January 30, 2008
Leslie Newman, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, filed emergency rules with the Secretary of State’s Office last week to allow building plans to be submitted and reviewed under the 2006 International Building Code (IBC) and the …
January 28, 2008
Mississippi health officials hoped to come with a plan last week to restore ambulance service in 23 counties left hanging when Alabama-based Emergystat shut down. Emergystat, based in Vernon, Ala., notified Mississippi officials Jan. 23 that it had halted operations. …
January 28, 2008
Tennessee Fire officials have submitted a report to the Knox County district attorney general on the status of the yearlong probe of the blaze that destroyed several historic warehouses. The row of brick warehouses along West Jackson Avenue in downtown …
January 28, 2008
The last of four Tiptonville, Tenn., firefighters who had been charged in a series of arsons has entered guilty pleas. Floyd Kilburn pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to reckless burning charges, receiving a suspended jail term of 11 months, 29 days. …
January 28, 2008
A judge has ordered a group of Tennessee restaurant owners to pay $4.8 million into a workers’ compensation fund that was mismanaged. About 500 Tennessee Restaurant Association members will have to pay thousands each to shore up the fund. They …
January 27, 2008
Politics as Usual “I have always run the Insurance Department with the utmost integrity and ethics, and now it’s been proven.” —Former North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman voices satisfaction after a proposal to regulate the resale of life insurance …
January 27, 2008
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January 27, 2008
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Personal Lines Insurance Agents E&O Nuts & Bolts: Travis-Pedersen & Associates of Arizona, LLC is …
January 27, 2008
Restaurant owners across Tennessee may have to pay as much as $4.8 million to shore up a workers’ compensation fund that the state says was mismanaged. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance is suing Ronnie Hart, the president and …
January 27, 2008
American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co. Inc. (AISLIC) has agreed to pay $42.5 million to clean up contamination at four industrial facilities run by a bankrupt insured in a suit in which the Department of Justice intervened on behalf of …