Latest Alabama Headlines
All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Infinity to Consolidate Units in Alabama; 500 New Jobs Possible
Dec 29 2006 // Birmingham headquartered Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. announced the latest phase of its growth plan, which promises to benefit Alabama’s economy and create new jobs. Assisted by incentive packages from the...
State Preparations for Pandemic Flu Creative But Vary Widely
Dec 19 2006 // Trailers packed with cots and medical supplies are parked in secret locations around Colorado, ready for doctors to open makeshift hospitals in school gyms if a flu pandemic strikes. Parts of southeastern Washington are...
Another Merck Victory: Ala. Jury Rejects Claims Against Vioxx
Dec 18 2006 // State court jurors sided with drug manufacturer Merck & Co. on Friday and rejected the claims of an Alabama man who blamed the painkiller Vioxx for a heart attack in 2001. Attorneys for Gary Albright, 57, had told...
Alabama’s Bell to Lead National Insurance Commissioners Group
Dec 6 2006 // State Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell is about to become the first Alabamian to lead the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Bell takes over as president on Sunday during the NAIC’s meeting in San...
Judge Slashes Pay for CEO of Ala.-based Vesta Insurance
Nov 21 2006 // A bankruptcy judge slashed the monthly salary of Vesta Insurance Group chief executive David Lacefield to $15,000, siding with creditors who claimed he was making too much as the company is liquidated. U.S. Bankruptcy...
Alabama mayor resigns to join coastal captive
Nov 20 2006 // Foley, Ala., Mayor Tim Russell has resigned with two years remaining in his term in order to serve on a planned coastal insurance captive for south Alabama. Russell, who owns an insurance agency and became mayor about 12...
Judicial races in Southeast, nation prove contentious, costly
Nov 20 2006 // The midterm 2006 judicial elections saw judicial campaign contribution and advertising records smashed in numerous states holding high court elections. Voters went to the polls in 22 contested Supreme Court races in 10...
Alabama mayor resigns to join coastal captive
Nov 19 2006 // Foley, Ala., Mayor Tim Russell has resigned with two years remaining in his term in order to serve on a planned coastal insurance captive for south Alabama. Russell, who owns an insurance agency and became mayor about 12...
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Nov 19 2006 // Judicial races in Southeast, nation prove contentious, costly Business groups spend heavily but come up short in a number of judicial contests The midterm 2006 judicial elections saw judicial campaign contribution and...
Alabama Mayor Resigns to Join Coastal Insurance Agency
Nov 8 2006 // Foley Mayor Tim Russell resignedthis week with two years remaining in his term and will serve on a planned coastal insurance agency for south Alabama. Russell, who owns an insurance agency and became mayor about 12 years...
Gov. Riley, Republicans Expected to Win Big in Alabama
Nov 7 2006 // A new statewide poll indicates Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is headed to an easy re-election victory over Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley and puts Republican candidates ahead in the races for lieutenant governor, attorney general and...
Alabama says Katrina mediation working
Nov 6 2006 // A mediation program launched by the Alabama Department of Insurance following Hurricane Katrina is bearing fruit, says Commissioner Walter A. Bell, pointing to a 90 percent success rate. “Once the mediation...
Final Katrina-battered shrimp boat rescued in Alabama
Nov 6 2006 // Shrimp boats were flung far and wide, and literally left hung out to dry near the Alabama Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Tara Hutchison, press secretary for Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, said attempts to...
Final Katrina-battered shrimp boat rescued in Alabama
Nov 5 2006 // Shrimp boats were flung far and wide, and literally left hung out to dry near the Alabama Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Tara Hutchison, press secretary for Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, said attempts to...
Alabama says Katrina mediation working
Nov 5 2006 // A mediation program launched by the Alabama Department of Insurance following Hurricane Katrina is bearing fruit, says Commissioner Walter A. Bell, pointing to a 90 percent success rate. “Once the mediation...
Alabama coastal property owners face more insurer restrictions
Oct 23 2006 // Two of the Alabama’s largest insurance firms said they’re reducing coverage and increasing deductibles in Mobile and Baldwin counties, citing frequent hurricanes, coastal construction growth, lack of strong...
Alabama Says Katrina Mediation Working
Oct 19 2006 // A mediation program launched by the Alabama Department of Insurance following Hurricane Katrina is bearing fruit, says Commissioner Walter A. Bell, pointing to a 90 percent success rate. “We directed the companies...
OSHA Fines Ala. Firm for Death of Worker in Trench Collapse
Oct 13 2006 // OSHA cites company for Gulfport death Received by Newsfinder from AP Oct 12, 2006 1:01 Eastern Time GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) _ The Occupational Health and Safety Administration penalized a company whose worker died in a trench...
Unable to Afford Insurance, Ala. Schools Return Donated Cars
Oct 10 2006 // Two county school systems in Alabama have returned nine free cars to Hyundai because they could not afford the insurance the car manufacturer required. Hyundai, which operates an assembly plant in Montgomery, donated 26...
Ala. Coastal Property Owners Facing More Insurer Restrictions
Oct 10 2006 // More insurance cutbacks for Alabama coastal properties — not only for buildings and homes near the beaches — are coming in the wake of 2004 and 2005 hurricanes. Two of the state’s largest insurance firms said...
