Latest Alabama Headlines
All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Business Moves
Aug 8 2005 // Berkshire Hathaway, General Electric Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway and Kansas City, Mo.-based General Electric announced that GE Insurance Solutions’ sale of Medical Protective Corporation to Columbia...
Ala. Wind-Policy Provider Limits Risks to Over $10M
Aug 3 2005 // Alabama wind-policy provider International Catastrophe Insurance Managers (ICAT) has announced that it will no longer accept wind coverage for risks less than $10 million in Baldwin County, Ala. According to Victor...
Hurricane Sales Tax Measure Dies in Alabama; Sponsors Pledge to ‘Try Again Next Year’
Jul 26 2005 // Although an effort was mounted during Alabama Legislature meetings in Montgomery to grant a sales tax break on necessary supplies to prepare for a hurricane, the measure was not passed, but its sponsor Rep. Spencer...
60-DAY NOTICE REQUIRED
Jul 18 2005 // The Alabama Hurricane Issues Task Force headed by Walter A. Bell, Insurance Commissioner, has recommended a new regulation that would force insurers to give 60 days notice to policyholders whose insurance will be changed...
Hurricane Dennis’s Bark Was Worse Than Its Bite; Carriers, Associations Evaluating Damages
Jul 12 2005 // As Hurricane Dennis approached Key West, Fla., large insurance carriers, expecting and preparing for the worst, alerted hundreds of adjusters to proceed to Florida and Alabama, and put hundreds of other employees on...
Ala. Preps for Hurricane Dennis
Jul 8 2005 // As the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents (AIIA) noted, it looks like Alabama is not going to catch any breaks this year when it comes to hurricanes. AIIA wants to help its members and their customers prepare for the...
He’s Now Tropical Storm Dennis; Heavy Rains, Tornadoes Main Concern Inland
Jul 8 2005 // Hurricane Dennis slammed into the northern coastline of the Gulf of Mexico between Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach, Fla. on Sunday afternoon shortly after 3 p.m. (EDT) packing top sustained winds of 120 mph. The storm...
People & Places
Jul 4 2005 // Joe Grauwiler Joe Grauwiler has been named regional vice president of The Main Street America Group’s Jacksonville Region and president of its Old Dominion Insurance Co. unit. The region encompasses Main Street...
ARLENE’S TIMING PERFECT FOR REFERRAL LIST
Jul 4 2005 // When Tropical Storm Arlene blew through Alabama it made the timing ideal for the release of a homeowners insurance referral list providing area homeowners with the names and contact numbers of insurance companies, agencies...
News Briefs
Jul 4 2005 // ALABAMA Arlene’s Timing Perfect for Referral List When Tropical Storm Arlene blew through Alabama it made the timing ideal for the release of a homeowners insurance referral list providing area homeowners with the...
People
Jul 4 2005 // Joe Grauwiler has been named regional vice president of The Main Street America Group’s Jacksonville Region and president of its Old Dominion Insurance Co. unit. The region encompasses Main Street America’s...
Ala. Task Force Recommends 60-Day Homeowners Policy Notice
Jun 29 2005 // The Alabama Hurricane Issues Task Force headed by Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell has recommended a new regulation that would force insurers to give 60 days notice to policyholders whose insurance will be changed or...
AIIA Conference: Bell Calls Market ‘Impressive’; Rowe Says Response, Timing Are Critical
Jun 27 2005 // The Alabama insurance market is “impressive” and the state has a “healthy market, trending upward,” Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell told members of the Alabama Independent Insurance...
AssuranceAmerica Expands to Alabama; Writing Auto Policies
Jun 21 2005 // AssuranceAmerica Corporation has announced its expansion into Alabama’s auto insurance market with sales of its first auto insurance policies in the state. The Atlanta-based company is represented by more than 300...
DOI LISTS INSURANCE PROVIDERS
Jun 20 2005 // A list of insurance companies, agencies and agents writing property insurance in coastal areas of Alabama, including Mobile and Baldwin counties became available June 13, thanks to the efforts of Alabama’s Hurricane...
News Briefs
Jun 20 2005 // ALABAMA DOI Lists Insurance Providers A list of insurance companies, agencies and agents writing property insurance in coastal areas of Alabama, including Mobile and Baldwin counties became available June 13, thanks to the...
Timing Perfect for Release of Ala. Insurance Referral List
Jun 16 2005 // Tropical Storm Arlene blew through Alabama last weekend, making the timing ideal for the release this week of a homeowners insurance referral list providing area homeowners with the names and contact numbers of insurance...
After Tropical Storm Arlene: Fla. Panhandle, Alabama Report Only Minimal Damage
Jun 12 2005 // Initial damage reports in Gulf Shores, Ala. were minimal after Tropical Storm Arlene came ashore on Saturday afternoon dropping more than 5 inches of rain and taking basically the same path as Hurricane Ivan last...
Arlene Moves Inland Northwest of Pensacola, Fla.; Losing Strength
Jun 10 2005 // Tropical Storm Arlene moved inland at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon and proceeded northwest of Pensacola, Fla. Tropical storm and hurricane watches were cancelled all areas but those in the immediate vicinity of the storm....
Ala. DOI, AIIA to Release a List of Insurance Providers on June 13
Jun 1 2005 // A list of insurance companies, agencies and agents writing property insurance in coastal areas of Alabama, including Mobile and Baldwin counties will be available June 13, thanks to the efforts of the Alabama’s...
