MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 18, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The commercial insurance agencies of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) have changed their names to First Horizon Insurance. The agencies are Synaxis Group Inc. of Nashville; Polk and Sullivan of Nashville; Killebrew, Lyman and Woodworth in Chattanooga and Merritt and McKenzie of Atlanta.
First Horizon Insurance is among the 50 largest commercial insurance brokerages in the United States, with more than $350 million in premiums and 170 employees serving clients in 40 states.
"Combining our commercial insurance agencies under the First Horizon name will help our customers better understand the wide array of financial services we are able to provide," said Sarah Meyerrose, president of emerging national business for First Horizon National Corp. "By using our First Horizon brand, we'll capitalize on the strength of our employees in all of our business lines and benefit from the positive word-of-mouth from our loyal customers."
First Horizon Insurance offers a broad range of insurance products and services including commercial, property and casualty, workers' compensation, commercial auto, group medical, long term disability, dental and vision, professional liability and group insurance and employee benefits.
About First Horizon
The 12,000 employees of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) provide financial services to individuals and business customers through hundreds of offices located in more than 40 states. The corporation's three major brands -- FTN Financial, First Horizon and First Tennessee -- provide customers with a broad range of products and services including:
-- Capital markets, one of the nation's top underwriters of U.S.
government agency securities
-- Mortgage banking, one of the nation's top mortgage originators and
recipient of consecutive awards for servicing excellence from
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
-- Retail/commercial banking, with the largest market share in
Tennessee and one of the highest customer retention rates of any
bank in the country
FHN companies have been recognized as some of the nation's best employers by AARP, Working Mother and Fortune magazines. FHN also was named one of the nation's 100 best corporate citizens by CRO magazine. More information can be found at www.fhnc.com.
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