is expanding its use of the Web-based State Based Systems (SBS) to improve back-office processing of insurance regulation. SBS is a solid, web-based solution that supports all aspects of insurance regulation via a …