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Alabama, FEMA Leaders Meet to Plan State’s Tornado Recovery
Jun 24 2011 // More than 60 representatives of private, public and nonprofit groups are discussing ways to help Alabama recover from an outbreak of deadly tornadoes that struck April 27. This week’s meeting was the first meeting of...
Alabama Governor Tackles Tornado Recovery, Home Insurance Options
Jun 20 2011 // Anyone with a suggestion or complaint about Alabama’s recovery from the deadly tornadoes in April should know that the buck stops with the governor. Gov. Robert Bentley said he’s not looking to the Federal...
Business Moves
Jun 20 2011 // Argus Fire & Casualty, Florida A Florida insurance company is on its way to closing its door as it informed agents it is going to start dropping policyholders when their policies are up for renewal. Argus Fire &...
Alabama Lumber Company Faces $2 Million in OSHA Fines
Jun 16 2011 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is issuing 13 citations and $1,939,000 in fines to a Phenix City, Alabama lumber yard for 24 safety violations, including exposing employees to amputation and fall...
Home Insurer Dropping 73,000 Policies in Alabama
Jun 6 2011 // Alabama’s second largest insurer of homes, Alfa Insurance, announced plans Friday to not renew policies on one out of every six homes it insures in Alabama. The company said it will send notices involving about...
Tornado-Hit States Rank High in Uninsured
Jun 6 2011 // Many of the states hammered by what’s already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half a century have among the nation’s highest rates of homes without hazard insurance despite being among the most...
States Hit Hardest by Recent Tornadoes Among Least Insured
Jun 6 2011 // Many of the states hammered by what’s already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half a century have among the nation’s highest rates of homes without hazard insurance despite being among the most...
Alabama City Faces Equipment Replacement Costs After Tornado
Jun 3 2011 // Officials in Tuscaloosa, Alabama say it will cost about $1.3 million to replace 47 vehicles and other pieces of equipment that were destroyed or damaged in the April 27 tornado. They say city taxpayers will be responsible...
Alabama Lawmakers Advance Bills Curbing Lawsuits
May 31 2011 // The Alabama Legislature has taken another step toward erasing the state’s one-time reputation for juries returning big cash lawsuit verdicts. The Alabama House gave final approval last week to three bills aimed at...
Storm Scientists Assess Year’s Series of Deadly Tornadoes
May 31 2011 // Storm science has greatly improved tornado warnings in recent years. But if that’s led anyone into a sense of security, that feeling has taken a beating in recent weeks. Super Outbreak 2011, on April 25-28, killed...
States Hit Hardest by Recent Tornadoes Among Least Insured
May 27 2011 // Many of the states hammered by what’s already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half a century have among the nation’s highest rates of homes without hazard insurance despite being among the most...
FEMA Criticized for Letters to Alabama Storm Victims
May 23 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it has provided grants to about 15 percent of the more than 72,000 people who sought assistance after tornadoes killed hundreds across Alabama last month, but twice as...
April’s Tornadoes Destroyed, Damaged 14,000 Alabama Homes
May 19 2011 // The swarm of tornadoes that killed more than 230 people across Alabama last month destroyed or heavily damaged more than 13,000 homes statewide and will smash the record set by Hurricane Ivan in 2004 to become the...
Court Sides with Alabama Newspaper over Public Official’s Libel Claim
May 18 2011 // An Alabama appeals court has ruled in favor of an Anniston newspaper that was sued by a city councilman who claimed he was libeled in a story published in February 2009. The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld a lower...
April Tornadoes Likely to be Alabama’s Costliest Ever Disaster
May 12 2011 // The April 27 tornado outbreak will likely end up being Alabama’s most costly natural disaster. Gov. Robert Bentley and state Insurance Commissioner Jim Ridling said the catastrophe modeling company AIR Worldwide...
Alabama Insurers Receiving Steady Stream of Storm Claims
May 11 2011 // Alabama residents who suffered severe losses due to a series of storms that swept through the Southeast last month have already filed over 65,000 storms, according to an estimate by state officials. Alabama Governor Robert...
Alabama Offices to Replace Drivers’ Licenses Lost in Tornadoes
May 11 2011 // The state Department of Public Safety is opening offices in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham to help Alabamians whose driver’s licenses and non-driver identification cards were lost in the tornadoes April 27. The offices...
AIR Estimates Recent Severe Storm Losses at $5.5B
May 9 2011 // Insured loss estimates from the storms that hit the Southern and Southeastern United States in late April total between $3.7 billion and $5.5 billion, says catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide. Insured losses account...
42 Alabama Counties Now Approved for Disaster Aid
May 9 2011 // Monroe County has been approved for federal disaster aid, which brings the total number of Alabama counties covered to 42. Assistance is available to households and businesses as part of Alabama’s federal disaster...
Official: Alabama Storm Damage Could Near $2B
May 6 2011 // Damage from Alabama’s deadly tornadoes could approach the state’s record of $2 billion from Hurricane Ivan in 2004, Alabama’s insurance commissioner said. Insurance commissioner Jim Ridling said early...
