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Second-Rate Driving

  Sometimes coming in first place, or in Tennessee’s case, runner-up, is not always a good thing.  According to an ongoing annual study by Smart Wallet, in 2022, Tennessee ranked second in the nation for most irresponsible drivers.  Smart Wallet determines irresponsible driving habits using four different criteria:  1. number of times residents Google speeding and traffic tickets, 2. percentage of uninsured drivers, 3. number...

"Move Over" Laws

In early May, a first responder in Dickson County en route to a citizen in distress soon found herself in need of rescue.  According to a report from Nashville-based ABC affiliate WKRN, Dickson County Emergency Management Agency firefighter Toni Stinson was responding to a call when she was hit by a semi-tractor trailer and rolled.  Miraculously, Stinson walked away and lived to tell the tale,...

The Start of It All

Inspiration comes from the strangest of places and often from those places we least expect.  Sometimes in helping a loved one through a crisis, one finds not only a great sense of meaning, but also a calling.  Sometimes seeing the worst that life can muster ends up bringing out the best in us. That was the case for Scott Johnston. Scott vividly remembers the day...

Insurance Fraud: Ghost Broking

The advent of the internet and social media has made doing business easier than ever, but has also emboldened the dishonest and unscrupulous to utilize new ways to defraud unsuspecting victims.  One form of insurance fraud, already pervasive in The United Kingdom, is now gaining traction here in The United States:  ghost broking.   Ghost brokers pose as legitimate insurance agents.  They will advertise too-good-to-be-true...

Erie Insurance Making $200 Million in Auto Rate Cuts for Customers

Erie Insurance Making $200 Million in Auto Rate Cuts for Customers   Erie is one of the many carriers we represent.  Two more of our insurers, Allstate and Progressive, are offering similar rate cuts.  Contact Scott and his team of independent agents for more information....