Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People
Aug 22 2005 // Atlanta-based Crawford & Co. has appointed Stephen Pratt vice president of Carrier Relations, Quality and Technical Claims; and David A. Lee has been named manager of its Little Rock, Ark., Claims Management Services...
Alexander to Head Willis Group Holdings Tennessee Operations
Aug 16 2005 // Ronald L. Alexander has been promoted to president and managing partner of Willis Group Holdings Ltd.’s Tennessee operations in Knoxville, Tenn. Alexander was formerly executive vice president and COO of...
Jim Maden, PIA of Tennessee E.V.P. Named TSAE ‘Association Executive of the Year’
Jul 27 2005 // James F. Maden, executive vice president of the Professional Insurance Agents of Tennessee, has been named the Association Executive of the Year by the Tennessee Society of Association Executives. The award recognizes...
Va. Med-Mal Insurer’s Collapse Has Patients and Doctors Scrambling
Jul 18 2005 // Like many pediatricians, Dr. Raymond Jones has enjoyed watching his “kids” graduate from infancy to college. But his smiles often masked his anxiety that he was about to be ruined. The 2002 collapse of his...
Va. Med-Mal Insurer’s Collapse Has Patients and Doctors Scrambling
Jul 18 2005 // Like many pediatricians, Dr. Raymond Jones has enjoyed watching his “kids” graduate from infancy to college. But his smiles often masked his anxiety that he was about to be ruined. The 2002 collapse of his...
Security Breach Laws Should Concern Insurers, NAMIC Says
Jul 8 2005 // Differences in the 19 security breach notification laws enacted so far this year should be of concern to insurers conducting business in multiple states, according to an analysis by the National Association of Mutual...
People & Places
May 23 2005 // James Huber James Robinson Huber has been appointed senior vice president and regional executive, Southeast Region for ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies. Based in Atlanta,...
ALLSTATE TESTING ‘YOUR CHOICE’
May 23 2005 // A new auto insurance plan introduced by Allstate Corp. in Tennessee attempts to drive the market away from a price obsession and refocus attention on products and features. Called the “Your Choice” option, the...
News Briefs
May 23 2005 // GEORGIA Licensing System Changes The Georgia Insurance Comm-ission held “Ind-ustry Day Meet-ings” across the state in May to discuss recent changes to the licensing system. In an effort to be responsive to...
People
May 23 2005 // James Robinson Huber has been appointed senior vice president and regional executive, Southeast Region for ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies. Based in Atlanta, Huber will be...
Allstate Testing ‘Your Choice’ Auto Policy Option in Tennessee Market
Apr 29 2005 // The goal of a new auto insurance plan introduced by Allstate Corp. in Tennessee attempts to drive the market away from a price obsession and refocus attention on products and features. Called the Your Choice options, it...
Main Street Matters
Mar 21 2005 // New York is one of the worst; New Jersey is also poor; Virginia remains among the best; Massachusetts and Maryland are looking better and better; Connecticut is holding steady, while Pennsylvania has some catching up to...
Tenn. Commissioner Says Multi-State UnumProvident Settlement Signed
Dec 21 2004 // At least 40 states have ratified landmark multi-state settlement agreements involving three major disability insurance carriers owned by UnumProvident Corp. of Chattanooga, Tenn., insurance regulators announced...
State Farm to Reduce Tenn. Auto Rates
Dec 16 2004 // Almost a million motorists in the volunteer state will soon pay less for their car insurance. State Farm has announced they it will lower insurance rates for drivers in Tennessee by an average of 2 percent in 2005. Overall...
States Reach $120 Million Claims Agreement with UnumProvident
Dec 6 2004 // A multi-state settlement with UnumProvident Corp. over its disputed handling of disability claims would cost the firm more than $120 million to comply and require it to review more than seven years of claims. It also calls...
Tenn. Authorities Plan to Implement “Bait-Car” Program
Nov 30 2004 // Morristown, Tenn. authorities have announced a plan to use “bait-cars” to catch car thieves red-handed and to reduce the local car theft rate – insurance companies, noting such programs have cut the theft...
Multi-State, $120M Agreement with UnumProvident Requires Reassessing Claims Back to 1997
Nov 18 2004 // A multi-state settlement with UnumProvident Corp. over its disputed handling of disability claims would cost the firm more than $120 million to comply and require it to review more than seven years of claims. It also calls...
NAIC Conference Call Places State Insurance Investigations on Hold
Nov 8 2004 // State insurance commissioners in the southeast and across the United States consulted in a conference call the week after New York Attorney Gen-eral Eliot Spitzer made allegations of rigged bids and price-fixing among...
NAIC Conference Call Places State Insurance Investigations On Hold
Oct 21 2004 // State insurance commissioners in the southeast and across the U.S. consulted with each other during a conference call and will soon form a steering committee to coordinate a multi-state effort to investigate whether or not...
People & Places
Oct 11 2004 // Nancy Baily Kevin Mangan InVEST, an education program that develops a diverse pool of insurance professionals and informed consumers by educating high school and community college students on insurance, financial services...
