Latest Alabama Headlines
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7 Deaths, Severe Damage in Alabama as Tornadoes Rip Across the Southeast
Jan 13 2023 // At least seven people were killed in central Alabama and more are missing after tornadoes and severe storms left a swath of damage across parts of the South. Local news reports said that a large tornado ripped through...
Alabama Home Builder’s Negligence Not Covered by Liability Policy, 11th Circuit Says
Jan 11 2023 // An Alabama judge awarded Robert and Mindy Barton $900,000 for actual damages and emotional distress caused by the botched construction of their custom home, but the couple won’t be able to collect that judgment from...
Alabama Airport Worker Killed After Being Caught in Jet Engine
Jan 3 2023 // An airport worker in Montgomery, Alabama, was killed Saturday when he was sucked into the engine of a plane. Local and state news reports said the ground crew worker, whose name has not been released, was ingested into the...
Alabama Landfill Still Burning After a Month, Shrouding City in Smoke
Dec 27 2022 // An underground fire has been raging at an environmental landfill near Birmingham for almost a month, covering Alabama’s largest metro area with smoke. Now, state officials, local fire departments and county...
Higginbotham Adds Burkholder Insurance in Mobile, Alabama
Dec 15 2022 // Higginbotham, a national insurance broker, continues to grow with the acquisition of Burkholder Insurance Inc. in Mobile, Alabama. Higginbotham, known for its expansion through acquisitions in recent years, said the deal...
New Details on Alabama Twister that Killed Woman and Son, Left Path of Destruction
Dec 2 2022 // The twister that smashed through a small Alabama community this week, during an outbreak of tornadoes across the Deep South, killed a 39-year-old woman and her 8-year-old son on a street where generations of one family...
Update: Florida Consultant on Demotech Alternatives Faced Issues in Other States
Dec 1 2022 // A Mississippi-based consulting firm hired to figure out Florida’s insurance company financial rating conundrum has faced scrutiny in other states after audits found improper disbursement of funds, long delays in...
Tornadoes Kill 2 in Alabama, Damage Homes and Businesses in Mississippi
Nov 30 2022 // Tornadoes and high winds destroyed a fire station, damaged homes and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Alabama, as the storm front moved into eastern states Wednesday morning. Local news reports and the...
5 Killed in Wrong-Way Crash in Alabama
Nov 21 2022 // Five people from Georgia, including two children, were killed in Alabama on Friday when their car entered the highway going the wrong way and hit an 18-wheeler, authorities said. Maria Baltazar, 49, was driving the 2021...
Cleanup After Five Tornadoes Touched Down in South Alabama, Mississippi
Nov 1 2022 // Residents and businesses are cleaning up after at least five tornadoes touched down in a severe weather outbreak along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast. No injuries or deaths were reported after the Saturday...
Insurers’ Claims Investigation Work Product Protected After Alabama High Court Ruling
Oct 11 2022 // A company cannot be compelled to turn over its risk management work product that may include attorney-client information and claims investigators’ opinions, the Alabama Supreme Court decided. The case involved the...
People Moves: Smith Named President of BoMont Group in Alabama
Oct 10 2022 // BoMont Group, an insurance brokerage and consulting firm based in Birmingham, Alabama, has named a former Floridian as president of the company. Griffin Smith, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Chipola College in...
Alabama Congressional Aide Indicted on Insurance Fraud Charges
Oct 4 2022 // A congressional aide in Alabama has been indicted on insurance fraud charges and was placed on leave from her job. Alabama news outlets reported that Sherry McCormick, an aide to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, turned...
Head-Injured Alabama Worker May Get Comp Claim, Despite Mediation Barring It
Sep 26 2022 // An electrician sustains a head injury on the job. He signs a mediation agreement absolving the employer of any workers’ compensation liability while he pursues a tort action against the warehouse owner. Five years...
70-year-old Falls to His Death at Alabama Waterfall Park
Sep 21 2022 // Authorities in northeastern Alabama said a 70-year-old man fell to his death at a popular waterfall park. The man’s name hasn’t been released. DeKalb County Coroner Tom Wilson told AL.com that the man fell from...
InsureScan Expands Auto Insurance Tech Approach to Alabama
Sep 19 2022 // InsureScan, a company that says its software can help agents quote and bind auto coverage in a few minutes, has expanded to Alabama. CEO Mark Chappell, who is based in Alabama, said that while some insurance companies are...
OSHA Charges Alabama Plastics Company With Willful Violations After Worker’s Death
Aug 17 2022 // An Alabama company has been charged with willfully violating federal safety rules in the death of a worker who was pulled into a machine and fatally injured, authorities said Monday. ABC Polymer Industries, which has a...
Alabama Deputy Shoots Man Who Pointed Modified Flare Gun After Traffic Stop
Aug 11 2022 // An Alabama deputy shot and killed a man who pointed a modified flare gun at him after fleeing a traffic stop, law enforcement officials said. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s office said Marty Hutto, 50, was shot and...
State Farm Settles Alabama Class Action Charging it Underpaid Claims
Jul 29 2022 // Did State Farm Insurance employ a clever device to reduce its payout – sometimes to zero – on thousands of property claims in Alabama? The insurance company has denied underpaying claims and other wrongdoing, but has...
Environmental Group Plans Suit Over Coal Ash in Alabama River Delta
Jul 22 2022 // An environmental group took the first step Wednesday toward filing suit over plans by Alabama Power Co. to leave millions of pounds of coal ash near a riverside within the vast Mobile-Tensaw Delta, which activists say...
