Latest Alabama Headlines
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Leighton, Ala. Mayor Faces Possible Fine for Ethics Violation
Jun 11 2007 // Mayor Lawayne Harrison, of Leighton, Ala., who was accused of using his office for personal gain, has admitted to two minor ethics violations and faces a possible fine of up to $2,000. Ethics Commission Executive Director...
Ala. Legislature Approves Auto Insurance Hikes, Defers Building Code
Jun 8 2007 // The Alabama Legislature adjourned yesterday after giving final approval to a key insurance measure that will increase the state’s auto liability minimum limits from 20/40/10 to 25/50/25. Legislators deferred to the...
Alabama in Hurricane Readiness Mode
Jun 4 2007 // With Katrina memories still fresh, Alabama Gulf Coast residents have begun stockpiling ice, water, food and other supplies just in case this hurricane season turns ugly. FEMA also will have disaster relief supplies stored...
Ala.’s Alfa Ratings Lowered One Notch to ‘A+’; Outlook Stable
May 14 2007 // While its outlook remains stable, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered Alfa Insurance Group’s credit and financial strength ratings to ‘A+’ from ‘AA-‘. Alfa is the...
Fortified building standards: Gulf Coast market salvation?
May 7 2007 // Concrete houses sprouting up in southern Alabama, Mississippi and elsewhere in the Gulf Coast region are more than just fortified structures that will protect their owners from up to 250 mph winds and 36 foot storm surges...
Ala. Treasurer’s Vault has Plenty of Unclaimed Valuables
May 1 2007 // The Alabama state treasurer’s job is to reconnect lost items such as pearls, coins, timepieces, old Elvis records and a half a million dollars to their rightful owners, and right now the office has $317 million in...
P/C Insurers to Pay $1.2 Billion in 1st Quarter Home, Business Catastrophe Claims
Apr 25 2007 // Severe tornadoes in several southern states helped push catastrophe losses to more than $1.2 billion during the first quarter of 2007, according to the industry’s Property Claim Services (PCS), a unit of Insurance...
Ala. teachers may join state liability plan
Apr 23 2007 // Several Alabama teachers testified in support of Gov. Bob Riley’s “Teacher Protection Act” recently when a Senate committee held a public hearing on the bill. The Teacher Protection Act would provide...
Alabama Officials Prepare for Hurricane Season
Apr 17 2007 // Alabama Governor Bob Riley and state agency leaders huddled this week to review Alabama’s plans for the upcoming hurricane season, which begins June 1. The state leaders joined officials from FEMA, the U.S....
CEO ALLEGES ALABAMA WRECKED HIS BUSINESS
Apr 9 2007 // A former campaign supporter of Alabama Governor Bob Riley is suing him and other present and former state officials, accusing them of conspiring to drive him out of the insurance business. John W. Goff of Mont gomery filed...
CEO alleges Alabama wrecked his business
Apr 9 2007 // A former campaign supporter of Alabama Governor Bob Riley is suing him and other present and former state officials, accusing them of conspiring to drive him out of the insurance business. John W. Goff of Mont gomery filed...
Ala. Weighs Extending State’s Liability Coverage to Teachers
Apr 6 2007 // Several Alabama teachers testified in support of Gov. Bob Riley’s “Teacher Protection Act” this week when a Senate committee held a public hearing on the bill. The Teacher Protection Act would provide...
Workers’ Comp CEO Alleges Alabama Officials Wrecked His Business
Mar 30 2007 // A former campaign supporter of Alabamam Governor Bob Riley is suing him and other present and former state officials, accusing them of conspiring to drive him out of the insurance business. John W. Goff of Montgomery filed...
Agent, Councilman Sentenced to Probation in Ala. Corruption Probe
Mar 26 2007 // Orange Beach City Councilman Joseph McCarron was fined $1,000 and sentenced to six months of unsupervised probation for his conviction in a corruption case. McCarron, 69, who appeared in Baldwin County court in a...
Riley Health Proposal Appeals to Ala. Small Businesses
Mar 21 2007 // Chris Williams has to consider several factors when making decisions for his business. One of his most important decisions concerns health insurance for his employees. Williams owns Leisure Creations in Russellville, Ala.,...
Insurer Delivers First Check to Aid Tornado-Stricken Ala. Town
Mar 21 2007 // Representatives from a Boston-based insurance company personally presented a $2 million check to Gov. Bob Riley and Enterprise city officials as the first installment toward the coverage of two Enterprise schools damaged...
Ala. Gov. Pumps up Small Businesses
Mar 13 2007 // Gov. Bob Riley visited a Montgomery, Ala. dry cleaners on Monday to promote his plan that would provide a tax incentive for small businesses to offer health insurance for their employees. At Dry-Cleaning Express in...
Alabama Couple’s Burglary, Insurance Experience Spawns Business
Mar 8 2007 // Greg and Latasha Cain remember feeling helpless when someone broke into their Montgomery, Alabama home in 2003. The couple was even more dismayed after receiving an insurance check that was less than what they expected,...
March in Like a Lion in Alabama; Tornadoes Bring Death, Damage
Mar 2 2007 // A preliminary bulletin issued by Alabama Emergency Management Agency late Thursday reported that there were 17 confirmed deaths in Coffee County and one confirmed death in Wilcox County due to damage caused by tornadoes...
Alabama licenses first captive
Feb 26 2007 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has licensed its first captive insurance company under legislation enacted in 2006 and signed into law by Gov. Bob Riley. Chantilly Risk Management, which is located in Montgomery, is...
