Latest Alabama Headlines
All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Alabama Bar President Seeks Probe of State Supreme Court Race
Nov 19 2008 // The president of the Alabama State Bar has asked the state attorney general to investigate the conduct of politically active groups that got involved in the race for the state Supreme Court. In a letter to Attorney General...
Alabama Insurance Agent Parker Falls Short in Race for Congress
Nov 16 2008 // Democratic state Sen. Parker Griffith won a hotly contested election to the open 5th Congressional District seat in north Alabama, keeping the seat in his party’s column where it has been for more than 100...
University Football Facility Named for Alabama Agent’s Family
Nov 16 2008 // Samford University’s new football field house is being named for a prominent Birmingham family. The Cooney Family Field House was made possible with a lead gift from Birmingham insurance agent and Samford graduate...
New Alabama Commissioner to Consider Coastal Insurance Subsidies
Nov 14 2008 // Gov. Bob Riley’s new insurance commissioner said the administration is considering its options to help coastal property owners struggling with high premiums and lost coverage in the wake of hurricanes, including...
Kingsway to Consolidate Alabama, Florida Insurance Operations
Nov 10 2008 // Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. said it will consolidate the operations of Southern United Fire Insurance Co., based in Mobile, Alabama, with Hamilton Risk Management, its subsidiary based in Miami,...
Alabama-based Infinity Reports Strong Underwriting Results
Nov 5 2008 // Birmingham, Ala.-based Infinity Property and Casualty Corp., a national provider of personal automobile insurance, reported results for the three and nine months ended Sept. 30. Stronger than expected underwriting results...
Alabama Revenue Chief Calls for Captive Insurers for Coastal Property Risks
Nov 2 2008 // Alabama’s coastal property insurance crisis could be resolved by the state and cities working together to form special types of insurance companies to offer coverage, the state revenue commissioner said. Tim Russell,...
Alabama, Mississippi Agencies Among 6 Named Top Performers by Big ‘I’
Nov 2 2008 // Reagan Consulting and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) announced the Best Practices Agencies for 2008-2009. A total of 189 agencies from around the country maintained their...
Alabama Governor Offers Reward in Jasper Arson
Oct 30 2008 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is offering a $5,000 reward for information that will lead to an arrest and conviction in an arson case in Jasper where a law enforcement officer was the victim. Riley says fires were set to the home...
University to Name Football Field House for Alabama Insurance Executive
Oct 27 2008 // Birmingham, Alabama’s Samford University announced on that its new football field house will be named for the Birmingham family that provide a lead gift. The school said the Cooney Family Field House was made...
Alabama Revenue Chief Seeks End to Crisis on Coast
Oct 23 2008 // Alabama’s coastal property insurance crisis could be resolved by the state and cities working together to form special types of insurance companies to offer coverage, the state revenue commissioner said. Tim Russell,...
Alabama-based ProAssurance Expands Legal Professional Liability Business
Oct 16 2008 // ProAssurance Corp., headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., is expanding its legal professional liability business by purchasing the Georgia Lawyers Insurance Co. ProAssurance is also establishing new relationships with...
Alabama-based ProAssurance Unveils New Brand Initiative, Realignment
Oct 7 2008 // ProAssurance Corp., headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., unveiled a new logo, and a new themeline, “Treated Fairly,” in conjunction with a company realignment. As part of strengthening its brand, ProAssurance is...
Alabama Judge Stops 2-year System Employee Plan
Oct 3 2008 // A Montgomery, Ala. circuit court judge barred the two-year college system from changing the classification of 140 employees in a way that would remove their tenure benefits. Post-secondary officials sought to move the...
Feds Approve Ike Disaster Aid in Coastal Alabama
Sep 29 2008 // President George W. Bush approved federal disaster aid in Alabama to supplement state and local recovery efforts from Hurricane Ike in Mobile and Baldwin counties. The White House announced Sept. 26 that the action makes...
Alabama Beach Repairs Could Take a Year, Could Cost $13 Million
Sep 26 2008 // Damage estimates indicate hurricanes Gustav and Ike washed about a million cubic yards of sand apiece from Alabama’s Baldwin County beaches, and repairs could cost more than $13 million. Gulf Shores Public Works...
Alabama Chief Examiner to Lead Society of Financial Examiners
Sep 24 2008 // Richard Ford, chief examiner of the Alabama Department of Insurance since 1993, accepted election as president of the Society of Financial Examiners at the organization’s recent annual meeting in Nashville, Tenn. At...
Alabama-based Sloss Industries Cited for Safety Violations
Sep 24 2008 // Birmingham, Ala.-based Sloss Industries incurred $182,500 in proposed penalties for exposing workers to safety hazards at its fiber divisions manufacturing plant. the Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed...
Alabama-based ProAssurance Announces Chairman’s Resignation
Sep 23 2008 // Birmingham, Ala.-based ProAssurance Corp.announced that A. Derrill Crowe, M.D., resigned as non-executive chairman of the board and from his position as a director, for personal reasons. A successor chairman has not been...
Alabama Names Ridling as Insurance Commissioner
Sep 22 2008 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley filled a recently vacated opening on his cabinet, naming a commissioner to head the Department of Insurance. Jim L. Ridling takes over the position from Walter Bell, who announced in August he was...
