Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Markets
Mar 10 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. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
New Markets
Mar 10 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. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
Tenn. Insurance Commissioner Appointed to National Producer Registry
Mar 5 2008 // The National Insurance Producer Registry appointed Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Commissioner, Leslie Newman, as its newest board member. Newman represents the National Association of Insurance...
Tenn.’s Bowles Honored as 2008 Agent of Year by PIA National
Mar 5 2008 // Kenneth A. Bowles as been named the 2008 PIA National Professional Agent of the Year by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents. Bowles was honored for his work on behalf of professional insurance agents,...
Tenn.: 3rd Disaster Declaration Amendment Aids Fentress County
Mar 5 2008 // In a third amendment to the disaster declaration for Tennessee for storms that struck in early February, the federal government has authorized public assistance for Fentress County, according to Tennessee Gov. Phil...
Storm-Damaged Tenn. University Insured but Page Asks for Donations
Feb 29 2008 // Southern Baptist Convention President Frank Page is asking churches to give money to Jackson, Tennessee’s Union University to help rebuild its campus after a powerful tornado caused more than $40 million in damages...
Tennessee Fire Marshall Closes Club after Deck Collapse
Feb 27 2008 // 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...
Judge Refuses to Reduce Charges in Tennessee Mosque Fire
Feb 27 2008 // 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...
Officials Suspect Arson Caused University of Tennessee Dorm Evacuation
Feb 27 2008 // 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...
Virginia Dismisses Tenn. Risk Groups’ Claims Against Reciprocal of America
Feb 26 2008 // 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...
Tenn. Bears Brunt of February Tornadoes Across South
Feb 24 2008 // 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...
3 Additional Tennessee Counties Approved for Federal Disaster Aid
Feb 22 2008 // The federal government authorized a major disaster declaration for three more counties in Tennessee, according to Gov. Phil Bredesen. Fayette, Haywood and McNairy Counties are now eliglble for federal assistance in...
Willis Group Promotes 2 on Tennessee Team
Feb 20 2008 // Willis Group Holdings promoted Dee Anderson to executive vice president, and Terry Burkhalter to vice president, risk control consulting services, Knoxville office of Willis of Tennessee Inc., effective immediately. After...
Farm Losses from Tennessee Tornadoes Top $29 Million
Feb 18 2008 // Agriculture officials say storm-related farm losses in Tennessee’s Macon County could surpass $29 million. The county’s livestock and tobacco industries were particularly hard-hit by the tornado that claimed at...
8 Additional Tennessee Counties Approved For Federal Disaster Aid
Feb 15 2008 // The federal government authorized a major disaster declaration for eight additional storm-affected Tennessee counties, according to Gov.Phil Bredesen. Benton, Hickman, Houston, Lewis, Montgomery, Perry, Trousdale and...
Feds Charge 3 Men Accused of Torching Tennessee Mosque
Feb 14 2008 // Three men have been charged in the firebombing of a Columbia, Tenn., mosque over the weekend, federal prosecutors said. Authorities said Eric Ian Baker, 32, Michael Corey Golden, 23, and Jonathan Edward Stone, 19, had...
National Guard Truck Flips Over on Way to Tenn. Tornado Disaster Site
Feb 12 2008 // A Tennessee National Guard truck on the way to help tornado recovery efforts in Macon County turned over on the side of Interstate 40. Randy Harris, a guard spokesman, said the five-ton truck was among other engineering...
Arson Suspected at Tenn. Mosque, Federal Agents Investigate
Feb 11 2008 // A mosque in Columbia, Tenn., was destroyed by a fire last week that federal investigators say appears to have been caused by arson. Investigators also found drawings of swastikas and other graffiti at the Islamic Center of...
Fire Wipes Out Manufactured Home Plant in Tennessee
Feb 11 2008 // A Champion Enterprises factory that was the biggest employer in the city of Henry, Tenn., has been wiped out in a fire. No workers were present when the fire began early Jan. 8 at the manufactured home plant. The only...
Tennessee Task Force Begins Debris Removal in Wake of Tornadoes
Feb 11 2008 // A multi-agency state task force led by the Tennessee Department of Transportation to help the hardest hit areas with storm debris removal got underway Sunday. Operation “Tennessee Storm” will be aimed at debris...
