Birmingham, Ala.-based Sloss Industries incurred $182,500 in proposed penalties for exposing workers to safety hazards at its fiber divisions manufacturing plant. the Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed the penalty. In a Sept. 22 news release from the agency, OSHA …
Entergy Corp., parent of utility companies that serve a four-state area walloped by hurricanes Gustav and Ike, said it expects damage from Gustav alone to be up to $600 million. Just how much more Ike tacked on to the bill …
Birmingham, Ala.-based ProAssurance Corp.announced that A. Derrill Crowe, M.D., resigned as non-executive chairman of the board and from his position as a director, for personal reasons. A successor chairman has not been elected. In resigning, Crowe cited the fact that …
The former West Virginia doctor at the center of scores of malpractice lawsuits in Putnam County can no longer practice medicine in his native state. The Alabama Medical Licensure Commission revoked John King’s license following complaints from several former patients …
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley filled a recently vacated opening on his cabinet, naming a commissioner to head the Department of Insurance. Jim L. Ridling takes over the position from Walter Bell, who announced in August he was resigning to become …
Alabama Beach Progress “Unlike a hurricane which can strike swiftly and forcibly, it often takes time and deliberation to implement changes in policy but members of the Beach Pool are proud to report the significant progress we’ve made over the …
40,000 The number of tourists officials estimated on Alabama beaches on Labor Day weekend when Gov. Bob Riley issued a mandatory evacuation order for some coastal parts of Mobile and Baldwin counties in response to Hurricane Gustav. $8.4 Million The …
Austin, Texas-based insurance education provider, The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, selected Kathleen G. Speer as director of national business for the not-for-profit organization. Prior to joining The National Alliance, Speer was a home office underwriting consultant for …
Swiss Re appointed Walter A. Bell chairman of Swiss Re America Holding Corp. He will provide supervisory governance of the Americas businesses and also will oversee and direct regulatory and public affairs for all of Swiss Re’s North America businesses, …
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