Latest Alabama Headlines
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Bosley Appointed VP of Alabama-Based Agency S.S. Nesbitt
Apr 18 2018 // S.S. Nesbitt (SSN), a Southeastern insurance agency and division of EBSCO Industries, Inc. (EBSCO), has appointed Jason Bosley as vice president in the property and casualty insurance practice. Bosley began as an...
Hailstone Sets New Weather Record in Alabama
Apr 17 2018 // All hail the newest entry in Alabama weather record books. AL.com cites a release from state climatologist Dr. John Christy saying a hailstone that fell March 19 in Cullman County is the largest on record in the state....
Severe Thunderstorms Injure 1, Cause Damage in Alabama
Apr 6 2018 // Officials say one person has been injured after severe weather caused damage in a northern Alabama city. City of Decatur spokeswoman Emily Long said Wednesday the person was taken in for evaluation, but did not provide any...
Georgia-Based Auto Insurer Access Insurance To Be Liquidated
Apr 4 2018 // Insurance regulators in the Southeast are notifying policyholders in their states of a Texas-domiciled/Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered property/casualty insurance company that is to be liquidated after being placed in...
Correction: EEOC Sues Arby’s Franchisee Over Alleged Sexual Harassment at Alabama Restaurant
Apr 3 2018 // Fast food chain Arby’s and its franchisee Beavers’ Inc. are facing a federal lawsuit after several teenaged female employees were allegedly sexually harassed at an Arby’s in Atmore, Alabama. The Equal...
Georgia-Based Auto Insurer Access Insurance To Be Liquidated
Apr 2 2018 // Insurance regulators in the Southeast are notifying policyholders in their states of a Texas-domiciled/Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered property/casualty insurance company that is to be liquidated after being placed in...
Declarations
Apr 2 2018 // Autonomous Caution “Unlike Arizona, California has taken a safety driven approach when developing autonomous vehicle regulations.” — Jim Frazier, a California Assemblyman, urged caution in his state...
Weather Service: At Least 9 Tornado Tracks Found in Alabama
Mar 23 2018 // The National Weather Service says there’s evidence that multiple tornadoes struck Alabama earlier this week, and it’s still counting. The weather service says survey teams have found tracks showing nine...
Storms Leave Trail of Damage Across Southeast
Mar 22 2018 // With violent weather plowing through the Southeast, the kitchen windows exploded at Richard Brasher’s home in eastern Alabama. Using couch cushions for protection, Brasher hid in the bathtub with his wife, daughter...
Severe Storms Spawn Tornadoes, Damage Homes in Southeast
Mar 21 2018 // Severe storms that spawned tornadoes damaged homes and downed trees as they moved across the Southeast on Monday night. Forecasters warned that the storms could threaten more than 29 million people, raising the risk of...
Proposal to Arm Alabama Teachers Draws Support, Fire
Mar 16 2018 // A proposal to let trained teachers carry firearms in public schools drew support and criticism during a legislative public hearing Wednesday as a committee grappled with the first action on a gun-related bill introduced in...
Ropes, Phone Lights Used in Rescue after Deadly Bus Plunge
Mar 16 2018 // Lulled asleep by the humming of their Texas-bound charter bus following a trip to Disney World, members of a high school band were jarred awake before dawn Tuesday when the rig ran off a highway and plunged into a deep...
Alabama Legislature Seeks to Increase Ignition Interlocks for Drunk Drivers
Mar 9 2018 // A bill that’s nearing a final vote could close a loophole in Alabama’s law to reduce drunk-driving deaths. The bill introduced by Republican state Sen. Jim McClendon would require drunk drivers to use an...
Alabama Becomes 45th State to Pass Ridesharing Legislation
Mar 8 2018 // Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law that allows ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft to operate statewide. The legislation proposed by Rep. David Faulkner, a Republican, and Sen. Bobby Singleton, a Democrat, will...
Judge Awards $15M in Alabama Mortuary Worker Whistleblower Lawsuit
Mar 5 2018 // A judge awarded nearly $15 million in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a one-time mortuary worker who was threatened with being cremated alive for revealing fraud, his attorneys said Thursday. The judgment in favor of...
Alabama Agency Employee Arrested in $116K Crop Insurance Scam
Feb 27 2018 // An Alabama woman who works for Dothan’s Farm Service Agency has been arrested on multiple fraud charges. Federal authorities say 36-year-old Anna Marie Knowles, of Headland, was arrested Thursday and faces charges of...
Kemper Corp. Acquires Infinity Property & Casualty of Alabama for $1.4B
Feb 20 2018 // Birmingham, Ala.-based Infinity Property and Casualty were bought for $1.4 billion. Kemper Corp. acquired the auto insurance provider in a cash and stock transaction, making it one of the largest nonstandard auto insurers...
People
Feb 19 2018 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has announced Jerry Workman as Deputy Commissioner. Workman will succeed Deputy Commissioner and Chief Actuary Charles Angell, who is retiring in July of 2018. He will lead the...
Oxygen Media, Father of Missing Alabama Teen Natalee Holloway Defend TV Show
Feb 14 2018 // The father of an Alabama teenager missing in Aruba since 2005 is denying his ex-wife’s claims that a television show about the case was faked. Dave Holloway, an insurance agent in Meridian, Mississippi, released a...
Alabama Sues OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Over Opioid Epidemic
Feb 7 2018 // Alabama on Tuesday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP of fueling the opioid epidemic by deceptively marketing prescription painkillers to generate billions of dollars in...
