All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 22 2004 // Two insurance agents have pleaded guilty in Birmingham, Ala., to giving money to Cherokee County elected officials in exchange for the county’s insurance business, the latest corruption case to surface in the...
Nov 2 2004 // Two insurance agents have pleaded guilty in Birmingham, Ala. to giving money to Cherokee County elected officials in exchange for the county’s insurance business, the latest corruption case to surface in the...
Oct 29 2004 // The Alabama Department of Insurance is interviewing brokers and companies that are tied to entities that have attracted the attention of prosecutors in New York and other states. “There have been serious allegations...
Oct 5 2004 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley announced President Bush has approved his request to add more Alabama counties to the federal disaster declaration due to damage caused by Hurricane Ivan.“Now more Alabamians will be able to...
Sep 23 2004 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley and Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell on Wednesday directed insurance companies in Alabama to provide a 60-day grace period on non-payment of premiums to citizens affected by Hurricane Ivan. The...
Sep 22 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, said that insured losses in the U.S. from Hurricane Ivan are expected to be between $3 and $6 billion.RMS’...
Sep 21 2004 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley on Monday asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman to declare Alabama a federal agriculture disaster area due to the devastation brought by Hurricane Ivan.An agriculture disaster declaration...
Sep 20 2004 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley on Sunday said Alabama’s recovery efforts continue to make great progress in delivering water, ice and other assistance to victims of Hurricane Ivan. Riley also encouraged residents to follow...
Sep 17 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), reported that insured losses from Hurricane Ivan in the U.S. are likely to range from $2 to $7 billion, based on updated information on landfall location and wind speeds. Additional insured...
Sep 16 2004 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley announced during a news conference at the Alabama Emergency Operations Center on Wednesday he has requested President Bush declare 44 counties federal disaster areas due to Hurricane Ivan.“We...
Sep 16 2004 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that President Bush ordered the release of federal disaster funds and emergency resources for...
Sep 15 2004 // Alabama Attorney General Troy King warned unscrupulous contractors and businesses that he will be vigilant against those who seek to profit illegally at the expense of Alabamians who suffer damage and others who seek...
Sep 15 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, said that insured losses in the U.S. could range from $4 to $10 billion if Hurricane Ivan follows the latest...
Sep 15 2004 // According to information from the Alabama Department of Insurance, once hurricanes pass certain coordinates on the global map, insurance companies will cease offering new coverage and will not allow payments on lapsed...
Sep 14 2004 // Gov. Bob Riley has declared an official state of emergency in Alabama due to the imminent threat posed by Hurricane Ivan.The emergency declaration enables the Governor to invoke various emergency preparedness measures...
Sep 2 2004 // Two insurance salesmen who admitted giving bribes for government business in Cherokee County, Ala., agreed to plead guilty and paid more than $125,000 in restitution for the scam, which could result in additional charges,...
Aug 23 2004 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Robert Drew as CEO overseeing all Alabama operations – Mobile, Birmingham and Montgomery.Drew, with Willis for 10 years, the last three of...
Aug 9 2004 // The Alabama Department of Insurance issued an alert to Alabama citizens concerning a Hawaiian risk retention group licensed to do business in Alabama that has been placed into a liquidation process by order of a Hawaiian...
Aug 3 2004 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Robert Drew as CEO overseeing all Alabama operations – Mobile, Birmingham and Montgomery.Drew, with Willis for 10 years, the last three of...
Jul 30 2004 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has filed an administrative complaint against a well-known Montgomery-based insurance company and its president, accusing the Goff Group and John W. Goff of wrongdoing involving...