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Nov 20 2017 // S.S. Nesbitt & Co. Inc., a Southeastern insurance agency and division of EBSCO Industries Inc. (EBSCO), has appointed insurance veteran Paul Barber as president. Barber comes to S.S. Nesbitt after having spent 25 years...
Alabama Department of Insurance Launches Online Help Chat for Agents, Consumers
Nov 17 2017 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has launched a new online chat to offer consumers another avenue to have their insurance questions answered quickly. Representatives are now available at www.aldoi.gov to help with...
Jury Awards $7.5M to Alabama Man Injured at Walmart
Nov 14 2017 // An Alabama man who said he tripped and broke his hip while buying a watermelon at a Walmart store has won a $7.5 million verdict in his lawsuit against the retailer. Henry Walker on Wednesday was awarded the damages after...
3 Alabama Teens Arrested for Starting Fires that Damaged 5 Structures
Nov 13 2017 // Authorities say a series of fires damaged five structures in Alabama and three teenagers have been charged. Sylacauga Police Chief Kelley Johnson told news outlets that authorities started receiving reports of fires...
Alabama Stockbroker Faces 30 Years in Prison for Embezzling $200K
Nov 13 2017 // A former Alabama stockbroker is accused of embezzling over $200,000 from BBVA Compass Bank. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama said in a news release that 30-year-old Eric Scott Darty...
S.S. Nesbitt & Co. of Alabama Taps Roman, Monroe as VPs
Oct 19 2017 // S.S. Nesbitt & Co. Inc. (SSN), a Southeastern insurance agency and division of EBSCO Industries, Inc. (EBSCO), has appointed Mike Roman as vice president of its property and casualty sales. Roman is joining senior vice...
Authorities Investigating Multiple Fires in Historic Alabama Town
Oct 18 2017 // Authorities are investigating a series of fires in an Alabama town, including one that damaged a historic former school building. The Selma Times-Journal reports that as many as five fires were reported in the city’s...
Alabama Settles Lawsuit Over Gulf State Park Hotel
Oct 13 2017 // Alabama has settled a lawsuit that challenged the use of BP oil spill funds to build a beachside hotel and conference center. In the settlement finalized on Thursday, Alabama agreed to commit long-standing funding for...
Sunday Update: Weakened Tropical Storm Nate Brings Rain, Tornado Warnings to South
Oct 7 2017 // Hurricane Nate weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday after coming ashore in Mississippi, flooding roads and buildings but sparing the state from catastrophic damages. Maximum sustained winds from Nate, the fourth...
Irma’s Path Through the Southeast Causes Flooding; Kills 2 in Georgia, 2 in South Carolina
Sep 13 2017 // Joey Spalding walks back to his truck down the street where he lives, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, on Tybee Island, Ga. Spalding just finished repairing his house from nine inches of water after Hurricane Matthew passed the...
Remnants of Harvey Spawn Tornadoes, Floods Across Deep South
Sep 5 2017 // Wayne Doss surveys the damage to his cousin Danny Doss’ mobile home, which was completely destroyed by a tornado in Pickens County, Ala., after a tornado struck Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. The tornado damaged several...
Southeast States Feel Effects of Harvey
Sep 1 2017 // Rains from Harvey are inundating coastal Alabama with floodwaters and forcing the Tennessee Valley Authority to lower lake levels in north Alabama. Authorities say numerous roads were covered with water in Mobile and...
Barber Appointed President of S.S. Nesbitt in Alabama, Johnson to Lead Benefits Practice
Aug 30 2017 // S.S. Nesbitt & Co. Inc., a Southeastern insurance agency and division of EBSCO Industries Inc., has appointed insurance veteran Paul Barber as president. Barber comes to S.S. Nesbitt after having spent 25 years in a...
Moultrie Hired as VP of Client Services of S.S. NESBITT Brokerage in Alabama
Aug 24 2017 // EBSCO Industries Inc. (EBSCO) has hired insurance veteran Phillip Moultrie as vice president of client services for its insurance brokerage, S.S. Nesbitt (SSN), based in Birmingham, Ala. Moultrie’s immediate focus...
Disaster Designation Issued For 11 Alabama Counties
Aug 21 2017 // Eleven Alabama counties are under a natural disaster designation after excessive rainfall and flooding from Tropical Storm Cindy. The conditions caused extensive damage to crops, sparking Gov. Kay Ivey to ask for federal...
Car Break-Ins Drop in Alabama City After it Promotes ‘Remove it, Lock it or Lose it’ Policy
Aug 15 2017 // Don Cook was asleep in his Hillwood home when the security alarm on his phone woke him up just past midnight. Three burglars were trying to break into his car. The burglars had tripped the surveillance camera on the side...
Massive Blaze Breaks Out at Alabama Chemical Plant
Aug 1 2017 // A plant that produces agricultural chemicals caught fire Saturday in southwest Alabama, blanketing the area with potentially hazardous smoke and prompting an order for people to stay inside. Police said the fire began...
Orchid Underwriters Expands Commercial Lines into Alabama, Mississippi
Jul 24 2017 // Orchid Underwriters Agency, LLC, a specialty underwriter of catastrophic coastal insurance, announced that it expanded its Commercial Lines business to two new states: Alabama and Mississippi. The two new states join New...
Alabama, Mississippi Declared Drought-Free for First Time Since 2016
Jul 24 2017 // Alabama and Mississippi are completely free from drought for the first time in more than a year. A federal assessment released at the end of June showed rains eliminated a dry spell that began in April 2016, the last time...
London Underwriters, Trigon to Offer Low-Value Homeowners Program in Alabama
Jul 24 2017 // London Underwriters LLC, a national MGA and surplus lines broker, has partnered with Birmingham based wholesaler Trigon Inc., to provide a new and exclusive low-value homeowners program for the state of Alabama. The...
