Latest Alabama Headlines

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Alabama to Hold Jan. Workers’ Comp Hearing

Dec 17 2002 // The Alabama Department of Insurance announced it will hold a public hearing on Jan. 14, 2003, to consider the proposed loss costs and rating values for the workers compensation voluntary market and the assigned risk rates...

Alabama Schedules January Auto Rate Hearing

Dec 12 2002 // A public hearing on the proposed revision of Alabama personal auto liability and physical damage rates and rules as filed and requested by Safeway Insurance Company of Alabama, is planned for January 14, 2003, at the...

Alabama Eligible for Federal Assistance

Nov 26 2002 // The Alabama Department of Insurance and the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that President George W. Bush declared Alabama a federal disaster, making 28 counties eligible for federal assistance following...

State Farm Seeks Auto Rate Increase in Ala.

Nov 22 2002 // At a Dec. 4 public hearing, the Alabama Department of Insurance will consider requests by State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. and State Farm Fire & Casualty raise auto insurance rates in that states. According to the...

Alabama Hearing on Auto Rates Set for Dec. 4

Nov 6 2002 // The Alabama Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing Dec. 4, 2002 on the proposed revision of Alabama private passenger automobile insurance rates and rules as filed and requested by State Farm Mutual Automobile...

Alabama Schedules Auto Rate Hearing

Oct 23 2002 // The Alabama Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing on the proposed revision of Alabama private passenger automobile insurance rates and rules as filed and requested by American Commerce Insurance Company. The...

Ala. Issues Producer Appointment Reminder

Oct 4 2002 // In accordance with Alabama Insurance Regulation, Chapter 482-1-109, the Alabama Department of Insurance issued a memorandum to all insurers licensed in the state, along with all automobile clubs or associations, all legal...

Ala. Department Takes Outreach Program to Ashland

Sep 26 2002 // The Alabama Department of Insurance announced it will visit Ashland on October 9, 2002 to talk to residents about insurance. The department is sponsoring an outreach program throughout the state to educate and inform...

Alabama Names Insurance Panel

Sep 25 2002 // Alabama Insurance Commissioner David Parsons announced the establishment of a 13 member Insurance Liaison Committee composed of representatives of the insurance industry that do business in the state. “We felt it was...

Ala. Department Names First Consumer Panel

Sep 10 2002 // Alabama Insurance Commissioner David Parsons named 15 Alabamians of diverse backgrounds to the Department of Insurance’s first Consumer Liaison Committee. Parsons noted that the consumer panel was created to...

Ala. Dept. to Hold Auto Rate Hearing Sept. 17

Aug 16 2002 // The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance will hold a hearing Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. at the offices of the Alabama Department of Insurance, 201 Monroe Street, Suite 1700, Montgomery. The hearing will be used to discuss a revision...

Ala. to Hold Regulation Hearings

Jul 26 2002 // The Alabama insurance commissioner will hold hearings at the state department of insurance, 201 Monroe Street, suite 1700, Montgomery, Alabama, on Aug. 14. Issues to be discussed include: • Revision of Regulation No. 106...

Ala. Commissioner Sets Auto Rate Hearing

Jul 24 2002 // The Alabama Insurance Commissioner will hold a hearing at 10 a.m. on Aug. 21, at the offices of the Alabama Department of Insurance, 201 Monroe Street, Suite 1700, Montgomery, to discuss a Revision of Alabama private...

Ala. Department Begins Customer Service Outreach Program

Jul 16 2002 // The Alabama Department of Insurance will begin setting up temporary offices for its customer service division in various locations across the state in an effort to educate consumers about services available through that...

Alabama Co. BUYS TX Agencies

Feb 25 2002 // Vesta Insurance Group Inc., a Birmingham, Ala.-based holding company for insurance and financial service providers, announced that its Instant Insurance Holdings Inc. subsidiary has acquired two non-standard auto insurance...

Lying, Cheating and Stealing

Jul 24 2000 // There are a number of sins to which those providing services for money are susceptible: product ignorance, market ignorance, administrative incompetence, disloyalty and betrayal, slothfulness, untruthfulness, and stealing....