Latest Alabama Headlines
All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Alabama Adopts New Producer Licensing Exams
Jul 1 2009 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has begun using new insurance producer examinations, according to Commissioner Jim Ridling said New outlines to be followed in the examinations have been placed on the department’s...
Lawyer Says Alabama Agent Trying to Clean Up Ex-Employees’ Fraud
Jun 24 2009 // The lawyer for a Gulf Shores insurance agent has asked state officials to grant her a probation period to allow her to make repayments to customers victimized by fraud. Richard Lively said that revoking the license of...
HealthSouth CEO Scrushy Ordered to Pay Shareholders $2.9 Billion
Jun 22 2009 // An Alabama state judge has ordered former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy to pay nearly $2.9 billion to shareholders who sued over a massive accounting fraud that nearly sent the rehabilitation chain into...
Some Alabama Pool Rates to Rise July 1
Jun 15 2009 // Rates for some coastal property owners insured through the residual market insurance organization known as the Alabama Beach Pool are going up July 1. The overall average hike will be 5.5 percent, according to the Alabama...
Former Alabama Workers’ Comp Executive Goff Sentenced to 12 Years
Jun 15 2009 // A former Montgomery, Alabama insurance executive has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for mail fraud and embezzlement in his insurance business. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson imposed the sentence on John...
Alabama Sees Drop in Copper Thefts
Jun 10 2009 // A downturn in the commodity markets has slowed the number of thefts in the Montgomery, Alabama area. Police in Elmore and Autuaga counties say when scrap copper was selling for $3.50 a pound, they constantly responded to...
Former Alabama Insurance Executive Goff Sentenced to 12 Years
Jun 4 2009 // A former Montgomery, Alabama insurance executive has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for mail fraud and embezzlement in his insurance business. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson imposed the sentence on John...
Some Alabama Beach Pool Insurance Rates Going Up July 1
May 29 2009 // Rates for some coastal property owners insured through the residual market insurance organization known as the Alabama Beach Pool are going up July 1. The overall average hike will be 5.5 percent, according to the Alabama...
Louisiana, Alabama, Alaska, Mississippi, Nevada Rank Highest in Gun Death Rates
May 8 2009 // States with higher gun ownership rates and weak gun laws have the highest rates of gun death according to analysis by the Violence Policy Center of just-revealed 2006 national data (the most recent available) from the...
Gulf States Prepare Together for Hurricane Season
Apr 29 2009 // Officials from three states of the Gulf Coast are meeting this week to discuss preparations for hurricane season. The 2009 Gulf States Hurricane Conference is being held Wednesday through Friday at the Coast Coliseum and...
Sailor Sues Owner, Crew Company of U.S. Ship Hijacked By Somali Pirates
Apr 29 2009 // A member of the crew on the U.S.-flagged ship hijacked by African pirates sued the owner and another company, accusing them of knowingly putting sailors in danger. Richard E. Hicks alleges in the suit that owner Maersk...
Alabama Shipper Says Piracy Needs Multinational Fix, Cautions on Firearms
Apr 15 2009 // The president of Mobile-based International Shipholding Corp., which manages the M/V Maersk Alabama for owner Maersk USA, said a multinational coalition must respond to Somali piracy. ISH President Erik L. Johnsen said one...
Disaster Aid Sought for 20 Alabama Counties Damaged by Floods
Apr 13 2009 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley has asked President Barack Obama to declare a major disaster area for 20 Alabama counties that received damage from recent heavy rain, winds and flooding. Riley said Friday the 20 counties in mostly...
Somali Pirates Hold American Hostage for Third Day
Apr 10 2009 // U.S. warships stalked a drifting lifeboat where Somali pirates were holding their first American hostage on Friday, apparently hoping to win a promise of safe passage in exchange for the captive. Four pirates have been...
Somali Pirates Hijack U.S.- Flagged Container Ship
Apr 9 2009 // Somali pirates hijacked a U.S.-flagged, Danish-owned container ship on Wednesday with 20 American crew on board in a major escalation in attacks off the lawless Horn of Africa nation, officials said. The 17,000-tonne...
Seven Alabama Counties Due Flood Mapping Funds
Apr 7 2009 // Seven Alabama counties will benefit from some $5.8 million in federal money for flood map modernization. Officials say the grant will come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and be routed through the...
Ernst & Young to Pay $109 Million to Settle Alabama Fraud Suit
Mar 27 2009 // Ernst & Young LLP has agreed to pay $109 million to HealthSouth Corp. shareholders who sued the firm for failing to detect an accounting fraud involving more than a dozen executives. According to papers filed in...
Coastal Insurance Legislation Facing Test in Alabama
Mar 12 2009 // Coastal insurance bills face a test in the Alabama Legislature. The House and Senate Banking and Insurance committees met in joint session on Wednesday to take up legislation aimed at providing relief to homeowners along...
Alabama Seeks to Reduce Farm Traffic Collisions
Mar 6 2009 // D.C. Thornton knows that as well as anyone because he has been in the cab during one of those near collisions. “We’ve had instances where people had to slam on the brakes to keep from hitting us while we were...
Alabama House Votes to Add Restrictions to Young Drivers
Feb 26 2009 // The Alabama House has passed a bill that adds additional restrictions for some teenage drivers. The House voted 80-10 for the bill that requires some 16 and 17-year-old drivers to have a restricted license. The bill now...
