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Wholesaler Colemont Insurance Brokers reports that Bob Black has been promoted to vice president in the company’s Atlanta office. Black joined Colemont in 2004 as an associate broker responsible for marketing all lines of property and inland marine business. He …

Tennessee Mandates Building Code

Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed a measure enacting a minimum residential building code across Tennessee. The bill took effect July 1. Under the law, local governments in the 60 counties that don’t have building codes have to vote against participating …

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Tennessee Medical Fee Schedule Cuts Workers’ Compensation Costs: Study

The implementation of a medical fee schedule in Tennessee after reforms passed in 2004 has helped save employers $1,300 per workers’ compensation case, according to a study by a research group. The study by he Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) …

Missouri Joins Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has signed HB 577 to have Missouri become the 36th member of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact (IIPRC). With the addition of Missouri, the current compacting states in the Commission represent close to 60 percent …

Liberty Mutual, CAMICO Insurance Program Targets Larger CPA Firms

CAMICO Mutual Insurance Co.y, a CPA-owned professional liability insurer, and Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a division of Liberty Mutual Group, have forged a new program for CPA firms nationally. The new program is designed to expand CAMICO’s capacity for coverage …

Riley Named President of First Horizon Insurance in Tennessee

Kim Riley has been named president of First Horizon Insurance, a subsidiary of First Horizon National Corp. Riley was most recently chief operating officer for First Horizon Insurance. She succeeds George Anderson, who retired. Riley has 25 years of experience …

2009 Outstanding CSR State Award Winners Named

The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has named the state award winners who will compete for the national Outstanding Customer Service Representative of the Year for 2009. Each year, a group of exceptional insurance professionals are chosen by …

Farmers Insurance Offers Green Homeowners Product in Texas

Los Angeles-based The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies is offering a new eco-friendly product for its Texas customers wishing to ‘go green”. Called “Eco-Rebuild”, the new endorsement will supplement the comapany’s homeowners insurance by allowing customers to replace destroyed property …

Car Dealers in the Storm

Dealers Left Standing Will Be Stronger, Leaner, and Better Experts Say Automobile shoppers may be abandoning car makers but insurance carriers and brokers remain dedicated partners, experts say. Yet no one can deny that tough times have fallen on many …