Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
1 in 4 Oklahoma Motorists Uninsured
Jan 29 2009 // About one in four Oklahoma drivers is uninsured, the fourth-worst rate in the nation, according to a recent study. The study by the Insurance Research Council, which includes data from 2007, shows 24 percent of Oklahoma...
Oklahoma State Senator Files Business Data Protection Bill
Jan 27 2009 // Oklahoma State Sen. Dan Newberry has filed legislation to strengthen the state’s laws on business data protection. SB 1013 adds copying customer lists and business records without authorization to the state’s...
They’re Baaaaack!
Jan 25 2009 // The lawmakers are back, at least in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Louisiana has to wait until April for the pleasure. For now, though, bars and restaurants in Little Rock, Oklahoma City and Austin will rejoice in the...
Texas Mutual Gains Legal Ground in Oklahoma, Tennessee Cases
Jan 23 2009 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported it has secured legal victories in two workers’ compensation cases that originated in Oklahoma and Tennessee. In a statement released by the company, Texas Mutual Insurance said...
Oklahoma Governor Approves Expansion of Insure Oklahoma
Jan 21 2009 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has approved the expansion of Insure Oklahoma, a state program that helps small businesses purchase health insurance for their workers. Emergency rules signed by Gov. Henry will expand the pool of...
Bill Filed to Increase Penalties for Drunk Driving in Oklahoma
Jan 20 2009 // Each year, more than 17,000 Americans are killed by drunk drivers including approximately 275 Oklahomans and around 1.5 million drunk drivers are arrested according the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office. Having lost a...
Bill Would Add Oklahoma Small Businesses to Do Not Call List
Jan 20 2009 // Oklahoma House of Representatives Democratic Leader Danny Morgan, D-Prague, filed a bill that he says will help small businesses reduce costs by adding Oklahoma businesses to the state’s Do Not Call...
Need for Dam Inspections in Oklahoma Growing, Report Says
Jan 13 2009 // Some dams in Oklahoma do not have a state-required emergency action plan that outlines possible dangers and steps to protect residents in case of a breach and dozens of dams had not been inspected within the state-mandated...
People
Jan 11 2009 // National managing general agent Burns & Wilcox has promoted Anthony Cugini to manager of the company’s Houston office. He is responsible for increasing sales across all product lines, including professional...
Texas, Oklahoma Among States Requiring Fire-Safe Cigarettes
Jan 11 2009 // Laws mandating stores only sell cigarettes that are slow-burning and fire-safe went into effect in five states on New Year’s Day, including Texas and Oklahoma. Those two states, plus Delaware, Iowa and Pennsylvania,...
States Rate Poorly on Consumer Insurance Information on Web
Jan 11 2009 // A national consumer group says state insurance departments vary in the quality of the information they provide consumers online, with differences in the usefulness of information such as the rates and practices of...
Workers’ Comp Reform on Agenda for Oklahoma Senate GOP
Jan 8 2009 // Reform of the state’s workers’ compensation system is among the policy issues on the agenda for Republicans in the Oklahoma State Senate during the 2009 legislative session. In concurrent news conferences in...
New Year Brings Fire Safe Cigarettes, Extended Tax Break in Oklahoma
Dec 31 2008 // It may be a little harder to keep cigarettes lit in Oklahoma next year. Jan. 1 is the effective date for legislation passed last session requiring that cigarettes sold in Oklahoma comply with fire safety standards. The...
Another Hole Found in I-40 Bridge in Oklahoma City
Dec 31 2008 // In the latest of a series of problems involving Interstate 40 through Oklahoma City, a hole opened in a bridge over the North Canadian River Dec. 29, forcing the closure of two eastbound lanes while crews repaired the...
Cleanup of Oklahoma Zinc Smelter to Cost $6.6M; Viacom to Pay
Dec 30 2008 // Heavy-metal contaminants left by an Oklahoma zinc smelter that closed more than eight decades ago will be cleaned up through a $6.6 million plan chosen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The former Tulsa Fuel and...
Oklahoma Appeals Court: Firefighter Owed Work Comp Benefits
Dec 29 2008 // A veteran Edmond firefighter is due workers’ compensation benefits after being diagnosed with colon cancer, the Oklahoma Court of Appeals has ruled. The court upheld the ruling of the Workers’ Compensation...
Oklahoma Electronic Insurance Verification System Not Reliable Yet
Dec 29 2008 // A new electronic system to verify automobile insurance in Oklahoma is operational, but not yet reliable. A law passed in 2006 takes effect Jan. 1, 2009, allowing law enforcement agencies and tag agents to check for...
Damage From Industrial Fire at Oklahoma Port Estimated at $500K
Dec 22 2008 // Tulsa, Okla., fire officials say initial damage estimates after a raging industrial fire at a petroleum recycling facility at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa may be close to a half-million dollars. But Fire Capt. Michael Baker...
Oklahoma’s Grand River Dam Authority Faces Flooding Lawsuit
Dec 18 2008 // A class-action lawsuit filed against the Grand River Dam Authority in Oklahoma claims the state-owned utility should pay for flood damage suffered by almost 400 Ottawa County residents since May 2007. The lawsuit was filed...
Sullivan Receives Insurance Service Award from Okla. CPCU Chapter
Dec 17 2008 // The Central Oklahoma Chapter of CPCU recently presented John F. Sullivan with its Insurance Industry Service Award. Sullivan has been active in the insurance industry for 37 years and is the second generation owner of the...
