Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Oklahoma Sees Drop in Medical Malpractice Claims But Not Rates
Oct 25 2004 // In the year since Gov. Brad Henry signed the Affordable Access to Health Care Act (Senate Bill 629), Oklahoma has seen fewer medical malpractice lawsuits, the Associated Press reported. Between July 2003 and July 2004 the...
AG SUES ID THEFT PROTECTION CO.:
Oct 25 2004 // The Oklahoma attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit against an Arizona telemarketing company after the company allegedly offered Oklahoma consumers a bogus identity theft protection service, Attorney General Drew...
Okla. Grand Jury Still Looking at Fisher
Oct 21 2004 // A state grand jury met Oct. 18 to continue its investigation into former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher’s conduct, according to the Associated Press. Fisher, who is planning to move to California,...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Puts Pen to Paper, Resigns
Oct 11 2004 // With legal questions floating over him, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher resigned from office last month, days before his ouster trial in the Oklahoma State Senate was set to begin. Fisher has been under a...
Malpractice Claims Drop in Okla. a Year After Reforms
Oct 7 2004 // Reforms to Oklahoma’s civil justice system passed last year have contributed to a drop in medical malpractice cases, officials say. “Our claims have gone down as dramatically, if not more dramatically, than...
Okla. AG Files Suit Against Telemarketer Selling Identity Theft Protection
Sep 29 2004 // The Oklahoma attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit against an Arizona telemarketing company after the company allegedly offered Oklahoma consumers a bogus identity theft protection service, Attorney General Drew...
America First Appoints New Territory Manager for Oklahoma and Arkansas
Sep 28 2004 // America First Insurance named Arthur E. Lackey territory manager for the operating states of Oklahoma and Arkansas. In this position, Lackey will have responsibility for marketing America First Insurance products and...
Fisher Says Resignation Was ‘In the Best Interest’ of Family and Oklahoma
Sep 27 2004 // Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher issued the following statement after resigning from his post: “For the last six years, it has been my honor and privilege to serve the people of Oklahoma as...
Workers’ Comp Rate Factor Approved in Oklahoma
Sep 27 2004 // The Oklahoma Department of Insurance announced that the State Board for Property and Casualty Rates has approved a proposal to increase a key component of workers’ compensation rates by 5.5 percent beginning Jan. 1,...
Oklahoma Commissioner Out of Office
Sep 24 2004 // Carroll Fisher With legal questions floating over him, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher resigned from office on Friday. The follow are comments from Gov. Brad Henry on the resignation. “At approximately...
WORK COMP RATE HIKE NOT NEEDED:
Sep 20 2004 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry urged state regulators to reject a proposed increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates, citing a new actuarial report that indicates a rate hike is not necessary. Oklahoma Attorney...
North to Alaska
Sep 20 2004 // At press time for this issue of Insurance Journal, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher was in Anchorage, Alaska, attending a meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. He may be enjoying...
Impeachment Trial Looming for Fisher in Oklahoma Senate
Sep 20 2004 // Impeached on Sept. 9, 2004, by a unanimous vote in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Insurance Com-missioner Carroll Fisher now faces a trial in the state Senate that could result in his being thrown out of office. At...
Okla. Senate Sets Fisher Impeachment Trial Date
Sep 15 2004 // The impeachment trial of Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher in the State Senate is set to begin Sept. 27, 2004, earlier than previously expected. Meeting Sept. 14 to lay the groundwork for the trial, senators...
Okla. Senate on Tight Timeline in Fisher Case
Sep 13 2004 // Oklahoma senators will be under a tight timeline in October when they assume the role of jurors for the trial of impeached Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, the Associated Press reported. Senators were notified via...
Oklahoma House Approves Impeachment of Fisher; Gov. Continues Call for Resignation
Sep 9 2004 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry on Thursday continued his call in asking Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher to step down from his post. “As I have said before, I believe it would clearly be in the best interest of the...
Okla. State Rep. Trebilcock Calls for ‘Quick Removal’ of Commissioner Fisher From Office
Sep 3 2004 // The Oklahoma lawmaker originally responsible for launching an investigation into state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher announced that a quick removal from office will prevent Fisher from further benefiting from his...
Okla. Committee Recommends Fisher Impeachment
Sep 2 2004 // Oklahoma lawmakers, including many who are term limited, have one serious piece of business to finish before they go out of office – voting on the impeachment of state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher. Speaker...
Okla. Gov. Henry: Work Comp Rate Hike Unnecessary
Sep 2 2004 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry is urging state regulators to reject a proposed increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates, citing a new actuarial report that indicates a rate hike is not necessary. The report in...
Okla.’s Governor Henry Calls for Fisher’s Resignation
Sep 1 2004 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry released the following statement calling for the resignation of State Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, after a bipartisan state House impeachment committee unanimously recommended impeachment...
