Latest Alabama Headlines
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People Moves: Palomar Adds White in Alabama; BRP Forms Middle Market, Insurance Co. Team; Vault Hires Ross as CIO
Apr 28 2021 // Palomar Insurance Adds White in Alabama Tammy White Palomar Insurance has added Tammy White to its expanding marketing team as a transportation marketing representative. A native of Birmingham, Ala., White has more than 20...
Alabama Database to Track Police Officer Complaints, Disciplinary Action
Apr 27 2021 // Alabama will create a database to track disciplinary actions and excessive force complaints against law enforcement officers, a measure aimed at weeding out “bad apples” in the profession. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey...
People Moves: West Town Hires Roberson in North Carolina; Stephens Insurance Adds McGriff’s Graham in Alabama
Apr 23 2021 // West Town Insurance Agency of North Carolina Hires Roberson as Producer West Town Insurance Agency, Inc. has added Amy S. Roberson, a business development professional in the medical industry with over 10 years of...
Louisiana Accuses Alabama Agency, Owner of Fraudulent Marketing, Submissions
Apr 16 2021 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has issued a cease and desist order to a Birmingham, Ala., insurance agency, Senior Care Services LLC, alleging the company uses false or misrepresentative facts and information...
Distracted Driving Bill Crashes In Alabama Legislature
Apr 15 2021 // The Alabama House of Representatives last week narrowly rejected a proposal to fine people for using a smartphone while driving. The bill by Republican Rep. K.L. Brown of Jacksonville would have prohibited a driver from...
Alabama House Committee Advances Medical Marijuana Bill
Apr 9 2021 // A medical marijuana bill on Wednesday cleared its first major hurdle in the Alabama House of Representatives. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill after lengthy debate and multiple amendment attempts. The bill...
‘Treating Us Like Robots’: Alabama Amazon Workers Seek Union
Mar 30 2021 // Linda Burns was excited at first to land a job at the Amazon warehouse outside Birmingham, Alabama. The former nursing assistant had always enjoyed ordering from the company, Now, she would be working for them. A cog in a...
State of Emergency Issued in Alabama After Tornadoes Sweep Region
Mar 26 2021 // Alabama Gov. Kay issued a state of emergency yesterday after numerous tornadoes caused damage and deaths across the state. Ivey said on Twitter Friday morning that crews would be out assessing the damage and getting...
Southeast Storms Spawned EF2 Tornadoes in Alabama, Miss., EF1 in Georgia
Mar 22 2021 // At least 10 tornadoes struck Alabama and Mississippi this week during a severe weather outbreak that could have been worse if temperatures hadn’t remained relatively low, forecasters said. Teams from the National...
Alabama Orders Company to Quit Spreading Poultry Waste
Mar 16 2021 // Alabama authorities have ordered an out-of-state company to stop spreading poultry waste at one of its operations amid complaints about the odor. Environmental groups have also expressed concerns about the waste –...
Lawmakers Reviewing Alabama Medical Marijuana Legislation Passed by Senate
Mar 12 2021 // The Alabama House of Representatives began a lengthy review of medical marijuana legislation on Wednesday, requiring the bill to go through two committees before it can secure a vote by the full House. The Alabama Senate...
More Than 2,300 Acres Burned by 24 Wildfires in Alabama
Mar 10 2021 // Wildfires have burned more than 2,300 acres of land across Alabama in recent days, forestry officials said Monday as firefighters battled two dozen blazes statewide. Fire charred 560 acres in St. Clair County, and two...
AIA of Alabama Reorganizes, Appoints Albrecht as President
Mar 4 2021 // Associated Insurance Administrators (AIA), based in Montgomery, Ala., has appointed Patrick Albrecht as president. The appointment of Albrecht is part of the company’s reorganization to bring the authorities and...
Alabama Lawmakers Move Forward with COVID Liability Protections
Feb 8 2021 // Alabama lawmakers on Thursday fast-tracked a pair of pandemic bills – one to exempt coronavirus relief payments from state income tax and another to shield businesses, health care providers and others from...
McGriff Energy of Alabama Hires Jorgenson as Producer, Senior Vice President
Feb 5 2021 // McGriff has hired Dain Jorgenson as a senior vice president and producer in its Birmingham-based Energy Practice. Dain Jorgenson Jorgenson joins McGriff from Insurance Risk Partners, where he served as senior vice...
Amazon Workers at Alabama Warehouse to Vote on Unionizing
Feb 4 2021 // Amazon workers at an Alabama warehouse will vote next week on whether to unionize in one of the most visible labor-organizing pushes at the online retailing giant. Employees at the Bessemer facility are seeking to form a...
Noonan Joins CNC in Alabama as SVP of Strategy, Innovation
Feb 3 2021 // Insurance adjusting firm Catastrophe & National Claims (CNC) has added Tom Noonan as senior vice president of Strategy & Innovation. In this newly created role, he’ll help lead strategic planning and...
Alabama Education Association Urges COVID Vaccinations for Teachers After 39 Deaths
Jan 28 2021 // The Alabama Education Association is urging the state to give teachers COVID-19 vaccinations following the deaths of at least 39 public school employees from the contagious illness. The group, which represents public...
Governor Promises Help After Killer Tornado Devastates Alabama Town
Jan 28 2021 // James Scott has never lived anywhere other than a two-story house on hilly Darlene Drive north of Birmingham. Home will never be the same after a tornado smashed the structure into pieces, killed another teen and left the...
Alabama Transgender Driver’s License Policy Ruled Unconstitutional
Jan 22 2021 // Alabama’s policy requiring a transgender person to undergo full gender reassignment surgery before they can change the sex on their driver’s license is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S....
