Alabama News

Judge: Miss. Attorney General Must Testify in State Farm Lawsuit

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood must testify in a lawsuit filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. that accuses him of violating an agreement to end a criminal investigation of the insurer’s handling of Hurricane Katrina claims, a federal …

Tenn. Uncertain How to Fix State’s Uninsured Driver Problem

An estimated 925,133 motorists in Tennessee β€” more than one in five licensed drivers β€” do not have insurance, according to a 2006 study by the Insurance Research Council, and at least one lawmaker thinks that’s unfair to other drivers. …

Business Moves

Lighthouse Underwriters, Cooley and Darling Cooley and Darling Insurance Agency Inc., a new retail agency based in Haymarket, Va., has acquired the retail book of non-profit business from Lighthouse Underwriters LLC, a member company of U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. …

New Markets

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ISO: Insurers to Pay $6.5 Billion in 2007 Catastrophe Claims

U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and businesses $6.5 billion for 2007 property losses from 23 catastrophes — the eighth lowest cost in a decade and the seventh lowest frequency for the same period, according to preliminary analysis …

New Markets

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My New Markets

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It Figures

22 The number of Mississippi lawsuits stemming from Hurricane Katrina damage settled by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. The question was whether State Farm officials denied claims in areas hit by the storm surge without thorough investigations. State Farm …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Personal Lines Insurance Agents E&O Nuts & Bolts: Travis-Pedersen & Associates of Arizona, LLC is …

Ala. Lawmaker’s Son One of Two Arrested in Arson Cases

The son of an Alabama legislator is one of two men charged with arson and attempted burglary in what Cullman County authorities say is an investigation of suspicious fires in the Hanceville, Ala., area. Jerrod Heath Fite, 20, and Justin …