Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Tennessee Restaurant Assoc. Program Names Great Central Insurance as Preferred Provider
Mar 29 2004 // Great Central Insurance, a member of Argonaut Group Inc.’s Specialty Commercial segment, announced that they have been appointed the Preferred Provider for the Tennessee Restaurant Association (TRA) property and...
Tennessee Workers’ Comp Market Looks for Answers
Mar 22 2004 // As agents search for the best way to market workers’ compensation coverage in Tennessee, several with industry expertise on the subject, spoke with Insurance Journal Southeast on what needs to be done to make for a...
Tenn. Files Charges Against Maryville Toughman Winner
Mar 16 2004 // Tennessee’s Department of Commerce and Insurance last Friday filed civil charges against former Golden Gloves boxer Anthony Young, who is reported to have seriously injured several participants in a Toughman contest...
TENNESSEE COMMISSIONER FILES SUIT ON BEHALF OF RECIPROCALS’ POLICYHOLDERS:
Mar 8 2004 // Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Paula Flowers, acting as liquidator for three failed malpractice insurance firms, recently filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking to recover damages on behalf of the companies’...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Optimistic as 2004 Unfolds
Feb 9 2004 // He came to Washington, D.C., with a background steeped in medicine. U.S. Senate Majority Leader and Tennessee Republican Bill Frist has known first-hand the impact of the nation’s medical malpractice crisis and how...
Country Music, Graceland, the Smoky Mountains and Soybeans’!
Feb 9 2004 // The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2000 census estimated the population of the State of Tennessee at 5.6 million. Approximately 76 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 20 percent had earned a...
For Workers’ Comp Writers, 2004 May Be as Good as It’s Going to Get
Feb 9 2004 // After years of depressed pricing and a soft workers’ compensation market, prices are on the rise in many parts of the country, a trend analysts predict will continue through at least this year and probably next. The...
Tennessee’s P/C Market Mirrors Challenges Other States Face
Jan 26 2004 // Paula Flowers, the commissioner of Tennessee’s Department of Commerce and Insurance, recently set aside some time to talk with Insurance Journal Southeast regarding some of the industry issues impacting the Volunteer...
