Tennessee News

Hanover Enhances Towing, Rental Car, Other Personal Lines Benefits

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is offering enhancements to its automobile and homeowners policies for towing, labor, and rental cars as well as waived deductibles and guaranteed policy renewals. The new personal insurance benefits — called Ultimate Service and Total …

2004 Reforms Slow Tennessee Workers’ Comp Costs, Study Finds

Tennessee experienced a moderation in average workers’ compensation costs per claim among 14 study states, after two consecutive years of rapid cost growth and in the wake of reforms enacted in 2004, according to a Workers Compensation Research Institute study. …

Insurance Industry Celebrates Women’s Achievements

May 18-24, 2008, marks National Insurance Women’s Week, a celebration recognizing the contributions women are making in all areas of the insurance industry. The National Association of Insurance Women began NAIW Week as National Insurance Women’s Day on May 10, …

Tennessee Gov. Signs Bill to Restrict Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen signed into law a bill seeking to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits by requiring experts to vouch for a case’s merits. The law will also require plaintiffs to give 60 days notice before filing a lawsuit. …

Tennessee Creamery Recalling Cheese

An east Tennessee creamery is recalling a line of its cheese because of the potential for bacterial contamination. Sweetwater Valley Farm said its Tennessee Aged Black Pepper Cheese should not be eaten because it has the potential to become contaminated …

Tennessee Set to Require Review of Medical Lawsuits

The Tennessee Senate unanimously agreed with changes made earlier in the House to a bill supporters say will limit frivolous medical malpractice suits. The bill would require plaintiffs to give 60 days notice before filing a lawsuit and require an …

Alabama Raises Required Auto Liability Limits for First Time Since 1983

The Alabama Legislature has voted to raise the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that motorists must purchase. The current limits under Alabama’s mandatory insurance law are $20,000 for a single injury or death, $40,000 for multiple injuries or deaths, …

Declarations

Judge in Awe “I have never experienced anything like these 124 cases in my 15 years on the bench. These cases have generated a tremendous amount of publicity, both in West Virginia and nationally. These are not run-of-the-mill lawsuits, like …

Tennessee Eyes Ban on Suits if Flood Warnings Ignored

Tennessee drivers who ignore flood warning signs or barricades could be charged with reckless driving under a bill headed to the governor for his consideration. The legislation, which unanimously passed the Tennessee Senate last month, would also prohibit lawsuits by …

Damages Mount – again – In Storm-battered South Central States

Storms have caused more than $3 billion in damages this year, insurance group says As the town of Picher, Okla., began to climb out of the wreckage of the deadly tornadoes that swept across Southeastern Oklahoma, Missouri and beyond over …