All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 29 2011 // Officials in Southeast states hammered by a storm that killed at least 300 people have begun the task of evaluating the damage.Alabama appears to have suffered the brunt of the storm, where Tornadoes struck particularly...
Apr 28 2011 // Tornadoes and violent storms ripped through seven southern U.S. states, killing at least 228 people as they flattened neighborhoods, flipped cars and toppled trees and power lines.In the deadliest series of tornadoes in...
Apr 25 2011 // Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has signed legislation increasing the state income tax deduction that small businesses get for supplying health insurance for their employees.The new law applies to the current tax year. Bentley...
Apr 11 2011 // More Alabama homeowners are seeking their insurance coverage through the state’s windpool as the trend of private insurers shedding their wind policies continues.The Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association, known...
Apr 7 2011 // Alabama Governor Robert Bentley is creating a commission to address the rising cost of insurance for the state’s coastal homeowners. Bentley said the commission will be asked to make recommendations on how to make...
Apr 4 2011 // The Alabama House is making a second attempt to ban texting while drivingThe House voted 86-2 last Thursday for legislation sponsored by Republican Rep. Jim McClendon of Springville. He got a similar bill passed last year,...
Apr 4 2011 // The Obama administration has officially named Illinois state insurance regulator Michael McRaith to head the new Federal Insurance Office. McRaith, currently the head of the Illinois Department of Insurance, will run the...
Apr 4 2011 // A U.S. nuclear plant in Alabama similar in design to the earthquake-hit Fukushima facility in Japan has multiple defenses to prevent and tackle the same kind of emergency, its operator said.Safety features at the Browns...
Mar 11 2011 // The Alabama Senate has voted to set up a computer database that would allow county tag officials and law enforcement to instantly check whether a vehicle has liability insurance.The Senate voted 35-0 Wednesday for a bill...
Mar 7 2011 // Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has renewed a campaign pledge to call a special session of the state Legislature to find a solution for coastal residents seeking homeowners insurance.“I have made a commitment, and...
Feb 23 2011 // Homeowners Choice, Inc. a Florida-based insurance holding company, has taken initial steps to enter the Alabama homeowners insurance market, its first market outside of Florida. According to the company, it expects to...
Feb 22 2011 // Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has renewed a campaign pledge to call a special session of the state legislature to find a solution for coastal residents seeking homeowners insurance.“I have made a commitment, and...
Feb 18 2011 // The latest electronic novelty popping up in local bars in Alabama might spare someone a night in jail or even save a life — or it might just become another drinking game.Breathalyzer machines have been installed at...
Feb 16 2011 // The Alabama Supreme Court has thrown out an $8.5 million verdict against Ford Motor Co. and ordered a new trial, saying a judge made an error by asking jurors if they could serve for four weeks.The judgment was awarded to...
Feb 7 2011 // The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled for the first time that a hospital affiliated with a state university shares the state’s immunity from lawsuits.The 5-3 decision threw out a $3.2 million judgment against a...
Jan 31 2011 // A federal judge said Jan. 28 that he wasn’t trying to deprive states of their rights when he appointed Alabama’s newly elected attorney general to coordinate all states’ interests in the litigation...
Jan 26 2011 // The Alabama Supreme Court has thrown out a $3.2 million judgment against a Montgomery hospital, ruling for the first time that a hospital affiliated with a state university shares the state’s immunity from...
Jan 19 2011 // Relatives of two teachers shot and killed during a faculty meeting last year at the University of Alabama in Huntsville have filed lawsuits claiming school administrators’ failure to follow safety rules contributed...
Jan 12 2011 // A handful of new insurers have entered the coastal markets of Alabama and Mississippi, offering options to some homeowners. Coastal American, PURE, American Strategic, Wilshire, Republic and Southern Fidelity may not...
Jan 11 2011 // Incoming Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says he will hold nothing back to make sure the state and its citizens are compensated for all losses because of last year’s massive BP oil spill.Strange said he will...