Motorists would be forbidden to send text messages while behind the wheel under proposals awaiting legislative action in Kentucky early next year. Two lawmakers have filed bills that would add Kentucky to a growing list of states — 18 so …
Following President Barack Obama’s offer of compromise on an issue that has long divided Washington, congressional health care negotiators are considering proposals to foster alternatives to medical malpractice lawsuits. The possibility that malpractice changes could be part of health care …
Rick Whitten has been promoted to vice president of the Client Services Division with Brentwood Services Administrators in Brentwood, Tennessee. Whitten has been assistant vice president of Loss Control Services, based in Charlotte, N.C., and will continue to oversee that …
A person does not have to show actual damages to be able to sue a check verification firm for mistakenly reporting information affecting consumer credit files, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth District recently ruled. The decision …
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The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that the state does not recognize an exception to the economic loss doctrine that generally bars damages if a product defect causes only economic loss and not any personal or additional property damage. The …
Florida-based insurance agency Brown & Brown has acquired the group employee benefits division of Roussel & Associates of Brentwood, Tennessee. The group employee benefits division, which has annualized revenues of $1.7 million, will relocate to Brown & Brown’s existing Nashville …
First Horizon Insurance Group, Inc., a subsidiary of First Tennessee Bank, the principal subsidiary of First Horizon National Corp., reports it has agreed to acquire the insurance business of Sandlin Insurance Agency located in Germantown, Tennessee. Truman Sandlin, owner of …
Oak Ridge, Tennessee-based Appalachian Underwriters Inc. (AUI) has formed a new franchise and affinity division, which will be led by Steve Shelton. This new division will work with franchisors, associations and affinity groups to create endorsed products that meet the …
At an event today kicking off a nationwide anti-drunk driving enforcement campaign, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released a new study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that shows an increasing trend among women driving under the influence …
