Latest Alabama Headlines
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Tornadoes Cause Limited Damage in Alabama, Mississippi
Mar 24 2022 // The same severe weather front that destroyed property in Texas and Louisiana also spawned at least six tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama, but damage appeared to limited. In Baldwin County, in south Alabama, emergency...
Alabama House Approves Anti-Riot Bill Criticized by Blacks
Feb 25 2022 // The Alabama House of Representatives approved legislation Tuesday that would create a new definition of a riot and provide tougher penalties for people who participate in one. Republicans supporting the bill said it is...
Alabama House Could Vote Today to End Permit Requirement for Concealed Guns
Feb 22 2022 // The Alabama House of Representatives could vote as soon as today on legislation to do away with the requirement for a person to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said there...
Alabama House Agrees to Send More Funding to Wind Mitigation Program
Feb 9 2022 // The Alabama House of Representatives has agreed to divert more funding to Strengthen Alabama Homes, a program that fortifies houses and roofs to mitigate wind damage. Rep. Chip Brown The House this week approved House Bill...
Alabama Woman Wanted in Georgia Insurance Fraud Case
Feb 7 2022 // A Georgia judge has issued an arrest warrant for an Alabama woman who may have forged documents to receive more than three months of insurance benefits after a 2019 car crash. Tessa Blakely, 40, of Fort Mitchell, Alabama,...
NBA Team Owner Buys National Security, Alabama-based Insurer
Feb 4 2022 // A holding company formed by the owner of the Sacramento Kings basketball team has agreed to purchase National Security Group Inc., an Alabama-based specialty underwriter of property, casualty and life insurance, for $41...
People Moves: Alabama’s Palomar Names Smitherman CTO; IoA Adds Three
Jan 31 2022 // Smitherman Alabama-based Palomar Insurance has named Justin Smitherman chief technology officer, charged with tech strategies and management, the company announced. Smitherman started with Palomar in 2011 and was promoted...
Stonetrust Workers’ Comp Expands into Alabama
Dec 10 2021 // Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation Insurance announced that it is expanding into the Alabama market, starting Jan. 1. Stonetrust is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and operates in 10 states, including...
Openly Moves into Alabama
Nov 29 2021 // Openly, a homeowners’ insurance platform, announced it has expanded into Alabama, its eighth new state in 2021. Openly, which lets website users choose an agent, get a quote or file a claim, is now in 15 states, the...
Alabama DOI Relaxing Rate Filing Requirements on Flood Insurance
Nov 29 2021 // In an effort to increase the number of flood insurance policies in the state, the Alabama Department of Insurance is relaxing requirements that carriers file flood insurance rates, except for those covering...
Alabama Agents Vow to Fight Tax Breaks That Mostly Benefit Two Carriers
Nov 23 2021 // Independent insurance agents in Alabama are trying again to crack open what they say is the state’s “good ol’ boy” system and end three decades of tax breaks that mostly benefit two insurance...
Alabama DOI to Hold Hearing on Merger of ProAssurance and Noetic
Nov 19 2021 // The Alabama Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing Dec. 6 on the proposed merger of Birmingham-based ProAssurance Specialty Insurance Co. and Noetic Specialty Insurance, a Vermont company. The publicly traded...
University of Alabama Drops Mask Mandate for the Vaccinated
Nov 4 2021 // The University of Alabama is no longer requiring face coverings in most of its facilities for people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Beginning Friday, masks will be mandated only for unvaccinated people...
People Moves: Herman Named Alabama’s Insurance Fraud Bureau Director
Oct 19 2021 // A veteran police officer and fire investigator has been named director of the state’s Insurance Fraud Bureau and assistant state fire marshal. Bill Herman began his career at the Montgomery County Police Department,...
Alabama Ups Fees for Captives, Adopts New Valuation Manual
Oct 19 2021 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has set new fees for captive insurers and has adopted a new valuation manual. The department announced last week that starting Jan. 1, the application fee for captive insurers will climb...
Following Last Year’s Rate Hike, Alabama DOI to Hold Hearing on Comp Decrease
Oct 12 2021 // The Alabama Department of Insurance will hold a hearing Nov. 16 on a proposed, significant decrease in workers’ compensation loss costs and rating values. A filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance...
Flooding in Alabama Kills 4, Damages Buildings
Oct 8 2021 // Four people were killed in Alabama Thursday when torrential rains drenched parts of the state, flooding roads and buildings and causing a sewage overflow. All four deaths, including that of a 4-year-old girl in North...
Contractor Killed at Alabama Steel Mill
Sep 22 2021 // A Texas man who was working for a contractor at an Alabama steel mill died after being struck by a forklift, authorities said. Don Burton died at Huntsville Hospital following the accident, which occurred Monday morning,...
Alabama Heavy Rain, Flash Flooding Causes One Fatality
Sep 21 2021 // Authorities on Sunday found the body of a man whose vehicle was overtaken by water during flash flooding in Tuscaloosa the day before. A spokeswoman for the Tuscaloosa police, Stephanie Taylor, told Al.com that the...
Flooding Reported Around University of Alabama
Sep 20 2021 // Heavy rain has caused some flash flooding Saturday on parts of the University of Alabama campus. University officials tweeted information about various road closures because of flooding and have asked people to avoid...
