March 25, 2024
OUR TEAM Sebastian Awondo Associate Researcher Phone: (205) 348-7146 Email: snawondo@culverhouse.ua.edu Lawrence Powell Director Phone: (205) 348-4498 Email: lars.powell@culverhouse.ua.edu Boyi Zhuang Associate Researcher Phone: (205) 348-0756 Email: bzhuang@culverhouse.ua.edu Renee Carter Assistant Research Professional Phone: (205) 348-4513 Email: drcarter3@culverhouse.ua.edu Elizabeth “Betsy” Myers Project Coordinator Phone: (205) 348-2071 Email: elmyers@culverhouse.ua.edu Laura Myers Sr. Research Specialist and Resilience Director Phone: […]
December 12, 2023
Thirty-five catastrophic hurricanes have caused more than $341 billion (in real 2021 dollars) of insured losses along the east coast and gulf coast of the United States since 1999.1 During the same period, coastal property homeowners’ insurance rates in the U.S have increased substantially. Nonetheless, population growth in coastal areas has consistently outpaced that of inland […]
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Alabama Center for InsuranceInformation and Research Dedicated to providing facts and truths to parties who directly contribute to the economic development of Alabama. Learn More 0 Cool Number 0 Cool Number 0 Cool Number 0 Cool Number What Is ACIIR? ACIIR provides highly credible information and research insight for the benefit of key stakeholders across […]
June 10, 2022
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June 6, 2022
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Someone steals a vehicle every 36 seconds in the U.S., according to a recent report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Overall, there were 880,595 motor vehicle thefts nationwide in 2020. This 10 percent increase from the previous year is a sharp departure from several years of modest declines in auto crimes. The NICB […]
May 24, 2022
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Lars Powell, director of the Alabama Center for Insurance Information & Research (ACIIR), and Dr. Boyi Zhuang, an associate research professional at the ACIIR, presented on the riskiness of distracted driving at the 2022 Risk Theory Society Seminar on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Baylor University. There is substantial and […]
April 11, 2022
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Insurance has been re-accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The renewed accreditation was approved by NAIC’s Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation Committee during NAIC’s Spring National Meeting in Kansas City, MO, on April 4–8, 2022. “I want to thank the NAIC for their rigorous review […]
March 28, 2022
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, named 12 insurance companies to its 2022 list of “World’s Most Ethical Companies.” The 16th annual list recognizes companies “that have demonstrated a commitment to ethical business practices through programs that positively impact employees, communities and […]