All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 6 2011 // Alfa Mutual Group has raised insurance rates for homeowners by 20 percent across Alabama, with bigger increases for landlord and farm policies.Charles Angell, the state’s actuary, said the increase isn’t...
Sep 5 2011 // After testing New Orleans’ flood defenses over the weekend, Tropical Storm Lee moved northeast Monday after weakening to a tropical depression, and threatened to bring heavy rains and flooding to a large section of...
Sep 5 2011 // Public adjusting activity is not welcome or licensed in all states and even in some where it is, the practice is coming under close scrutiny. In particular, states are cracking down on roofing and other contractors who...
Sep 1 2011 // Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley chose the president and CEO of Protective Life Corp., Johnny Johns, and the publisher of The Birmingham News, Pam Siddall, this week to lead his Tornado Recovery Action Council.Bentley announced...
Aug 26 2011 // A former employee of the University of South Alabama football program has accused the school in a federal lawsuit of firing him on trumped-up sexual harassment violations.The suit by Barrett Parker names the university and...
Aug 23 2011 // A Jefferson County jury has found a Bessemer funeral home and two of its employees negligent in the switching of identities of two women prior to family viewings in 2009 and awarded the families of the two women nearly $1...
Aug 22 2011 // Baldwin County, Alabama commissioners have voted to proceed with an $11.95 million damages claim against oil giant BP involving last year’s big oil spill. Attorneys from law firms representing the county in the claim...
Aug 12 2011 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired insurance brokerage operations of Robinson-Adams Insurance Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition does not involve the...
Aug 2 2011 // A new study of tornado destruction in Tuscaloosa found that relatively minor changes in construction — including better shingles, more anchors and thicker vinyl siding — could have prevented much of the damage to...
Aug 2 2011 // Alabama drivers are facing stiffer penalties for failing to have liability insurance under a bill recently signed into law by Gov. Robert Bentley.In 2001, state lawmakers required all state drivers to carry motor vehicle...
Aug 1 2011 // A workers’ compensation case between an off-duty police officer and the city of Montgomery, Alabama has been dismissed after the officer agreed to receive full retirement benefits in lieu of workers’...
Jul 29 2011 // Public adjusting activity is not welcome or licensed in all states and even in some where it is, the practice is coming under close scrutiny. In particular, states are cracking down on roofing and other contractors who...
Jul 14 2011 // Scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville are organizing a research program to better understand the deadly outbreak of tornadoes that killed more than 240 people in Alabama and other Southeastern states on...
Jul 11 2011 // Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has appointed 24 people to a panel that will examine the state’s insurance market and suggest improvements.The commission will be led by Baldwin County Probate Judge Tim Russell. Bentley...
Jul 4 2011 // Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said he’s not looking to the Federal Emergency Management Agency or anyone else to lead the state’s recovery.“Just like I have taken the leadership role in the disaster,...
Jun 27 2011 // The upgrade of one of the April 27 tornadoes to an EF5 ranking puts Alabama at No. 1 in the nation for the most severe tornadoes.The tornado that hit Fyffe, Rainsville and Sylvania in DeKalb County at about 6 p.m. that day...
Jun 24 2011 // More than 60 representatives of private, public and nonprofit groups are discussing ways to help Alabama recover from an outbreak of deadly tornadoes that struck April 27.This week’s meeting was the first meeting of...
Jun 20 2011 // Anyone with a suggestion or complaint about Alabama’s recovery from the deadly tornadoes in April should know that the buck stops with the governor.Gov. Robert Bentley said he’s not looking to the Federal...
Jun 20 2011 // Argus Fire & Casualty, FloridaA Florida insurance company is on its way to closing its door as it informed agents it is going to start dropping policyholders when their policies are up for renewal. Argus Fire &...
Jun 16 2011 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is issuing 13 citations and $1,939,000 in fines to a Phenix City, Alabama lumber yard for 24 safety violations, including exposing employees to amputation and fall...