Latest Alabama Headlines
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Former Alfa Agent Named Alabama Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Feb 15 2023 // Larry Chapman Jr., recently an agent with Alfa Insurance, is the new deputy insurance commissioner for Alabama. The state Department of Insurance announced that Chapman will fill the spot left vacant by Mark Fowler, who...
Alabama City Starts $10M Upgrade to Failing Sewer System
Jan 30 2023 // Federal and state officials on Friday marked the start of a $10 million project aimed at repairing and upgrading an Alabama community’s failing sewer system that has left residents dealing with pools of raw sewage at...
More Alabama Counties Eligible for FEMA Aid after Recent Storms
Jan 26 2023 // More Alabama counties are now eligible for federal help after last week’s storms and tornadoes. Emergency Management Agency Director Ernie Baggott said Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance in the designated...
EPA Will Help Extinguish Alabama Landfill Fire
Jan 20 2023 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is stepping in, at the request of Alabama officials, to help extinguish an underground landfill fire that has been burning in the state for nearly two months, Gov. Kay Ivey...
Alabama Governor Names Fowler Insurance Commissioner
Jan 19 2023 // Alabama’s governor has appointed Mark Fowler as state insurance commissioner, elevating him from an acting commissioner position. “I am deeply thankful to Gov. Kay Ivey for the opportunity to serve as...
Alabama Landfill Still Burning, Triggering Health Concerns, Class Action vs. Owners
Jan 18 2023 // An underground fire at an Alabama landfill has continued to pollute the air in eastern parts of the Birmingham region more than 50 days after a fire began underground, according to air quality monitors. The monitors...
Alabama Survivors Hid in Tubs, Shipping Containers as Tornado Tore Through Homes
Jan 17 2023 // An Alabama engine mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado decimated his shop and killed two of his neighbors along its destructive path across Alabama and Georgia. The harrowing stories of David Hollon...
7 Deaths, Severe Damage in Alabama as Tornadoes Rip Across the Southeast
Jan 13 2023 // At least seven people were killed in central Alabama and more are missing after tornadoes and severe storms left a swath of damage across parts of the South. Local news reports said that a large tornado ripped through...
Alabama Home Builder’s Negligence Not Covered by Liability Policy, 11th Circuit Says
Jan 11 2023 // An Alabama judge awarded Robert and Mindy Barton $900,000 for actual damages and emotional distress caused by the botched construction of their custom home, but the couple won’t be able to collect that judgment from...
Alabama Airport Worker Killed After Being Caught in Jet Engine
Jan 3 2023 // An airport worker in Montgomery, Alabama, was killed Saturday when he was sucked into the engine of a plane. Local and state news reports said the ground crew worker, whose name has not been released, was ingested into the...
Alabama Landfill Still Burning After a Month, Shrouding City in Smoke
Dec 27 2022 // An underground fire has been raging at an environmental landfill near Birmingham for almost a month, covering Alabama’s largest metro area with smoke. Now, state officials, local fire departments and county...
Higginbotham Adds Burkholder Insurance in Mobile, Alabama
Dec 15 2022 // Higginbotham, a national insurance broker, continues to grow with the acquisition of Burkholder Insurance Inc. in Mobile, Alabama. Higginbotham, known for its expansion through acquisitions in recent years, said the deal...
New Details on Alabama Twister that Killed Woman and Son, Left Path of Destruction
Dec 2 2022 // The twister that smashed through a small Alabama community this week, during an outbreak of tornadoes across the Deep South, killed a 39-year-old woman and her 8-year-old son on a street where generations of one family...
Update: Florida Consultant on Demotech Alternatives Faced Issues in Other States
Dec 1 2022 // A Mississippi-based consulting firm hired to figure out Florida’s insurance company financial rating conundrum has faced scrutiny in other states after audits found improper disbursement of funds, long delays in...
Tornadoes Kill 2 in Alabama, Damage Homes and Businesses in Mississippi
Nov 30 2022 // Tornadoes and high winds destroyed a fire station, damaged homes and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Alabama, as the storm front moved into eastern states Wednesday morning. Local news reports and the...
5 Killed in Wrong-Way Crash in Alabama
Nov 21 2022 // Five people from Georgia, including two children, were killed in Alabama on Friday when their car entered the highway going the wrong way and hit an 18-wheeler, authorities said. Maria Baltazar, 49, was driving the 2021...
Cleanup After Five Tornadoes Touched Down in South Alabama, Mississippi
Nov 1 2022 // Residents and businesses are cleaning up after at least five tornadoes touched down in a severe weather outbreak along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast. No injuries or deaths were reported after the Saturday...
Insurers’ Claims Investigation Work Product Protected After Alabama High Court Ruling
Oct 11 2022 // A company cannot be compelled to turn over its risk management work product that may include attorney-client information and claims investigators’ opinions, the Alabama Supreme Court decided. The case involved the...
People Moves: Smith Named President of BoMont Group in Alabama
Oct 10 2022 // BoMont Group, an insurance brokerage and consulting firm based in Birmingham, Alabama, has named a former Floridian as president of the company. Griffin Smith, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Chipola College in...
Alabama Congressional Aide Indicted on Insurance Fraud Charges
Oct 4 2022 // A congressional aide in Alabama has been indicted on insurance fraud charges and was placed on leave from her job. Alabama news outlets reported that Sherry McCormick, an aide to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, turned...
