Latest Alabama Headlines
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Alabama Lawmakers Approve Additional Legal Protections for Police Officers
May 16 2025 // Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday approved enhanced legal protections for police officers, changes that Republicans said show support for law enforcement but Democrats called “a green light to kill Black...
Tornadoes, Winds, Rain Hit Florida Panhandle and Parts of Alabama
May 12 2025 // Tornadoes, strong winds and flash flooding hit parts of north Florida and Alabama over the weekend, damaging dozens of homes and commercial and farm structures, weather and local news sites reported. In the Florida...
Trawick International Moves HQ From Alabama to Miami
Apr 28 2025 // Trawick International, a longtime provider of travel insurance, student insurance and specialty coverage, is moving its headquarters from the quiet streets of Fairhope, Alabama, to Miami. “Miami is a thriving,...
Alabama House Advances Bill to Let Police Enforce Immigration Laws
Apr 25 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation last week that would allow local law enforcement to enforce immigration law, as conservative legislators push for increased alignment with the federal...
Alabama Lawmakers Set Minimum PBM Payments to Independent Pharmacies
Apr 10 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday voted to put new regulations on pharmacy benefit managers in an effort to curb the closure of small pharmacies across the state. The Alabama House of Representatives...
PointeNorth Expands With Three Alabama Agency Acquisitions
Apr 9 2025 // PointeNorth Insurance Group, one of the largest and fastest-growing independent agencies in the Southeast, has acquired three agencies in Alabama, the latest move in the group’s expansion plans. The acquisitions...
FirstBank, With its Own Insurance Agency, Merges With Alabama Bank
Apr 3 2025 // Nashville-based FB Financial Corp., parent company of FirstBank and FirstBank Insurance Agency, plans to merge with Southern States Bancshares, the parent of Southern States Bank, headquartered in Anniston, Alabama, the...
Alabama Senate Advances New Regs on Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Mar 24 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two blocks from the Alabama Statehouse, a black wreath hung on the door of Adams Drugs — a symbol to draw attention to the number of neighborhood pharmacies that have closed, or are in danger of...
Alabama Lawmakers Approve Ban on Machine-Gun Conversion Devices
Mar 20 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday approved a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine guns, after a deadly year that included multiple mass...
People Moves: Alabama DOI Names Boswell Accounting Director
Mar 20 2025 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has named Nicole Boswell accounting director. Boswell Boswell, with the department since 2008, previously was accounting manager of financial operations and assistant financial officer...
As Some States Welcome More Captives, Alabama DOI Declares Moratorium on Them
Mar 10 2025 // Just as several other U.S. states are bragging about the growing number of captive insurers domiciled there – and are making changes to attract more captives – Alabama regulators have declared a temporary moratorium on...
A Binder is Binding Enough, Alabama Supreme Court Says in Win for Arbitration Clauses
Mar 10 2025 // Is a binder binding, even if the property owner never received the insurance policy? Yes, it is, the Alabama Supreme Court decided in a recent case that marks another win for insurers relying on binding arbitration...
Alabama Lawmakers Advance Bill Making it Harder to Sue Police for Excess Force
Feb 28 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Divisive legislation that would expand legal immunity for police officers who use excessive force or kill someone in the line of duty advanced in the Alabama legislature on Wednesday, sparking...
Is a Binder Binding? Yes, Says Alabama Supreme Court in Win for Arbitration Clauses
Feb 19 2025 // Is a binder binding, even if the property owner never received the insurance policy? Yes, it is, the Alabama Supreme Court decided last week in a case that marks another win for insurers relying on binding arbitration...
Rare Bipartisan Push for Ban on Machine Gun Conversion in Alabama
Feb 14 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A bipartisan coalition of mayors, lawmakers and law enforcement in Alabama endorsed a public safety package on Thursday that would ban the devices that convert semi-automatic weapons into machine...
In Wake of Mass Shootings, Alabama Lawmakers Eye Ban on Glock Switches
Feb 7 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — After a violent year marked by multiple mass shootings in Alabama, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and many lawmakers from both parties are backing a proposed ban on so-called Glock switches and other...
OSHA Fines GE Appliance Maker Max Amount in Death of Alabama Worker
Jan 30 2025 // Safety regulators fined a GE appliance manufacturer the maximum amount allowed by law in the 2024 death of an Alabama worker who was killed after the company ignored standard safety procedures, the U.S. Occupational Safety...
Alabama DOI Gives Deputy Commissioners New Responsibilities in Efficiency Move
Jan 29 2025 // Two deputy commissioners at the Alabama Department of Insurance will take on new roles in an effort to improve efficiency and outreach at the agency, Commissioner Mark Fowler announced Tuesday. Chapman, left, and Fiore...
Fire Chief Fatally Shot While Helping Couple Whose Car Hit a Deer in Alabama
Jan 24 2025 // A man fatally shot a Georgia fire battalion chief and wounded the driver of a car that hit a deer in rural Alabama, authorities said. The Coweta County, Georgia, fire department is mourning the death of James Bartholomew...
Family of Alabama Man Killed by Police Will Get $750,000 Settlement
Jan 16 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama city will pay $750,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit against a police officer who fatally shot one person and wounded another in 2019, after defendants appealed the original...
