Latest Alabama Headlines
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Ex-NFL Player McCants, Driving without Insurance, Jailed in Alabama
Mar 13 2008 // Former linebacker Keith McCants, who played for Alabama before a stint with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is serving 10 days in jail after being arrested for driving without insurance. Police stopped McCants, 39,...
Army Base Bus Wreck in Alabama Injures 23, 3 Marines Critical
Mar 11 2008 // A charter bus loaded with members of a Marine Reserve anti-terrorism group overturned at an Alabama Army base, injuring 23 people, including three Marines who were hospitalized in critical condition Monday. The military...
New Markets
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New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
Alabama Halts Non-Renewals Based on Other Policy
Mar 10 2008 // Licensed Alabama property and casualty insurers that non-renewed policies on the condition of having other policies with the company must re-offer coverage to the consumers affected, according to Alabama Insurance...
Alabama Moves Closer to Hiking Auto Insurance Requirements
Mar 10 2008 // The Alabama House has approved legislation that would bring Alabama in line with about half the South by raising the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that motorists must buy. The House voted 82-0 for legislation...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
Alabama Business Owners Urged to Insure Before Disaster Hits
Mar 7 2008 // When the roaring 170 mph winds descended on Alabama’s Lawrence County on Feb. 6, Bobby Thurman’s first thought was not the financial strength of the poultry operation he manages for Smith Poultry. As flames...
Opponents to New Ala. Beer Law Say Higher Alcohol Content Unsafe
Mar 6 2008 // The Alabama House passed a bill Tuesday that would allow the sale of gourmet and imported beers that have an alcohol content as high as 13.9 percent. Under current law, beer sold in Alabama can’t have an alcohol...
Judge Dismisses Ala. Contempt Case against Miss. Attorney Scruggs
Mar 3 2008 // A federal judge dismissed a criminal contempt charge against Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs last week, giving the prominent lawyer one less case to worry about as he fights a more serious bribery...
Ala. Regulator to Insurers: Halt Non-renewals Based on Single Policies
Feb 29 2008 // Licensed Alabama property and casualty insurers that non-renewed policies on the condition of having other policies with the company must re-offer coverage to the consumers affected, according to a bulletin issued by the...
Alabama House Votes to Raise Auto Insurance Requirements
Feb 28 2008 // The state House approved legislation Tuesday that would bring Alabama in line with about half the South by raising the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that motorists must buy. The House voted 82-0 for...
Ala. Gov. Appeals FEMA Decision on Jackson County Storm Damages
Feb 26 2008 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley said he will appeal a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny federal disaster assistance to tornado victims in Jackson County. “I’ve discussed this issue with local...
Feds Propose $328,500 in Fines for Alabama Contractor
Feb 19 2008 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $328,500 in fines for Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Gilco Contracting Inc. The company allegedly exposed workers to serious and repeated safety hazards at two job...
Tornadoes Slam Ala., Adding to Destructive Season Across the Region
Feb 19 2008 // Another wave of tornadoes materialized in the Deep South over the weekend and this time, in Prattville, Ala., several businesses on a commercially populated boulevard were severely damaged, according to a Department of...
Miss. Attorney Asks Judge to Dismiss Katrina-Related Contempt Case
Feb 11 2008 // Attorneys for Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal contempt charges that he ignored a court order to turn over documents about insurance claims after Hurricane...
Alabama Senate Votes to Raise Auto Insurance Requirements
Feb 11 2008 // The Alabama Senate is ready to raise the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that Alabamians must buy. The Senate voted 33-0 on Jan. 7 for a bill that would increase the limits for the first time since...
Ala. Supreme Court Reverses, Relaxes Rules on Chemical Injury Suits
Feb 10 2008 // In a 5-4 decision, the Alabama Supreme Court reversed direction and allowed lawsuits from workers who become ill many years after being exposed to dangerous chemicals. The majority said the two-year statute of limitations...
Alabama Counties Get Disaster Aid
Feb 10 2008 // Alabama residents of Lamar and Pickens counties may be eligible for federal assistance resulting from the severe storms and tornadoes that passed through the area on Jan. 10. Gov. Bob Riley encouraged homeowners and...
Brutal Tornadoes Lacerate Southern States Killing at Least 48 People
Feb 6 2008 // A severe weather front fell upon the Southern states inciting a series of strong tornadoes that moved across Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, wreaking damage and killing at least 48. As the information of the...
