All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 6 2019 // Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings of Birmingham, Ala.-based ProAssurance Corporation’s (PRA) subsidiaries at ‘A’ and downgraded its senior unsecured debt to...
Jun 3 2019 // Alabama lawmakers voted Friday to create a medical marijuana commission that will make recommendations for a bill they might consider in the 2020 legislative session.The measure was a compromise after an original medical...
May 15 2019 // The National Weather Service says hurricane-force winds left a trail of damage on the Alabama coast.An assessment from forecasters says winds blowing from 70 mph to 80 mph (113 kph to 129 kph) ripped metal roofing off...
May 14 2019 // Officials say a tornado caused minor damage when it touched down near the Tennessee-Alabama state line.The National Weather Service in Huntsville, Alabama, says a tornado with wind speeds of 85 mph (135 kph) touched down...
May 10 2019 // The Alabama Senate has approved a bill authorizing the use of medical marijuana for some medical conditions.Senators swiftly approved the bill Thursday morning on a 17-6 vote. It now moves to the House of Representatives....
Apr 29 2019 // Cobbs Allen of Birmingham, Ala., has added Chris Jacks to the Teneo Cobbs Allen team.Jacks comes with years of experience as a property and casualty underwriter, as well as actuarial knowledge. Most recently, Jacks served...
Apr 25 2019 // Alabama already has exceeded its yearly average for tornadoes with more than 50 twisters verified in the state so far in 2019.The National Weather Service tweets that Alabama has had 53 total tornadoes so far this year....
Apr 23 2019 // Strong storms roared across the Southeast last week, killing at least two in Mississippi and a woman in Alabama while leaving more than 100,000 people without power across Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. A girl...
Apr 22 2019 // Valent Group, the risk consulting and insurance division of EBSCO Industries (EBSCO), has hired Kurt Close to lead its Birmingham, Ala.-based property and casualty broking and service departments.Close comes to Valent...
Apr 18 2019 // AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “a” from “a+” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of the members of Alfa Insurance Group....
Apr 17 2019 // ProAssurance Corporation has revised its management structure for its newly formed Specialty P&C operating division.As previously announced, Michael L. Boguski will assume the presidency of Specialty P&C on May 13,...
Apr 1 2019 // Scientists are sending additional sensors to south Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with aims of solving the mystery of what caused a spate of recent earthquakes.Five earthquakes have been detected in the region within a...
Mar 28 2019 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Severe convective storms—the group name given to tornadoes, hail, and straight-line winds—are among the most common and damage-inducing natural catastrophes in the...
Mar 28 2019 // Some buildings were damaged in central Alabama as storms moved across the state.Chilton County Emergency Management Director Derrick Wright told news outlets the damage in downtown Clanton on Monday afternoon appears to be...
Mar 27 2019 // Another weak earthquake has struck near the Alabama-Florida state line.News outlets report it’s the fifth small quake in the area this month. There has been no damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said a...
Mar 25 2019 // The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that an Alabama man who was wrongfully terminated is entitled to seek lost future earnings totaling $1.25 million. The Hattiesburg American reported that...
Mar 21 2019 // The National Weather Service has confirmed a 16th tornado from an outbreak that left damage across Alabama last week. Forecasters say a small twister with winds of up to 65 mph (105 kph) was on the ground for a little more...
Mar 18 2019 // The Alabama Forestry Commission estimates timber losses caused by deadly tornadoes on March 3 at nearly $5.9 million.That’s almost $1,000 per acre of timberland damaged by two or three tornadoes in Macon, Lee and...
Mar 18 2019 // The National Weather Service has confirmed at least six tornados hit Alabama on Thursday.The National Weather Service in Birmingham on Saturday posted ongoing damage survey reports. The number of confirmed tornados could...
Mar 18 2019 // The number of tornadoes confirmed to have touched down in a deadly outbreak across the Southeast in early March was at least 36.Survey teams for the National Weather Service found evidence of the twisters in Alabama,...