Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Okla. Commissioner Flexes Regulatory Muscle in Marketing Flap
May 22 2007 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland is flexing her regulatory muscle in an investigation of Medicare marketing that has uncovered misconduct by some insurance agents, The probe led to an appearance before a U.S....
Okla. doctor: Lawmakers against tort reform can go to Texas for care
May 21 2007 // An Oklahoma surgeon said he will not treat legislators who voted against a bill to curb malpractice insurance rates and suggested they go to Texas for surgical procedures. Unless it is an emergency, Dr. Peter S. Hedberg...
Declarations
May 21 2007 // Rates going down “Consumers are clearly benefiting from what has turned into a very competitive insurance market. … When it seems like the price of everything else is going up, to hear insurance rates are going...
Okla. doctor: Lawmakers against tort reform can go to Texas for care
May 21 2007 // An Oklahoma surgeon said he will not treat legislators who voted against a bill to curb malpractice insurance rates and suggested they go to Texas for surgical procedures. Unless it is an emergency, Dr. Peter S. Hedberg...
Declarations
May 21 2007 // Declarations Rates going down “Consumers are clearly benefiting from what has turned into a very competitive insurance market. … When it seems like the price of everything else is going up, to hear insurance...
Bill Would Expand Okla. Small Business Insurance Plan
May 21 2007 // A bill vastly expanding the number of small businesses that qualify for a health insurance subsidy program is nearing floor action in the Oklahoma Legislature, a key lawmaker said recently. Gov. Brad Henry’s...
Okla. Commissioner Testifies Before U.S. Senate
May 18 2007 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland told members of a U.S. Senate committee recently that federal law is impeding the ability of insurance commissioners to protect the elderly who buy Medicare managed care...
Okla. Doctor says Legislators can go to Texas for Care
May 14 2007 // An Oklahoma surgeon said he will not treat legislators who voted against a bill to curb malpractice insurance rates and suggested they go to Texas for surgical procedures. Unless it is an emergency, Dr. Peter S. Hedberg...
Double Duty: Agent-Soldiers Who Serve Their Country and Their Customers
May 10 2007 // Twenty-nine year old Peter Webb served his country in the U.S. Marines for eight years. Since then, Sergeant Webb has spent four years serving small businesses as an account manager and producer for an Oklahoma City...
Okla. governor vetoes tort reform bill
May 7 2007 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry on April 28 vetoed a sweeping civil justice measure that would have changed the way negligence and medical malpractice lawsuits are filed and litigated in state courts. Despite his veto of the...
Lawmakers Worry that Lawsuit Reform Issue is Dead in Okla.
May 2 2007 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry’s veto of a bill putting restrictions on civil lawsuits may have killed the issue for the 2007 Oklahoma Legislature, Republican legislative leaders said. Asked if efforts to revise the civil...
Okla. Gov. Vetoes Tort Reform Bill
Apr 30 2007 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has vetoed a sweeping civil justice measure that would have changed the way negligence and medical malpractice lawsuits are filed and litigated in state courts. Despite his veto of the so-called...
Okla. AG Urges Gov. Henry to Veto Lawsuit Bill
Apr 27 2007 // Oklahoma’s attorney general has urged Gov. Brad Henry to veto a bill changing the rules on the civil lawsuit system, saying the legislation would cripple his ability to take legal action to protect the state and its...
Few Sign up for Okla.’s Small Business Insurance Program
Apr 25 2007 // Only 2,000 workers have signed up for a state program that helps small companies provide health insurance to their employees. Nearly $70 million sits in a special fund for the program, but employers say the plan is so...
Consumer Group Urges Veto of Okla. Tort Reform Bill
Apr 25 2007 // A consumer group urged Gov. Brad Henry to veto a massive civil justice measure, arguing that the 109-page bill is replete with anti-consumer provisions and that insurance companies it is designed to protect are making...
Okla. Multiple Injury Trust Fund Assessment Rate Set at 2.14%
Apr 25 2007 // The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court announced that the Multiple Injury Trust Fund (MITF) assessment rate to be charged for the period of July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, is 2.14 percent of: – gross...
Okla. Royalty Owners: Tort Reform Bill Would Keep Most Out of Settlements
Apr 24 2007 // Oklahoma’s landscape is in constant motion with the activity of oil wells, their seesaw-like movements pumping oil and natural gas to the surface and fueling the state’s economy. Oil wells are also a source of...
Business Moves
Apr 23 2007 // Brown & Brown, United Employers Insurance Brown & Brown Insurance Services of Texas Inc., a subsidiary of Fla.-based Brown & Brown Inc., acquired the assets of Houston-based United Employers Insurance Agency...
Wash. lawmakers OK Insurance Fair Conduct Act
Apr 23 2007 // Washington senators have approved a proposed Insurance Fair Conduct Act, passing it 31-18 mostly along party lines. The bill, which would prohibit the practice of delaying or denying an insurance claim without proper...
Double Duty
Apr 23 2007 // Twenty-nine year old Peter Webb served his country in the U.S. Marines for eight years. Since then, Sergeant Webb has spent four years serving small businesses as an account manager and producer for an Oklahoma City...
