Tennessee News

Beacon Hill Associates Offers Workers’ Comp Product

PartnerOne Environmental, the underwriting division of Virginia-based wholesaler Beacon Hill Associates, says it can now offer workers’ comp coverage in conjunction with general liability or contractors pollution liability Coverage is provided by a group of A+ Rated insurance carriers with …

Tennessee Bill Holds Parents Liable for Hosting Underage Drinking

The Tennessee Senate has passed legislation aimed at making it a crime for adults to host parties where alcohol is available to underage drinkers. The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Jim Tracy of Shelbyville was approved 27-0 in the Senate. …

Former Alabama Insurance Executive Goff Sentenced to 12 Years

A former Montgomery, Alabama insurance executive has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for mail fraud and embezzlement in his insurance business. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson imposed the sentence on John Goff and ordered him to pay …

Insurers Commend Oklahoma Law Banning “Accident Tax”

Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has signed into law HB 2013, which adds Section 10-118 of Title 47 to the Oklahoma Statutes to prohibit the levying of fees for the response or investigation of a motor vehicle accident by law enforcement. …

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U.S. Has Paid $1 Billion in Claims to Tennessee Nuclear Workers

The government has paid out more than $1 billion in claims to 9,134 Tennesseans made ill from working in the nuclear weapons facilities at Oak Ridge during the Cold War. The Labor Department announced the latest tally, saying others may …

Actor Freeman Sued Over Mississippi Car Crash

Attorneys for Morgan Freeman have until July 6 to respond to a lawsuit filed by the woman who was with the actor the night of a car crash last August. Demaris Meyer has sued Freeman for negligence. The lawsuit against …

Ratings Recap: Georgia Farm, Okla. Farm, State Auto, Premier, Medmarc

A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘B++’ (Good) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings to “bbb+” from “a-” of Georgia Farm Bureau Group and its members, Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and Georgia Farm …

2007 State Obesity Rates

2007 State Obesity Rates State % Alabama 30.3 Alaska 27.5 Arizona 25.4 Arkansas 28.7 California 22.6 Colorado 18.7 Connecticut 21.2 Delaware 27.4 Washington DC 21.8 Florida 23.6 Georgia 28.2 Hawaii 21.4 Idaho 24.5 Illinois 24.9 Indiana 26.8 Iowa 26.9 Kansas …

Tennessee: Policy Doesn’t Cover Snipers

A homeowners insurance policy does not cover damages from a fatal sniper attack by the sons of the policyholders, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled. The court ruled that a policy exclusion barring coverage for damages “reasonably expected or …