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Montgomery, Ala. (March 16, 2007)-- The Alfa Insurance Group
and Alfa Corp. today announced a preliminary estimate of losses
in Alabama stemming from a series of storms that occurred
in February and March. These storms produced tornadoes, wind
and hail, which caused damage to both automobiles and homes.
Combined, these events generated claims that are estimated
to be between $30 million to $40 million for the Alfa Group.
The impact of these claims on Alfa Corp.'s first quarter earnings,
after reinsurance and taxes, is estimated to be $0.11 per
diluted share.
Alfa's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jerry
A. Newby, said, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the
families who were affected by these storms, and we extend
our deepest sympathy to those families who lost loved ones
as a result.
"Because of our strong presence in the state, we were
able to have people on the scene in Enterprise and Wilcox
County almost immediately to assess the situation. Our local
adjusters and agents were in the area shortly after the storms
hit on Thursday afternoon, and by Friday morning, we had a
substantial presence there, taking care of our policyholders.
Our new Mobile Response Units were deployed to Enterprise,
enabling us to handle those claims quickly and efficiently.
The vast majority of our customers have already been contacted,
and our team continues to work diligently to service all policyholders
who experienced damage."
Alfa Corp. is engaged in insurance and financial activities
through its subsidiaries. The common stock of Alfa Corp. is
traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market's Global Select Market under
the symbol ALFA.
Investors are cautioned that statements in this press
release which relate to the future are, by their nature, uncertain
and dependent upon numerous contingencies - including political,
economic, regulatory, climatic, competitive, legal, and technological
- any of which could cause actual results and events to differ
materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements.
Additional information regarding these and other risk factors
and uncertainties may be found in Alfa Corporation's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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