John King, a former West Virginia osteopathic surgeon named in dozens of malpractice lawsuits, faces two more legal challenges. King, who now lives in Alabama, is scheduled to be in court July 30 following a challenge to his bankruptcy petition …
Citing growth and hurricane threats on Alabama’s coast, State Farm will boost its homeowners insurance rates by 12 percent to 18 percent in Mobile and Baldwin counties. The Alabama Department of Insurance approved the new rates July 22 for the …
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced the appointment of James R. Malone as chairman of the Board of Governors for Citizens Property Insurance Corp., effective August 1. State-backed Citizens is the largest property insurer in Florida. Malone, 65, is …
Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver’s licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered seizures, heart attacks or unconscious spells, according to a …
While a rural area to the northeast of Denver, Colo., tops the nation when it comes to metropolitan areas most prone to tornadoes, Texas leads the states in the average total number of tornadoes per year in the continental United …
Authorities say Alabama Marine Police arrested two people in connection with the theft of more than a dozen fishing boats along Mobile Bay. Marine Police Lieutenant Alex Smith says thieves are stripping the 18- to 24-foot boats — stolen from …
Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Jessica M. Frankovich as Inland Marine underwriting manager. Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s Illinois regional office and will manage and grow the company’s Inland Marine book of business. …
USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesale broker of commercial insurance, is expanding operations nationwide with the addition of a dedicated underwriter to Mississippi and Alabama. Debbie Rogers is the new contact for the designated region. Rogers has 25 years …
The National Flood Insurance Program owes the federal Treasury more than $17 billion from hurricane-related losses and has been unable to set aside enough money to meet catastrophic losses that could arise in the future, congressional investigators said in a …
Alabama State Rep. Jay Love of Montgomery and Huntsville insurance executive Wayne Parker won the Republican nomination for two open U.S. House seats in Alabama that are expected to be closely watched as Democrats seek to strengthen control of the …
