Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Federal Disaster Funds Ordered for Tenn. to Aid in State, Local Government Storm Recovery
Oct 8 2004 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster funds have been made available for Tennessee to help state and local governments...
AIA Backs Medicare-Based Fee Schedule for Tenn. Workers’ Comp Medical Services
Aug 20 2004 // In testimony Friday before the Tennessee Department of Labor’s Medical Care and Cost Containment Committee, the American Insurance Association (AIA) endorsed a Medicare-based, objective fee schedule for provider...
Tenn. Reverses Stand on Punitive Damage Exclusions
Aug 10 2004 // A Tennessee regulation that disallowed exclusions for punitive damages in most property casualty insurance policy forms has been reversed after 15 years on the books. The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
Kaplan Professional Adds Insurance Systems of Tenn.
Aug 2 2004 // Kaplan Professional, a division of Kaplan, Inc., has acquired Insurance Systems of Tennessee Inc. As the state’s largest insurance education provider, Insurance Systems offers insurance pre-licensing classes,...
Tenn. Commissioner Orders Workers’ Comp Savings
Jul 28 2004 // Gov. Phil Bredesen’s reform of Tennessee’s workers’ compensation insurance system is reportedly already paying off for Tennessee employers, who stand to save an estimated $69.4 million in premiums...
Tenn. Legislature Backs Workers’ Comp Reform Bill; Industry-Related Bills Also See Attention
Jul 7 2004 // The 2004 Tennessee General Assembly passed a number of insurance-related bills this year, including several on the use of credit scoring, workers’ compensation and tort reform measures. “We’re especially...
Is Market Conduct Reform Finally on the Horizon’
Jul 5 2004 // As baseball immortal Yogi Berra is often fond of saying, “It ain’t over until it’s over.” This particular “Yogi-ism” somehow seems apropos when one considers recent discussions among the...
PCI: Tenn. Auto Parts Regulation Would Make Consumers ‘Double Losers’
Jun 22 2004 // According to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), a Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance proposal requiring written permission from auto policyholders or third-party claimants to use...
Reform Flourishes in Two States
Jun 21 2004 // When we chatted by phone recently, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) had an air of excitement in his voice. No, I don’t necessarily think it was because he was talking with me, but more the fact that help was on the...
Tennessee Governor Has Sights Set on Workers’ Comp Reform Bill
Jun 21 2004 // Looking to move Tennessee down on a list it doesn’t necessarily want to be number two on, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) has been championing the need to reform workers’ compensation in the Volunteer...
Tenn. Workers’ Comp Reform Bill Goes to Governor
Jun 7 2004 // The Tennessee General Assembly recently gave final approval to workers’ compensation legislation that seeks to address rising costs. SB 3424, introduced at the request of Gov. Phil Bredesen (D), reportedly represents...
Tenn. Senators Work to Alleviate Storm Damage
Jun 3 2004 // U.S. Senators Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) this week made the following statements in response to strong thunderstorms and tornadoes that moved through the Midwest and Tennessee last...
Tenn. Workers’ Comp Reform Bill Goes to Governor
May 21 2004 // The Tennessee General Assembly on Thursday gave final approval to workers’ compensation legislation that seeks to address rising costs in the state’s workers’ comp system. SB 3424, introduced at the...
Tenn. Senators Announce $10.9 Million in HUD Disaster Assistance on Tornado Anniversary
May 6 2004 // U.S. Senators Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) this week announced that the City of Jackson will receive $10.9 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help rebuild public housing...
BB&T Finalizes Acquisition of Capitol Premium Plan
May 3 2004 // North Carolina-based BB&T Corporation has completed its acquisition of insurance premium finance company Capitol Premium Plan Inc. of Charlotte, N.C. BB&T has combined the 43-year-old firm with Prime Rate Premium...
Diversified Product Inspections Backs HomeCheckSafety.com During Realtor Expo
Apr 27 2004 // Tennessee-based Diversified Product Inspections Inc., a provider of independent product failure analysis, air contamination and fire investigations for the insurance industry, recently attended the Knoxville Board of...
Farmers Offers New Discount to Tenn. Customers
Apr 21 2004 // Farmers Insurance announced that its customers in Tennessee may qualify for a special discount on Home insurance when they also have a Farmers New World Life Insurance Company policy. “The Home Life Discount is...
ITC Releases Credit Ordering Capabilities From The TurboRater in Tennessee and Indiana
Apr 20 2004 // Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC) is pleased to announce the release of real-time credit/risk scores (financial responsibility scores) from their comparative rating system (TurboRater) in Tennessee and Indiana. This...
Tenn. Senate Republicans Reportedly Ready for Workers’ Comp Reform
Apr 6 2004 // Tennessee Senate Republicans reportedly stand ready to move the Volunteer State forward with a comprehensive workers’ compensation reform bill sponsored by Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville). The bill, Senate Bill...
Tenn. Commissioner Unveils Bulletin for Insurers on Rate Increase Notification
Apr 5 2004 // Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Paula Flowers has issued a new bulletin cautioning that Tennessee insurers must notify their policyholders about rate or rate factor increases on Commercial Risk policies. The Department of...
