Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Former Tenn. Insurance Department Worker to Replace Fined Senator
Dec 20 2007 // The Warren County Commission has appointed attorney Steve Roller to replace state Sen. Jerry Cooper who announced his resignation earlier this month. Roller, who once worked for the Tennessee Department of Commerce and...
Tenn. Officials Say Teen Driver in Fatal Wreck was Uninsured
Dec 7 2007 // The teenage driver of a sport utility vehicle involved in a crash in Jefferson County, Tenn., that resulted in the death of one of her passengers faces charges of failure to yield and having no insurance, officials...
Tenn. Fire Officials: Blaze Claimed 30 Spotted Saddle Horses
Nov 30 2007 // Tennessee Investigators are trying to discover the cause of a fire Monday that killed nearly 30 spotted saddle horses at a Shelbyville stable. The blaze at Dickie Gardner Stables was discovered around 3 a.m., officials...
Workers’ Comp Claim Denied for Tenn. Telecommuter Assault Victim
Nov 26 2007 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a telecommuter who was attacked while preparing lunch in her kitchen wasn’t entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her injuries. In the case of Kristina Wait...
Tenn. Apartment Owner Files $2.5 Million Lawsuit against State
Nov 25 2007 // A $2.5 million lawsuit has been filed by the owner of a Nashville, Tenn., apartment complex against the state, its Department of Children’s Services and a teenage arsonist who set a series of apartment fires last...
People
Nov 18 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) elected new officers during its annual meeting in Boston recently. Robert Joyce, chairman and chief executive officer of Westfield Group, was elected as the...
‘Unofficial’ Tornadoes Cause Damage in Tennessee and Kentucky
Nov 16 2007 // An apparent tornado touched down Wednesday night west of Chattanooga, Tenn., damaging buildings and causing minor injuries to at least nine people, including three children. Tornadoes must be confirmed by the National...
Insurors of Tennessee Names Hoover Young Agent of the Year
Nov 6 2007 // At a ceremony that took place at The Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tennessee, Insurors of Tennessee recognized Chip Hoover as the Arch E. Northington Young Agent of the Year . Hoover is principal agent of AGA Hoover...
Tennessee’s Wildfire Season is off to a Brisk Start
Oct 19 2007 // The Tennessee wildfire season is here, but a hot and dry summer brought an early start. East Tennessee has been hardest hit, with fires burning more than 23,000 acres. Firefighters contained a wildfire that covered about...
Tenn. Grant to Fund Extra Patrols on Treacherous Mountain Highway
Sep 13 2007 // Blount County, Tenn., officials have approved using a state grant to pay for stepped-up traffic enforcement in a curvy Smoky Mountains foothills highway popular with motorcyclists. The stretch of U.S. 129 is known as The...
Tenn. Rep. Rob Briley Charged with DUI, Leaving Scene of Accident
Sep 11 2007 // House Judiciary Chairman Rob Briley, a Nashville, Tenn., Democrat, was charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident after two separate incidents over the weekend, according to police...
Tenn. Judge Denies Bail for Suspect in Cherokee Forest Fires
Aug 27 2007 // A judge denied bail for a suspect charged with setting fires in Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest that damaged at least 100 acres of timber. John Wesley Irons, 60, poses a serious risk to the community if he is...
Tenn. Pet Food Maker Recalls Dog Food; Salmonella Detected
Aug 27 2007 // Franklin, Tenn.-based Mars Petcare U.S. Inc., recalled of 50-pound bags of Red Flannel Large Breed Adult Formula dry dog food sold in Pennsylvania. Some bags may be contaminated with Salmonella, which could affect both...
Tenn. Insurance Attorney Considering Run for Senate
Aug 22 2007 // Nashville, Tenn., insurance lawyer Kevin Doherty is the latest Democrat to confirm he is thinking about a run for the U.S. Senate next year. Doherty, 47, said he’s seriously considering challenging for the seat now...
Tenn. Man Says Wife Filed Suit in his Name to Collect from Fire
Aug 16 2007 // A Dyersburg, Tenn. man says his wife improperly included his name on a lawsuit filed against a textile mill that caught fire, falsely claiming that smoke from the blaze damaged their home, killed their pets and harmed the...
Lightning Strike Results in Banks of Foam on Tennessee Highway
Aug 7 2007 // Temperatures were headed into the 90s, but what appeared to be snow lined sections of a busy highway in East Tennessee last week. On closer inspection, the snow turned out to be foam – fire retardant foam, like the...
Tenn.-Based Regions Insurance Group Appoints Officers
Aug 1 2007 // Memphis, Tenn.-based Regions Insurance Group hired two executive officers who will be key to the company’s strategic growth plans, according to CEO and President David L. “Casey” Bowlin. As Chief...
Integro Insurance Brokers Opens Office in Tennessee
Jul 31 2007 // Integro Insurance Brokers announced the hiring of Greg Daniels, a managing principal, and Sheila Bauer, a principal, to lead the firm’s new Nashville, Tenn., office. Roger Egan, Integro CEO and co-founder said the...
Crump Names VP to Memphis, Tenn. Office
Jul 25 2007 // Crump Insurance Services announced the return of Ron Lanning to its Memphis, Tenn. branch. Lanning will be vice president and manager of the Memphis office, overseeing all brokerage and administrative operations...
Veteran Insurance Executives Form Tenn.-Based Synercon
Jul 24 2007 // In Nashville, Tenn., two insurance industry veterans announced the formation of Synercon Insurance Holdings, a venture that will acquire and link leading independent insurance agencies. David D. Haynes, serving as CEO of...
