Alabama Special Session on Home Insurance Possible in January
The special legislative session that Gov. Robert Bentley has promised on the affordability and availability of homeowners insurance could come in early 2012. The governor and the chairman of his...
View ArticleMore Families Building Their Own Tornado Shelters
When deadly twisters chewed through the South and Midwest in 2011, thousands of people in the killers’ paths had nowhere to hide. Now many of those families are taking an unusual extra step to be ready...
View ArticleSpat Over Negligence Presumption Kills Alabama Texting Driver Ban
Drivers can keep sending text messages while traveling Alabama’s highways because a fight between an insurance company and lawyers in the state Senate killed a bill to ban the dangerous practice....
View ArticleTort Reform Takes Back Seat in Alabama’s Race for Governor
Huge jury verdicts, once potent political issues in a state known as “tort hell,” are getting little mention in this year’s race for Alabama governor. Dr. Robert Bentley, the Republican nominee, has...
View ArticleCourt Upholds Conviction of Former Alabama Insurance CEO Goff
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former Montgomery insurance executive who was once a major supplier of workers compensation insurance in the Southeast. The 11th U.S. Circuit...
View ArticleNationwide Settles Dispute Over Alabama Employees’ Retirement Plan
Alabama state employees who relied on a deferred compensation plan from Nationwide Retirement Solutions will receive $16 million in a settlement of lawsuits over millions in fees that were paid to a...
View ArticleAlabama Court Rules University Hospital Shares State Immunity
The Alabama Supreme Court has thrown out a $3.2 million judgment against a Montgomery hospital, ruling for the first time that a hospital affiliated with a state university shares the state’s immunity...
View ArticleAlabama House Votes to Ban Texting While Driving
The Alabama House is making a second attempt to ban texting while driving The House voted 86-2 last Thursday for legislation sponsored by Republican Rep. Jim McClendon of Springville. He got a similar...
View ArticleOfficial: Alabama Storm Damage Could Near $2B
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...
View ArticleApril Tornadoes Likely to be Alabama’s Costliest Ever Disaster
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...
View ArticleHome Insurer Dropping 73,000 Policies in Alabama
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...
View ArticleAlabama Governor Tackles Tornado Recovery, Home Insurance Options
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...
View ArticleAlabama Governor Vows Tornado, Home Insurance Help
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said he’s not looking to the Federal Emergency Management Agency or anyone else to lead the state’s recovery. “Just like I have taken the leadership role in the disaster,...
View ArticleAlabama Special Session on Home Insurance Possible in January
The special legislative session that Gov. Robert Bentley has promised on the affordability and availability of homeowners insurance could come in early 2012. The governor and the chairman of his...
View ArticleAlabama Has Not Yet Addressed Home Insurance Costs, Availability
Gov. Robert Bentley has not yet kept a campaign promise he made in 2010 to have the Legislature address the rising cost and declining availability of homeowners’ insurance in Alabama. Almost a year has...
View ArticleAlabama Governor Tours Towns Still Recovering from Last April’s Tornadoes
Gov. Robert Bentley returned to the central Alabama town of Eclectic a year after a deadly tornado hit it and found people relying on themselves and the generosity of others to rebuild. The Eclectic...
View ArticleAlabama Lawmakers Pass Ban on Texting While Driving
State lawmakers have voted unanimously to make Alabama the 38th state to ban texting while driving. A compromise version of the bill by Republican Rep. Jim McClendon of Springville cleared the House...
View ArticleAlabama Lawmakers Pass Tax-Free Weekend for Disaster Supplies
As Alabama prepares to observe the first anniversary of deadly tornadoes last April 27, the Legislature approved the creation of a tax-free weekend for buying disaster preparedness supplies. The bill...
View ArticleMore Families Building Their Own Tornado Shelters
When deadly twisters chewed through the South and Midwest in 2011, thousands of people in the killers’ paths had nowhere to hide. Now many of those families are taking an unusual extra step to be ready...
View ArticleAlabama Prepares Crackdown on Uninsured Motorists
A driver’s chances of being hit by an uninsured motorist in Alabama may go down after Jan. 1. That is when a new system will start cracking down on the 900,000 Alabama vehicles without insurance. The...
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