Latest Alabama Headlines
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People
Oct 3 2005 // Victor McCarley Sr., executive director of the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents was presented the L.P. McCord National Education Award for outstanding commitment to education by Thomas Grau, president of the...
News Briefs
Oct 3 2005 // ALABAMA Ala. Commissioner Asks Carriers for 60 Day Grace Period Alabama Insu-rance Commissioner Walter Bell has asked all carriers to provide a 60-day grace period for customers who have claims related to Hurricane Katrina...
Ala. Insurance Board Executive Director’s Raise Makes Him the Highest Paid Administrator in 12 SE States
Sep 30 2005 // William Ashmore, executive director of Alabama’s State Employees Insurance Board, became the highest paid administrator, among similar administrators in 12 Southeastern states, when the state Personnel Board voted...
Surveying the Damage: After Katrina, Can the Industry Withstand Another Disaster?
Sep 19 2005 // Hurricane Katrina could be called an industry nightmare. Some insurers were still reeling from the effects of the Asian tsunamis and last year’s four hurricanes. Yet when Katrina struck in late August, she forced...
S. Floridians Viewed Hurricane Katrina as an Expensive Nuisance
Sep 19 2005 // Insurance adjusters scrambled to South Florida to work on claims before they realized Hurricane Katrina was going to cross into the Gulf of Mexico and become a catastrophic hurricane devastating Mississippi and...
Weathering the storm
Sep 19 2005 // Hurricane Katrina could be called an industry nightmare. Some insurers were still reeling from the effects of the Asian tsunamis and last year’s four hurricanes. Yet when Katrina struck in late August, she forced...
PIA National Gives $100,000 to La., Miss., Ala. State Affiliates
Sep 12 2005 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents will provide up to $100,000 in assistance to the three PIA state affiliates hit by Hurricane Katrina. Funds will be provided by PIA National to PIA of Louisiana,...
Ala. Big ‘I’ Chapter Honored: McCarley Receives National Education Award
Sep 12 2005 // Victor McCarley Sr. executive director of the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents has been presented the L.P. McCord National Education Award for outstanding commitment to education by Thomas Grau, president of the...
Ala. Commissioner Asks Carriers for 60 Day Grace Period
Sep 12 2005 // Alabama’s Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell has asked all insurers in his state to provide a 60 day grace period for customers who have claims related to Hurricane Katrina to prevent the cancellation of policies...
Alabama Agents in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham Make Red Cross Donations
Sep 8 2005 // Alabama Independent Insurance Agent members have been donating blood and making contributions to relief charities. According to Roy Donaldson, president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Tuscaloosa Inc., its local...
GE Insurance Solutions Suspends Cancellations, Non-Renewals; Donates $1 Million
Sep 8 2005 // Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama Big “I” associations have been informed that the Big “I” Professional Liability Program provided by GE Insurance Solutions (GEIS) and underwritten by Westport...
Sept. 20 Ala. Big ‘I’ Golf Tournament to Support PAC
Sep 8 2005 // The Sixth Annual Big I PAC Golf Tournament is scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Prattville Country Club in Prattvile, Ala. The purpose of this fun tournament is to raise money for AIIA’s political action committee....
Alabama Insurers Offering Suspended Billing, Grace Periods
Sep 6 2005 // Some insurance companies are suspending billings or offering grace periods for payments from Alabama customers affected by Hurricane Katrina, state Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell said. AFLAC, Alfa, Allstate, Farmers,...
Another Round Begins
Sep 5 2005 // Well, if the old saying, “Time flies when you are having fun,” is true, I must have had a lot of fun! It’s hard to believe I joined Insurance Journal over a year ago–and am about to start attending...
Editor’s Note: Another Round Begins
Sep 5 2005 // Well, if the old saying, “Time flies when you are having fun,” is true, I must have had a lot of fun! It’s hard to believe I joined Insurance Journal over a year ago-and am about to start attending annual...
TDI Offers Assistance to Katrina Victims
Sep 2 2005 // Many consumers from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama have relocated to Texas in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. While it is uncertain when they will be able to return to their homes, those leaving flooded areas may have...
Policyholders Line Up to File Claims at Miss. Agency; Fla. Associations Offer Aid, Assistance to Kartina’s Victims
Aug 31 2005 // Insurance adjusters are scrambling around South Florida, where before crossing into the Gulf of Mexico and becoming a catastrophic hurricane, Katrina slapped Dade and Broward counties with damages experts estimate from...
UPDATE: Katrina Sets Sights on New Orleans; Sustained Winds at 160 mph
Aug 28 2005 // Officials, residents and tourists went into the evening hours Sunday in New Orleans and surrounding areas watching the skies. As rain began to fall and winds picked up, The Big Easy could be in line for a direct and...
Alabama’s Healthy Market Impresses Commissioner Bell
Aug 8 2005 // Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell described his state’s insurance market as “impressive” and as a “healthy market, trending upward,” during the Alabama Independent Insurance...
Alabama’s Healthy Market Impresses Commissioner Bell
Aug 8 2005 // Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell described his state’s insurance market as “impressive” and as a “healthy market, trending upward,” during the Alabama Independent Insurance...
