Tennessee News

Alabama House Votes to Raise Auto Insurance Requirements

The state House approved legislation Tuesday that would bring Alabama in line with about half the South by raising the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that motorists must buy. The House voted 82-0 for legislation by Rep. Marc Keahey, …

Tennessee Fire Marshall Closes Club after Deck Collapse

Chattanooga, Tenn. Fire Marshall, Craig Haney, said the night club where a deck collapsed and injured at least 25 people never had a permit for any upstairs renovations. Police said that about 100 people were standing on a wooden deck …

Judge Refuses to Reduce Charges in Tennessee Mosque Fire

A judge has refused to reduce charges against three men accused of burning down a mosque in Columbia, Tenn. Defense attorneys argued unsuccessfully Monday that the charges should be reduced to arson, instead of arson of a religious building. The …

Officials Suspect Arson Caused University of Tennessee Dorm Evacuation

Tennessee officials arrested a man on suspicion of setting a fire in the elevator of a dormitory at Knoxville’s University of Tennessee. Authorities have not identified the man or said if he was a student. Greve Hall was evacuated Sunday …

Virginia Dismisses Tenn. Risk Groups’ Claims Against Reciprocal of America

Virginia insurance regulators have has dismissed the claims of three insolvent Tennessee risk retention groups against Reciprocal of America (ROA). The State Corporation Commission said it determined that, as reinsureds of ROA, the three insurers are general creditors and not …

New Markets

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New Markets

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Tenn. Bears Brunt of February Tornadoes Across South

More than two dozen tornadoes tore through the mid-South late on Feb. 5, destroying homes, barns, and industrial buildings from Texas to Ohio. The severe thunderstorm outbreak, which included tornadoes, hail, heavy rain and lightning, killed nearly 60 people and …

New Markets

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It Figures

27,000 The number of Florida homeowners’ policies The Hartford Group will non-renew beginning in August. Tom Johnston, senior vice president and chief actuary, said it is a capacity management issue and profitability in Florida is not foreseeable over an extended …