Alabama Governor Tackles Tornado Recovery, Home Insurance Options June 20, 2011 By Phillip Rawls Anyone with a suggestion or complaint about Alabama’s recovery from the deadly tornadoes in April should know that the buck...
Home Insurer Dropping 73,000 Policies in Alabama June 6, 2011 By Phillip Rawls Alabama’s second largest insurer of homes, Alfa Insurance, announced plans Friday to not renew policies on one out of every...
April Tornadoes Likely to be Alabama’s Costliest Ever Disaster May 12, 2011 By Phillip Rawls The April 27 tornado outbreak will likely end up being Alabama’s most costly natural disaster. Gov. Robert Bentley and state...
Official: Alabama Storm Damage Could Near $2B May 6, 2011 By Phillip Rawls Damage from Alabama’s deadly tornadoes could approach the state’s record of $2 billion from Hurricane Ivan in 2004, Alabama’s insurance...
Alabama House Votes to Ban Texting While Driving April 4, 2011 By Phillip Rawls The Alabama House is making a second attempt to ban texting while driving The House voted 86-2 last Thursday for...
Alabama Court Rules University Hospital Shares State Immunity January 26, 2011 By Phillip Rawls The Alabama Supreme Court has thrown out a $3.2 million judgment against a Montgomery hospital, ruling for the first time...
Nationwide Settles Dispute Over Alabama Employees’ Retirement Plan October 29, 2010 By Phillip Rawls Alabama state employees who relied on a deferred compensation plan from Nationwide Retirement Solutions will receive $16 million in a...
Court Upholds Conviction of Former Alabama Insurance CEO Goff October 25, 2010 By Phillip Rawls A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former Montgomery insurance executive who was once a major supplier...
Tort Reform Takes Back Seat in Alabama’s Race for Governor October 18, 2010 By Phillip Rawls Huge jury verdicts, once potent political issues in a state known as “tort hell,” are getting little mention in this...
Spat Over Negligence Presumption Kills Alabama Texting Driver Ban April 28, 2010 By Phillip Rawls Drivers can keep sending text messages while traveling Alabama’s highways because a fight between an insurance company and lawyers in...