Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tennessee Regulator Urges Caution With Home Medical Oxygen
Oct 11 2012 // The presence of portable, medical oxygen in the home has grown over the past decade — and so has the need for education about the fire hazards associated with its use, according to Tennessee’s insurance...
Tennessee Regulators Say Insurers Weighing Shift in Roofing Policies
Oct 9 2012 // Tennessee regulators observed that in recent months, some property/casualty insurers in the state have filed to expand or shift their roofing policy terms to include actual cash value policies. As a result,...
Tenn. Promotes Identity Theft Awareness, Plans ‘Free Shredding Event’
Oct 9 2012 // Tennessee’s Department of Commerce and Insurance and the Davidson County Sheriff’s office are teaming up to promote identity theft awareness. The two agencies will host a free shredding event from 10 a.m. until...
Tennessee Court Upholds Man’s Paternity Fraud Claim
Oct 3 2012 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a man who was misled into thinking he was a father and ordered the child’s mother to reimburse him more than $25,000 for child support, medical expenses and insurance...
Tennessee Auto Policy Doesn’t Cover Parents’ Distress
Sep 24 2012 // Tennessee’s high court has ruled that two parents’ emotional distress following an automobile accident that took the life of their son is not covered under the uninsured motorist portion of their automobile...
Tennessee Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing Premiums
Sep 19 2012 // A Dyersburg, Tenn., former insurance agent is scheduled for sentencing next month after she entered guilty pleas to felony theft charges. Tina Butler was indicted on charges that she took insurance premium money from 16...
Tennessee Shifting Driver’s License Renewals to Self-Service Kiosks, iPads
Sep 11 2012 // Tennessee residents needing to renew or replace their driver’s licenses could be using self-service kiosks by November. The Commercial Appeal reported that people could be heading to such places as libraries, police...
Tennessee Employment Bias Suit Proceeds Under ‘Cat’s Paw’ Theory of Liability
Sep 10 2012 // A Tennessee court has allowed a man to pursue a racial discrimination lawsuit after being reprimanded for his role in a questionable workers’ compensation claim. The U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit ruled that...
Tennessee Agency Hollis & Burns Joins Keystone Insurers
Sep 7 2012 // Memphis, Tenn.-based agency Hollis & Burns Inc. has joined Keystone Insurers Group as Keystone’s sixteenth franchise partner in the state. The announcement was made jointly by Hollis & Burns President Richard...
Tennessee Court: Parents’ Emotional Distress Not Covered by Auto Policy
Sep 4 2012 // Tennessee’s high court has ruled that two parents’ emotional distress following an automobile accident that took the life of their son is not covered under the uninsured motorist portion of their automobile...
Tennessee Jury Awards Family $7.8 Million in Hospital Negligence Suit
Sep 3 2012 // A Dyer County, Tenn., jury awarded $7.8 million in damages to the family of a child who suffered severe brain damage as a result of an improperly treated wound at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. The Dyersburg State...
Tennessee Opens New Unit to Investigate Identity Theft Crimes
Aug 30 2012 // Tennessee’s safety department is creating a new unit to investigate identity theft crimes that local law enforcement agencies don’t have the resources to target. Commissioner of Safety and Homeland Security...
Tennessee Valley Authority Found Liable for 2008 Coal-Ash Spill
Aug 24 2012 // The Tennessee Valley Authority is legally responsible for a 2008 accident that sent 5 million cubic yards of toxic coal sludge oozing into a small community in eastern Tennessee, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. U.S....
In East Tennessee County, School’s in Recess for Week Due to Sinkhole
Aug 22 2012 // There will be no school all week for students at an East Tennessee elementary school after a deep sinkhole opened near the building. According to the Johnson City Press, the Unicoi County school system is developing both...
Tennessee Discrimination Suit Proceeds Under ‘Cat’s Paw’ Liability Theory
Aug 15 2012 // A Tennessee civil court is allowing a man to pursue a racial discrimination lawsuit after being reprimanded for his role in a questionable workers’ compensation claim filed by another worker. The United States Court...
Tennessee Team Sued Over ‘Human Hockey Puck’ Stunt
Aug 10 2012 // A Nashville radio personality is suing the NHL Predators over an injury from the “human hockey puck” stunt. The suit by Adam “Intern Adam” Davis of WRVW-FM was filed in Davidson County Circuit Court...
Tennessee Spells Out Qualifications for Exempt Commercial Risk Policyholders
Aug 6 2012 // Tennessee regulators have issued a new form to allow large companies to qualify as an exempt commercial risk policyholder and purchase insurance that is not regulated by the state. As of July 1, a new section was added to...
Tennessee Court Lets Killer Keep Insurance Money
Aug 6 2012 // A Tennessee appeals court has reluctantly ruled that a Johnson City man convicted of killing his wife in a bathtub for the insurance money can keep $200,000 in life insurance proceeds. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported...
Tennessee Court Says Killer Can Keep Insurance Money
Jul 20 2012 // A Tennessee appeals court has reluctantly ruled that a Johnson City man convicted of killing his wife in a bathtub for the insurance money can keep $200,000 in life insurance proceeds. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported...
Long Term Care Liability Loss Rate Expected to Grow: Aon
Jul 18 2012 // Long term care liability loss rates and claim severity have reached an eight-year high and are expected to grow steadily in 2013 against a backdrop of health care provider budget constraints and uncertainty about health...
