First Horizon Insurance Agency Earns 'Chairman's Circle' Status From The Doctors Company

ATLANTA, Aug. 19, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The healthcare team of First Horizon Insurance Agency was recently recognized by The Doctors Company for achieving Chairman's Circle status and for becoming its largest insurance agency in Georgia.

The Doctors Company, the nation's largest physician owned professional liability carrier with approximately $1 billion in assets, insures more than 32,000 physicians and is headquartered in Napa, California.

"Without the support of our dedicated healthcare team, we would not have been able to achieve this success," said Nelson Guzman, First Horizon Insurance Agency senior vice president.

Doctors Company senior vice president of underwriting Andre Steward said: "This is the first time in the history of our company that any agency has moved from being a standard agency, to key agency status, to chairman's circle agency within one year."

About First Horizon Insurance Agency

First Horizon Insurance Agency is a wholly owned subsidiary of First Horizon Insurance and part of the First Horizon National Corp. family of companies. First Horizon Insurance Agency was established in 1921 and offers commercial insurance, medical malpractice, employee benefits, auto, home, and bonds to clients throughout the southeast. First Horizon companies have been recognized as some of the nation's best employers by AARP and Working Mother magazines.

CONTACT:  First Horizon Insurance
          Agatha LaPaglia
            901-537-2640
          First Horizon Media Relations
          Anthony Hicks
            901-523-4726

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