Latest Alabama Headlines
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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...
Alabama-based ProAssurance Discloses Credit Exposures
Sep 18 2008 // ProAssurance Corp., based in Birmingham, Ala., announced its held exposures related to financial institutions recently in the headlines. ProAssurance reported it holds $ 21.6 million in Lehman Brothers senior notes; $8.9...
Alabama Department of Insurance Introduces New Commissioner
Sep 17 2008 // Jim L. Ridling began his new job as Alabama Insurance Commissioner on Sept. 15 under appointment by Gov. Bob Riley Ridling entered a management training program in 1967 with Fireman’s Fund Insurance. This lead to...
Alabama Beach Pool Reports Progress on Coastal Insurance Issues
Sep 4 2008 // The Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association, a.k.a. the Beach Pool, released a progress report on a series of coastal insurance recommendations made by a state task force following Hurricane Ivan in 2004. The 20-member...
Alabama Gov. Names Ridling as State’s New Insurance Commissioner
Sep 4 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...
Alabama National Guard Providing Relief at 7 Gustav Evacuee Shelters
Sep 4 2008 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley called up 130 Alabama Army National Guard soldiers to perform security missions at seven locations housing evacuees from Hurricane Gustav. Riley called the troops to relieve local, county and state...
Tropical Storm Fay’s Four Landfalls in Florida Sets Record
Sep 1 2008 // Tropical Storm Fay made a record four landfalls on the northern Gulf Coast last month, drenching and damaging communities, crops, homes and businesses across the Florida peninsula. Gov. Charlie Crist received a major...
Alabama to Surcharge Obese State Employees
Sep 1 2008 // Alabama state employees suffering from obesity and three other health problems will eventually have to pay extra for their health insurance if they don’t try to control their problems. The State Employees’...
Alabama Streamlines Licensing Process
Sep 1 2008 // Since the beginning of Alabama Gov. Bob Riley’s administration, Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell said it has been the Department’s goal to streamline regulation and to reduce red tape. A new producer...
