Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tennessee Moving Ahead with Traffic Roundabouts
Oct 4 2011 // Circular intersections are becoming more common in Middle Tennessee as statistics show they decrease accidents and traffic congestion. Middle Tennessee State University is working on the second of three roundabouts, and...
After Embezzlement Claim, Insurer Drops Tennessee County’s Policy
Sep 30 2011 // Officials in Shelby County in Tennessee said their insurance company is not renewing the county’s policy protecting against financial crimes, a move that stems from an alleged embezzlement scheme at Chancery Court...
Henson Joins Iroquois of Tennessee
Sep 26 2011 // Iroquois of Tennessee has named Greg Henson as a new regional manager. Henson previously worked as an inside sales manager for BOC Gases, and a territory manager for Ecolab. He has also been an agent at two insurance...
Tennessee Fire Departments Lacking in Volunteers
Sep 20 2011 // While calls to volunteer fire departments are on the rise, the ranks of these volunteers are dwindling in Middle Tennessee and officials hope a younger generation will step up to the service. Volunteer fire departments...
Tennessee Court Gets General Contractor Liability Case
Sep 19 2011 // The Tennessee Supreme Court is considering a case that could change a homeowner’s ability to recover damages when a subcontractor botches a home repair or remodeling job. The case involves a Hamilton County couple...
Keystone Insurers Adds New Partner in Tennessee
Sep 12 2011 // Holman & Holman Agency of Springfield, Tenn., has become Keystone Insurers Group’s eighth franchise partner in Tennessee, bringing the total franchise count to 223 across the seven states in which Keystone...
Jury Awards Student $50K in Tennessee University Rape Case
Sep 6 2011 // A federal jury last Friday ruled for a former student at Sewanee: The University of The South but decided the college won’t have to pay him millions of dollars sought in a lawsuit over a campus rape accusation. The...
Tennessee Supreme Court Hears General Contractor Liability Case
Sep 6 2011 // The Tennessee Supreme Court is considering a case that could change a homeowner’s ability to recover damages when a subcontractor botches a home repair or remodeling job. The case involves a Hamilton County couple...
After Drenching New Orleans, Tropical Storm Lee Threatens Southeast
Sep 5 2011 // After testing New Orleans’ flood defenses over the weekend, Tropical Storm Lee moved northeast Monday after weakening to a tropical depression, and threatened to bring heavy rains and flooding to a large section of...
People
Sep 5 2011 // David J. Bresnahan has been named president of Lexington Insurance Co., the surplus lines unit of Chartis Insurance. He is succeeding Peter Eastwood, who is moving into his new role as president and chief executive officer...
Tennessee Governor Resists Calls to Tweak New Cap on Damages
Aug 24 2011 // Republican Gov. Bill Haslam doesn’t intend to rework the state’s new law limiting payouts in successful lawsuits against doctors and other businesses, despite calls from some members of his own party for...
Tennessee Still Cleaning Up After April’s Tornadoes
Aug 12 2011 // The Rev. Bill Akers stood in a yard in Lookout Valley, pointing across a small valley at two stumps, gnarled remnants rising out of barren dirt in a place once flush with trees. Just a few hundred yards away, brush lined...
Tennessee Reopens for Business from Captive Insurers
Aug 5 2011 // Applications are now being accepted in Tennessee for firms looking to create captive insurers under the state’s revised law. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance released a new application form for...
Judge Tosses Tennessee Cheerleaders’ Damages Lawsuit
Aug 4 2011 // A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by three former high school cheerleaders who were kicked off the squad for underage drinking. The damage suit filed by parents of the former cheerleaders at Ooltewah High School...
Hylant Group Names Riley President of Nashville Office
Jul 28 2011 // Ohio-based independent broker Hylant Group has named industry Kimberly L. Riley as president of its Nashville, Tennessee office. Riley will be responsible for the overall management, direction and growth of the...
Business Moves
Jul 18 2011 // Esurance, Security First Esurance, the online car insurance company, said that it is partnering with Security First Insurance Co. as an underwriter to offer homeowners insurance in Florida. The move comes a little more...
Keystone Signs New Tennessee Franchise Partner
Jul 7 2011 // Swallows Agencies of Cookeville has become a franchise partner of Keystone Insurers Group in Tennessee. The Swallows Agencies has four locations in north central Tennessee: Cookeville, Sparta, Livingston and...
Tennessee Workers’ Comp Law on Drug Testing Takes Effect
Jul 5 2011 // A new workers’ compensation law on drug testing became effective, July 1, in Tennessee. Supported by the state’s business community, the new law changes the standard of proof workers must meet to prove that a...
Tennessee Caps Damage Awards
Jul 4 2011 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a measure to cap payouts for medical malpractice and other civil cases. The law places a $750,000 cap on non-economic damages such as pain and suffering. The cap will be raised to $1...
Tennessee House: 2 Fires, Same Night, Different Causes
Jun 30 2011 // Tennessee officials said two fires at the same house in Carter County on the same night had different causes. Firefighters went to Carol Dean Fields’ house Monday evening when flames broke out in a bedroom. Officials...
