All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 15 2020 // Vertus Insurance Partners and Zurich North America have expanded the Cat4Home deductible buy-back insurance product to customers in Alabama and Mississippi.The company said the expanded offering comes after the second most...
Dec 14 2020 // A Jefferson County court erred when it ruled the city of Birmingham should have to pay benefits to relatives of a city worker who was shot to death while cutting grass, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled Friday.The...
Nov 24 2020 // The Alabama Department of Insurance (ALDOI) has launched a newly designed website that features a new layout and simplified navigation and is also mobile-friendly.“We are thrilled to debut our new department...
Nov 20 2020 // More than three weeks after Hurricane Zeta barreled across the Southeast and left destruction in its wake, Alabama is still waiting on a federal disaster declaration and the emergency relief that comes with it, according...
Nov 13 2020 // Alabama law enforcement officials on Tuesday cautioned people to beware of third-party websites when they renew their driver license online.The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said in a news release that some third-party...
Nov 12 2020 // A judge on Monday ordered an auto parts manufacturer to pay $1.5 million after admitting violating federal safety standards before a worker was crushed to death by a robotic machine.The Department of Justice announced the...
Nov 9 2020 // Alabama has reached a $60 million settlement with Terminix International for systematically overcharging customers for termite services and failing to honor service contracts, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced...
Nov 3 2020 // Gusty winds buffeted western North Carolina on Sunday on the heels of Tropical Storm Zeta, leaving more than 11,000 utility customers without power, officials said.The National Weather Service posted a wind advisory for...
Nov 2 2020 // Millions of people were without power and at least six were dead Thursday after Hurricane Zeta slammed into Louisiana and made a beeline across the South, leaving shattered buildings, thousands of downed trees and fresh...
Oct 30 2020 // A fast-moving Zeta weakened to a tropical storm as it barreled northeast on Oct. 29 after ripping through Louisiana and Mississippi where storm-weary residents were advised to stay indoors overnight while officials...
Oct 21 2020 // A spike in drunk driving cases in an Alabama county has led to speculation that the stresses associated with the coronavirus pandemic may be behind the increase.Morgan County sheriff’s spokesman Mike Swafford said...
Oct 6 2020 // Alabama’s beaches have reopened, but the state’s coast has hardly recovered fully from the effects of Hurricane Sally last month.Visitors still have limited options for getting to the sand because so many...
Oct 5 2020 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has issued a bulletin providing information and directives regarding current deadlines/requirements in the Producer Licensing Division related to the COVID-19 emergency.The Oct. 1, 2020...
Sep 25 2020 // Officials in the northwest Alabama city of Guin have dropped a lawsuit against chemical giant 3M that alleged chemicals from its manufacturing plant had entered a creek that supplies drinking water to the community.The...
Sep 23 2020 // Insured losses from Hurricane Sally could reach as much as $3 billion, according to catastrophe modelers, but ratings agency Moody’s expects a moderate impact on property & casualty insurers and...
Sep 22 2020 // A fire that killed eight people and did more than $500,000 damage at an Alabama marina started accidentally but was worsened by the marina’s “limited fire safety practices,” according to a federal...
Sep 22 2020 // President Donald Trump on Sunday declared a major disaster in three Alabama counties battered by Hurricane Sally. Storm surge and torrential rains swamped Mobile and Baldwin counties on either side of Mobile Bay when...
Sep 21 2020 // Hundreds of thousands of people were without power Friday along the Alabama coast and the Florida Panhandle in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally as officials assessed millions of dollars in damage that included a broken...
Sep 18 2020 // Hurricane Sally is not expected to cause a major insurance loss – compared to events such as the ongoing wildfires in California, Oregon, and Washington, or Hurricane Laura, according to AM Best. As the storm was more of...
Sep 18 2020 // GULF SHORES, Ala./HOUSTON – As an Alabama resident, Toby Wallace has seen his fair share of hurricane damage working for the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, where he handles flood insurance claims.But that did...