Six Months After Sally, One Family Still Waiting on Their Insurer
Half a year after Hurricane Sally tore across the Gulf Coast, a Pensacola-area family says the storm’s aftermath still fills their home — and their insurer still hasn’t paid them…
Bentley Launches New Work Group to Tackle Coastal Alabama’s Soaring Insurance Costs
Gov. Robert Bentley has created a 17-member Coastal Insurance Work Group, weighted with Mobile and Baldwin county residents, to recommend fixes for coastal Alabama's high wind and homeowners insurance premiums…
Flood Insurance Claim Deadline Extended for Mobile-Area Storm Victims
Alabama homeowners hit by the late April flooding now have an extra 30 days to file National Flood Insurance Program claims for storm damage.
Coastal Lawmakers Vow to Block a Jefferson-County-Only Special Session
South Alabama legislators warned that Gov. Bentley's proposed special session on Jefferson County's debt was dead on arrival unless it also addressed the coastal homeowners insurance crisis.
Insurance Reform Panel to Hear Coastal Voices in Mobile
The Alabama Affordable Homeowners Insurance Commission scheduled a public forum in Mobile, and Sen. Ben Brooks urged a strong coastal turnout on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
State Sen. Ben Brooks Sets His Sights on a Mobile County Judgeship
State Sen. Ben Brooks informally confirmed plans to seek a Mobile County circuit judgeship in 2012, promising to hold off on campaigning until after a special session on coastal insurance.
Coastal Insurance Costs Take Center Stage at Spanish Fort Governor’s Forum
The Christian Coalition of Alabama and the Homeowners Hurricane Insurance Initiative invited every candidate for governor to Spanish Fort to answer for the cost of coverage on the coast.
Allstate Canceled His Policy Too: Byrne Makes Coastal Insurance a Campaign Issue
Gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne, whose own homeowners policy was canceled, argued the coastal insurance crisis is a statewide economic issue as Allstate and Alfa moved to drop wind coverage.
Coastal Lawmakers Pressed an Insurance Bill as Farm Lobby Weighed a Rival Plan
Mobile and Baldwin legislators pushed a property insurance reform bill aimed at homeowners south of Interstate 10, while ALFA searched for a sponsor to carry its own version through Montgomery.
Mobile Lawmaker Says Silence on a Special Session Is an Affront to the Coast
State Rep. Joseph Mitchell said the Legislature's refusal to convene on coastal insurance was deliberate, warning that South Mobile County lawmakers would remember it come the regular session.