Latest Alabama Headlines
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Alabama and Mississippi Officials Ready for Hurricane Response
May 23 2008 // With no Gulf Coast hurricane since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Alabama and Mississippi officials have worried that residents and tourists could become complacent about the seriousness of orders to flee the next disaster...
Financial Relief on the Way to Alabama for Tornado Damage
May 20 2008 // Residents and business owners in several northeast Alabama counties will get financial help to rebuild and repair property affected by the severe storms and tornado on May 11. Officials announced May 16 that beginning May...
Alabama Opens Coastal Home Insurance Market to Captive Insurers
May 19 2008 // The Alabama Legislature has passed a bill that will allow captive insurance companies to sell residential insurance along the Alabama coast. The House and Senate voted without dissent to give final approval to changes in...
Alabama Raises Required Auto Liability Limits for First Time Since 1983
May 19 2008 // The Alabama Legislature has voted to raise the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that motorists must purchase. The current limits under Alabama’s mandatory insurance law are $20,000 for a single injury or...
People
May 19 2008 // MyNewmarkets.com, the Web site with a searchable online directory that brings together agents seeking property/casualty insurance markets with the market providers, is expanding its content to include in-depth analysis and...
Alabama Students Hope Balloons Lead to Improved Tornado Warnings
May 19 2008 // Studying balloons’ payload could be first step toward programming Doppler radar to recognize tornado debris Three hot-air balloons dropped asphalt shingles, lumber, sticks, leaves and pine needles onto a north...
Update: Alabama Governor to Sign Bill Raising Auto Insurance Requirements
May 19 2008 // Some Alabama motorists may need to buy more auto liability insurance in a few months. Gov. Bob Riley said he intends to sign legislation raising Alabama’s minimum insurance requirements for the first time in 25...
Alabama Officials Review Reverse Traffic Plan in Hurrcane Scenario
May 14 2008 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley joined state workers from the Alabama Department of Transportation, the Alabama Department of Public Safety, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and the Alabama National Guard as they began a...
Captive Companies Could Compete for Coastal Business in Alabama
May 12 2008 // The Alabama Legislature has passed a bill that will allow captive insurance companies to sell residential insurance along the Alabama coast. The House and Senate voted without dissent May 8 to give final approval to...
Alabama Joins 3 other Katrina-stricken States to Update House Panel
May 12 2008 // An Alabama official estimates the state needs between $100 million to $110 million – double its allocated federal aid – to address persistent housing needs in 22 counties declared disaster areas from Hurricane...
Alabama Legislature Raises Auto Liability Insurance Minimums
May 12 2008 // The Alabama Legislature is ready to raise the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that motorists must purchase. The current limits under Alabama’s mandatory insurance law are $20,000 for a single injury or...
4 Workers Hurt in Explosion at Mill in Southern Alabama
May 9 2008 // Four employees were injured in an explosion and fire that damaged an Alabama building-products mill early on May 7, company officials said. The injured workers at Louisiana-Pacific Corp.’s Oriented Strand Board mill...
University Research Aims to Improve Tornado Predictions
May 8 2008 // Three hot-air balloons dropped asphalt shingles, lumber, sticks, leaves and pine needles onto a north Alabama landfill, so scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville could gather data needed to improve tornado...
Alabama Officials Removing Roadside Memorials as Hazard to Drivers
May 7 2008 // Alabama transportation officials are removing roadside memorials along interstates in the Birmingham area, saying they are dangerous to motorists. Officials also are considering whether to remove markers on federal and...
Alabama Coastal Insurance Bill Opposed by Alfa Passes in Senate
May 5 2008 // Legislation aimed at expanding insurance pool coverage for coastal residents in Alabama and opposed by insurance giant Alfa passed in the state Senate after appearing to be doomed. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Ben...
Alfa Insurance Hires Senior Vice President of North Alabama Marketing
May 2 2008 // Alabama-based Alfa Insurance named Patrick A. Smith as senior vice president, North Alabama Marketing, effective May 5. He replaces J.C. Ralph, who is scheduled to retire June 30. Smith a former associate vice president...
Alfa Insurance Offers Rewards in String of Alabama Copper Theft
Apr 29 2008 // As the theft of copper wiring and other valuable metals is growing, particularly throughout rural communities, Alabama-based Alfa Insurance is offering an additional $10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction...
Invasive Weed Adds Fuel to Fire Risk in Parched Southeast
Apr 21 2008 // An invasive weed that already has infested more than 1 million acres nationwide continues to spread across the parched Southeast, and experts say the region’s drought makes the highly flammable intruder more...
Indicted Alabama Insurance Executive Blames Political Retaliation
Apr 21 2008 // A Montgomery, Ala. insurance executive indicted by a federal grand jury is blaming his legal problems on political retaliation by Republicans, including the governor, a politician the executive once supported but later...
Alabama Gov. Addresses Food Safety Issue During Trip to China
Apr 16 2008 // While in China last week on a business and trade mission, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is promoting efforts to link scientists from Huntsville with Chinese health agencies to improve public health and food safety. Riley and Dr....
