Latest Alabama Headlines
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Hub Acquires Assets of Alabama-Based Shields Insurance Agency
Jan 22 2021 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a full-service global insurance broker, has acquired the assets of Shields Insurance Agency. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With locations in Birmingham and Mobile, Ala.,...
Alabama Eases Licensing Rules for Out-of-State Doctors as Virus Surges
Dec 17 2020 // Regulators have loosened rules to make it easier for out-of-state doctors to work in Alabama as the coronavirus pandemic both fills hospital beds and strains medical staff by sickening doctors and nurses, officials said...
Officials Assess Damage from Tornado Touchdown in Alabama
Dec 16 2020 // Weather officials say they’re still assessing the effects of a tornado that touched down in Alabama over the weekend. The National Weather Service said Monday that a storm survey team had found preliminary evidence...
Vertus, Zurich Expand Deductible Buy-Back Coverage into Alabama, Miss.
Dec 15 2020 // Vertus Insurance Partners and Zurich North America have expanded the Cat4Home deductible buy-back insurance product to customers in Alabama and Mississippi. The company said the expanded offering comes after the second...
Court Nixes Ruling Granting Workers’ Comp Benefits to Family of Slain Alabama Worker
Dec 14 2020 // A Jefferson County court erred when it ruled the city of Birmingham should have to pay benefits to relatives of a city worker who was shot to death while cutting grass, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled Friday. The...
Alabama Insurance Department Launches New Website
Nov 24 2020 // The Alabama Department of Insurance (ALDOI) has launched a newly designed website that features a new layout and simplified navigation and is also mobile-friendly. “We are thrilled to debut our new department...
3 Weeks Later, Alabama Awaits Federal Relief for Zeta Damage
Nov 20 2020 // More than three weeks after Hurricane Zeta barreled across the Southeast and left destruction in its wake, Alabama is still waiting on a federal disaster declaration and the emergency relief that comes with it, according...
Alabama Warns of Fake Drivers License Renewal Sites
Nov 13 2020 // Alabama law enforcement officials on Tuesday cautioned people to beware of third-party websites when they renew their driver license online. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said in a news release that some third-party...
Alabama Auto Part Maker Pleads Guilty in Worker Death, Will Pay $1.5M Fine
Nov 12 2020 // A judge on Monday ordered an auto parts manufacturer to pay $1.5 million after admitting violating federal safety standards before a worker was crushed to death by a robotic machine. The Department of Justice announced the...
Alabama Settles Terminix Suit Over Trade Practice Violations for $60M
Nov 9 2020 // Alabama has reached a $60 million settlement with Terminix International for systematically overcharging customers for termite services and failing to honor service contracts, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced...
Power Outages from Zeta Impact Parts of the Southeast
Nov 3 2020 // Gusty winds buffeted western North Carolina on Sunday on the heels of Tropical Storm Zeta, leaving more than 11,000 utility customers without power, officials said. The National Weather Service posted a wind advisory for...
Zeta Leaves Its Mark on Southeast States
Nov 2 2020 // Millions of people were without power and at least six were dead Thursday after Hurricane Zeta slammed into Louisiana and made a beeline across the South, leaving shattered buildings, thousands of downed trees and fresh...
Zeta Leaves Southeast Louisiana Reeling Before Heading Northeast
Oct 30 2020 // A fast-moving Zeta weakened to a tropical storm as it barreled northeast on Oct. 29 after ripping through Louisiana and Mississippi where storm-weary residents were advised to stay indoors overnight while officials...
Drunk Driving Arrests in Alabama County Spike During Pandemic
Oct 21 2020 // A spike in drunk driving cases in an Alabama county has led to speculation that the stresses associated with the coronavirus pandemic may be behind the increase. Morgan County sheriff’s spokesman Mike Swafford said...
Alabama Coast Struggles to Recover from Hurricane Sally
Oct 6 2020 // Alabama’s beaches have reopened, but the state’s coast has hardly recovered fully from the effects of Hurricane Sally last month. Visitors still have limited options for getting to the sand because so many...
Alabama Insurance Dept. Makes COVID-Related Producer Licensing Modifications
Oct 5 2020 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has issued a bulletin providing information and directives regarding current deadlines/requirements in the Producer Licensing Division related to the COVID-19 emergency. The Oct. 1, 2020...
Alabama City Officials Drop Chemical Contamination Lawsuit
Sep 25 2020 // Officials in the northwest Alabama city of Guin have dropped a lawsuit against chemical giant 3M that alleged chemicals from its manufacturing plant had entered a creek that supplies drinking water to the community. The...
Insurer Impact from Sally Expected to be Moderate; Losses Estimated at $1B to $3B
Sep 23 2020 // Insured losses from Hurricane Sally could reach as much as $3 billion, according to catastrophe modelers, but ratings agency Moody’s expects a moderate impact on property & casualty insurers and...
‘Limited Fire Safety Practices’ Worsened Deadly Alabama Marina Fire
Sep 22 2020 // A fire that killed eight people and did more than $500,000 damage at an Alabama marina started accidentally but was worsened by the marina’s “limited fire safety practices,” according to a federal...
3 Alabama Counties Receive Federal Disaster Declaration for Sally Damage
Sep 22 2020 // President Donald Trump on Sunday declared a major disaster in three Alabama counties battered by Hurricane Sally. Storm surge and torrential rains swamped Mobile and Baldwin counties on either side of Mobile Bay when...
