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Agritourism Grows in Okla.

Dec 28 2007 // Two of Oklahoma’s largest industries, agriculture and tourism, have combined to give local tourist destinations a new level of exposure. The Oklahoma Agritourism initiative, a partnership between the Oklahoma Tourism...

Country Star Toby Keith, Family Win Wrongful Death Suit in Okla.

Dec 27 2007 // An Oklahoma jury awarded country music star Toby Keith, his mother and his siblings $2.8 million in damages from the 2001 collision that killed Keith’s father. A jury returned the verdict against Elias Rodriguez and...

Dec 23 2007 // People The Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Co. named Thomas H. Grimstad, M.D., as its new president and chief executive officer. Grimstad will succeed John E. Lemoine, M.D., effective Jan.1, 2008. Since its founding in...

Ice Storms Across Plains, Midwest Ground Airliners, Turn Deadly

Dec 23 2007 // Ice storms slickened roads and sidewalks, grounded hundreds of flights, and cut power to tens of thousands beginning Dec. 9 as the storms swept across the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes. The wintry weather continued...

Weather blows through top stories of 2007

Dec 23 2007 // Weather, directly or indirectly, was a driving force in the insurance markets for the South Central states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas in 2007. With the exception of Arkansas, throughout the year the South...

Bush OKs Major Disaster Declaration for 7 Okla. Counties

Dec 19 2007 // President Bush granted Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry’s request for a major disaster declaration for seven Oklahoma counties impacted by recent ice storms. Henry said in an announcement that more counties will be added to...

Okla. Work Comp Hearing Rescheduled

Dec 18 2007 // A public hearing on the revision of Oklahoma’s Workers’ Compensation Schedule of Medical and Hospital Fees has been rescheduled for Dec. 19, 2007, the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court announced. The...

Okla. AG Warns of Scam Potential During Post-Storm Clean-Up

Dec 18 2007 // In the wake of his state’s winter storms, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson warned consumers to be wary of the possibility for clean-up-related-scams. He said his office received 145 home repair related...

Okla. Gov. Estimates Ice Storm Damage Will Exceed $200M

Dec 17 2007 // Winter storms are nothing new for Steve Kennedy in his work as a claims supervisor for Farmers Insurance. He’d never seen anything quite like this week’s deadly ice storm in Oklahoma. “The front yard of...

Okla. State Rep Urges Citizens to Report Price Gouging After Storms

Dec 14 2007 // Families displaced by the winter ice storm should notify state authorities of any price gouging at local hotels, state Rep. Joe Dorman says. “I have received reports that some hotels may be gouging customers forced...

Okla. Emergency Management, Insurance Dept. Hot Lines Open

Dec 14 2007 // Telephone hot lines have been established by both the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and the Oklahoma Department of Insurance in response to the massive ice storms that hit the state this week. The insurance...

Power Returns Slowly in Okla.; Losses from Storm Could Rise to $35M

Dec 13 2007 // The lights are going back on slowly in Oklahoma after a massive ice storm, the insured losses from which could reach $35 million, an insurance industry trade group said. “Insurance claims from ice damage are often...

16 Deaths in Okla. Attributed to Ice Storm, Power Outages Continue

Dec 12 2007 // Another traffic death in Oklahoma was attributed to a winter storm that blanketed the state in ice, while more than a half million homes and businesses remained without power Dec. 11 and schools across the state were again...

Ice Storms in Plains, Midwest Ground Airliners, Blamed for 6 Deaths

Dec 11 2007 // An ice storm slickened roads and sidewalks, grounded hundreds of flights, and cut power to tens of thousands Sunday in a swath from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes as even colder weather threatened. The wintry...

11 Killed in Okla. Ice Storm; Hundreds of Thousands Without Power

Dec 11 2007 // A winter storm coated much of Oklahoma in ice on Monday, Dec. 10, knocking out power to more than 300,000 homes and businesses, disrupting flight operations and leading to traffic accidents that killed 11 people. Most of...

Okla. Lawmakers Examine State Preparations for Pandemic

Dec 4 2007 // Lawmakers in Oklahoma questioned whether the state would be prepared in the event of an influenza pandemic during a legislative study conducted by state Rep. Lee Denney. Lawmakers and other officials recently met at the...

Bramlett Named Industry Service Award Winner in Okla.

Nov 29 2007 // Robert Bramlett was announced as this year’s Oklahoma Industry Service Award winner by the local Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society, Central Chapter of Risk Insurance Management Services and Insurance...

Okla. Workers’ Comp Court to Hold Public Hearing

Nov 28 2007 // The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court Administrator announced the Court will hold a public hearing on Dec. 10, 2007, at 1:00 p.m. in the Carousel Room at Metro Technology Center, 1900 Springlake Drive, Oklahoma...

Okla. Racetracks Warned of Possible Workers’ Comp Problems

Nov 19 2007 // Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Lloyd Fields told the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission recently the state’s four racetracks face a potential problem of horse trainers who do not carry workers’ compensation...

Jury Awards Okla. Couple $3.6M in Damages for Oilfield Accident

Nov 19 2007 // A federal jury has awarded an Elk City, Okla., couple $3.6 million in damages as a result of the husband’s injury in an oil-field accident last summer. Juan and Veronica Lara sued Grey Wolf Drilling Co. after a pipe...