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NASHVILLE- Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) Commissioner Leslie A. Newman is announcing settlements of more than $2 million between the Securities Division and two investment companies, tied to their sales of auction-rate securities to Tennesseans.

NASHVILLE - State Fire Marshal Leslie A. Newman wants to remind Tennesseans that, while fireworks are a traditional part of Fourth of July celebrations, many people are seriously injured each year by their careless use.

NASHVILLE - With school out and summer kicking into gear, many youths may find themselves passing the time on the home computer – chatting with people through instant messaging, surfing the Web, sometimes even buying merchandise with credit cards.

NASHVILLE- The Tennessee Athletic Commission, which regulates professional non-armed combat sporting events and approves sanctioning bodies of the amateur variety within the state, will enact a permit requirement, effective May 31.

NASHVILLE-As the cost of health insurance rises, the number of people looking to make a profit by selling fraudulent health insurance is also on the rise. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) stresses that a product that seems too good to be true is too good to be true.

NASHVILLE- The Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners has awarded grants totaling $200,000 to seven state-funded universities.

NASHVILLE - The Department of Commerce and Insurance’s Securities Division will be providing instruction to law enforcement personnel in a one-day seminar on the recognition, reporting and investigation of financial crimes committed against unsuspecting Tennessee investors.

NASHVILLE-  “Bad credit? No credit? No problem!” Sound familiar? It should.

NASHVILLE- The Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Insurance will be setting up a temporary Consumer Insurance Services center in Murfreesboro to help residents affected by recent storms there.