Latest Alabama Headlines
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Ala. Fire Ruled Accidental Due to Wiring Problem
Nov 11 2003 // A late afternoon fire at Catfish Cabin this past Sunday in Millbrook, Ala., has reportedly been traced back to electrical wiring in the southwest corner of the attic. Investigators with the Millbrook Fire Department and...
Two Ala. Residents Die in Fire; Reportedly No Smoke Detector in House
Oct 29 2003 // Two Jasper, Alabama residents died in a house fire Monday night. Walker County 911 received a call reporting the fire at 11:38 p.m. at which time Jasper Fire Department was dispatched to the scene. Guynell Kennedy Bray,...
Ala. Fire Damages School
Oct 22 2003 // A late night fire destroyed one portable classroom and damaged three other classrooms last Friday in Northport, Ala. Samantha Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire, at 19130 Northside Parkway, at 11:10 p.m. One...
Ala. Warehouse Deemed Total Loss in Fire
Oct 20 2003 // An early morning fire Saturday, Oct. 18, in Oxford, Ala., resulted in injuries to five people – three firefighters and two employees of Southern Tool, Incorporated. Oxford Fire Department responded to the fire that...
Ala., N.M., N.Y. Associations Honored with McCord National Education Awards
Oct 6 2003 // Independent agent associations in Alabama, New Mexico and New York were recognized for their educational programs as the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) recently presented each of them with a...
CIS Inc. Enters S.C. Non-Standard Auto Market
Aug 29 2003 // Jess Chappell, president and CEO of Savannah, Ga.-based CIS Inc., announced that CIS plans to enter into the South Carolina non-standard auto market by taking over the administration of an already existing...
CIS, Inc. announces entry into S.C. non-standard auto market
Aug 28 2003 // CIS, Inc. announces entry into S.C. non-standard auto market Jess Chappell, President and CEO of Savannah, GA based CIS, Inc., announced that CIS will enter into the South Carolina non-standard auto market by taking over...
ALDOI Urges Homeowners to Review Hurricane Coverage
Aug 1 2003 // August ushers in the peak of hurricane season, so the Alabama Department of Insurance is asking Alabama homeowners to check their insurance policies in regards to hurricanes—particularly in the area of deductibles. In...
ALDOI Adds Five New Producer Test Sites
Jul 29 2003 // The Alabama Department of Insurance reported that Alabamians who want to take the state insurance licensure examination will now have a choice among five new sites at which to take the test. The new sites will be in...
Alabama to Host Southeastern Regulators Conference
Jul 9 2003 // The Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama is the site for the Southeastern Regulators Conference 2003. According to the Southeastern Regulators Association (SERA), the conference is scheduled for August 17 – 19. SERA...
Lauderdale to Head ALDOI’s IT Division
Jul 8 2003 // Alabama Commissioner Walter A. Bell announced that Larry Lauderdale, a retired U.S. Army colonel, was named Information Technology manager for the Alabama Department of Insurance. “We are pleased to have a...
Auto Rate Hearing Scheduled in Alabama
Jun 27 2003 // The Alabama Insurance Department announced that a public hearing on the proposed revision of private passenger automobile insurance rates and rules as filed and requested by Encompass Insurance Company of America and The...
Pyrotechnic Regulation Bill Goes to Ala. Governor
Jun 20 2003 // The Alabama Department of Insurance reported that Gov. Bob Riley has been sent a bill for his signature that will regulate indoor pyrotechnic displays in hopes of preventing a disaster like the one at a night club in Rhode...
ALDOI Launches Online Renewal Program
Jun 19 2003 // Alabama Commissioner Walter A. Bell announced that beginning June 19 the 38,000 insurance producers and service representatives licensed to do business in his state will have an easier way to renew their licenses—via the...
NAII: Ala. Tax Credit Elimination Bill Will Hinder Competition
May 22 2003 // A premium tax bill currently under consideration in the Alabama special legislative session would unfairly penalize insurers and ultimately discourage healthy competition in the state insurance market, according to the...
Alabama to Hold Auto Rate Hearings on June 18
May 22 2003 // The Alabama Insurance Department announced it will hold public hearings on the proposed revisions of private passenger automobile insurance rates and rules as filed and requested by the four separate companies on June 18,...
Ala. Proposes Regulation to Clarify Credit Score Usage
May 12 2003 // A proposed Alabama insurance department regulation dealing with the use of credit scoring would help clarify the use of credit in the state, according to the National Association of Independent Insurers, especially since...
Regulators Take Steps to Liquidate Company Serving Ala. Hospitals
May 7 2003 // Virginia insurance regulators informed Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell recently that they are taking steps to liquidate a company that provides liability coverage to 46 Alabama hospitals. The Virginia insurance...
IRES Honors Alabama DOI General Counsel
May 2 2003 // The Alabama Department of Insurance announced that Michael A. Bownes, general counsel for the agency, has been awarded the 2003 Paul L. DeAngelo Memorial Teaching Award, given annually by the Insurance Regulatory Examiners...
No ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ for Oregon Co.
May 1 2003 // Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell ordered an unlicensed Oregon company marketing medical malpractice insurance to physicians and hospitals in his state to terminate all activities there. The formal cease and...
