Latest Alabama Headlines
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IMA Financial Adds Alabama’s Valent Group to the Team
Oct 9 2025 // IMA Financial Group, a a North American insurance brokerage based in Denver, has added Valent Group, one of Alabama’s largest privately held insurance brokers, to its team of affiliated firms. Valent, a subsidiary of...
Georgia Man Indicted After Fishing Tournament Boat Crash That Killed 3 in Alabama
Oct 7 2025 // A Georgia man has been indicted on manslaughter charges in Alabama after an April boat wreck during a professional fishing tournament killed three people and injured two others. Flint Andrew Davis, 22, was indicted...
Authorities Examining Why Concrete Mixer Turned On, Killing Alabama Worker
Sep 17 2025 // An Alabama worker died from blunt force trauma after he he was performing maintenance inside an industrial concrete mixer, a coronor has determined. The investigation is continuing into the death of Edgar Earl Davis IV,...
Alabama DOI Extends Moratorium on New Captives, Risk Retention Groups
Sep 5 2025 // Alabama’s insurance commissioner has extended a moratorium on new captive insurance companies and risk retention groups until at least next summer. The bulletin, posted this week, follows the commissioner’s...
2 Adults Killed, 7 Children Injured in ATV Accident in Alabama Off-Road Park
Sep 4 2025 // Two adults were killed and seven children injured in an accident in a remote area of an all-terrain vehicle park in Alabama, authorities said. No one was wearing a harness or restraint in the off-road vehicle. The...
Alabama Court Cuts Tax Bill for Remote-Working Adjuster, But Questions Remain
Aug 25 2025 // Claims adjusters, many of whom work remotely and travel extensively, can take heart from a recent Alabama court ruling, knowing that they may not have to pay the state’s income taxes, even if the adjusting firm is...
Alabama DOI Posts New Data Call on Liability Insurance
Aug 15 2025 // The Alabama Department of Insurance wants new data on how liability coverage affects insurance claims costs. In a bulletin posted Thursday, Commissioner Mark Fowler said the department has issued a data call to carriers of...
Five Alabama Jail Medical Staff Indicted in Death of Mentally Ill Inmate
Jul 31 2025 // Five medical employees at an Alabama jail have been indicted in connection with the death of a mentally ill man who died of hypothermia after being held for two weeks in a concrete cell. The indictment unsealed Tuesday...
Judge Sanctions Lawyers Defending Alabama’s Prisons For Citing Fake Cases From AI
Jul 28 2025 // A federal judge reprimanded lawyers with a high-priced firm defending Alabama’s prison system for using ChatGPT to write court filings with “completely made up” case citations. U.S. District Judge Anna...
Alabama Man’s Death Ruled a Homicide After Police Kneeled on His Neck
Jul 23 2025 // The death of an unarmed 52-year-old man who died after an Alabama police officer kneeled on his neck was ruled a homicide by a county coroner, according to an official autopsy reviewed by The Associated Press. The finding...
Alabama AG Urges No Pre-Trial Immunity for Ex-Officer Charged With Shooting Man
Jul 16 2025 // A former Alabama police officer charged with murder for shooting an armed Black man in the man’s front yard during a dispute with a tow-truck driver shouldn’t be granted immunity before going to trial, the...
Insurance Fraud Charges Dropped for Former Alabama Congressional Aide
Jul 1 2025 // A former aide to an Alabama congressman, previously sentenced for health care fraud, has been cleared of insurance fraud and other charges related to claims made on her mother’s car in 2022. Sherry McCormick, who was...
Alabama DOI Encourages Insurers to Use More Than Drones in Nonrenewals
Jun 19 2025 // Alabama’s insurance commissioner this week urged property insurers to be judicious in the use of drones and aerial imagery in making nonrenewal decisions, but stopped short of issuing new regulations. “If an...
Alabama-Based CRC Group Rebrands BenefitMall as CRC Benefits
Jun 18 2025 // Three years after it purchased BenefitMall, Alabama-based CRC Group is rebranding its employee benefits division as CRC Benefits, the company announced this week. The change marks a significant step in aligning the...
Investigation Finds Pilot’s Meds Were Contributing Factor in Alabama Helicopter Crash
Jun 16 2025 // Federal investigators found that a pilot’s medication use may have been a contributing factor in a 2023 medical helicopter crash that killed two in Alabama. The National Transportation Safety Board released the final...
Alabama Sheriff Arrested for Hiring Uncertified Officers, One Accused of Violence
Jun 10 2025 // The sheriff of an Alabama county mired in allegations of abuse was arrested on Monday for hiring officers without state training or certification, according to an indictment. Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith, 41, was...
Longtime Alabama Insurance Agent Announces Run for Governor
Jun 5 2025 // Longtime Alabama insurance agent and former congressional candidate Ken McFeeters announced he is running for governor of Alabama next year, casting himself as a political outsider and accusing his opponent U.S. Sen. Tommy...
Alabama Study Shows Fortified Homes Paying Off for Insurers, Homeowners
May 28 2025 // A new Alabama study of hurricane-affected homes sends a clear message to insurers and homeowners nationwide: climate-resilient construction methods can protect homes, and save a lot of money. The first-of-its-kind...
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...
