Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Claims Expected to Pile up Like Snowdrifts in Midwest
Feb 6 2002 // Tens of thousands of residents of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri are still without power after ice storms crippled those states last week, and many thousands of residents are expected to begin filing claims for damage to...
Top Flight to Take Republic Casualty
Jan 28 2002 // Top Flight Insurance Co. of Norman, Okla., is slated to acquire the nonstandard auto book of business from Oklahoma City-based Republic Casualty Insurance Co., which has been in receivership since Dec. 2000. According to...
IIHS Puts Its Support Behind Belt Reminder
Dec 24 2001 // A unique safety belt reminder system installed in late model Ford passenger vehicles has increased driver belt use from 71 to 76 percent, a new study conducted in Oklahoma has found. Ford’s reminder system differs...
ALLSTATE GETS RATE HIKE IN OKLA.
Dec 17 2001 // Allstate received a 30 percent homeowners insurance rate increase in Oklahoma, the largest premium increase in that state since the 1980s. According to BestWire, Allstate lost money in Oklahoma in five of the last six...
Family of Former Basketball Player Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Nov 13 2001 // The family of basketball player Daniel Lawson, Jr., who was killed in the Oklahoma State University plane crash on Jan. 27, 2001, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the plane’s owner and pilot’s estate in...
Agents and Coverage Opinions
Aug 6 2001 // Insurance intermediaries—agents, brokers, and the like—do all sorts of things for their customers and clients. They help them select coverages. They help select insurers. They shop for price. They prepare applications....
WASH. GETS OK AGAIN
Jun 25 2001 // Washington is again accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to monitor the solvency of insurers. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said regaining accreditation was his top priority when...
Colorado Insurance Commissioner Heads List of TSLA Mid-Year Speakers
Jun 18 2001 // Seven speakers have been announced for the Texas Surplus Lines Association Mid-Year Meeting set for July 19-22 at the Vail Marriott Resort, Vail, Colo. William Kirven, Colorado Insurance Commissioner, is scheduled to...
Two Okla. Auto Bills Fail to Pass
May 30 2001 // Two bills that would have increased the cost of auto insurance in Oklahoma died in the state House/Senate conference committees as the 2001 legislature adjourned on May 25. The National Association of Independent Insurers...
SENATE OK’S PROOF OF INSURANCE
Apr 30 2001 // The Texas State Senate voted to pass a bill which would select at random 500,000 of the state’s 14 million motorists each year and require them to prove they have insurance to drive an automobile. The Dallas Morning...
NAIC Names Beal General Counsel
Feb 7 2001 // Andrew Beal has been named general counsel for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Beal has been serving as acting general counsel since September and has served as senior counsel since 1999. Prior to his...
OK TO SAY YOU’RE SORRY
Jan 29 2001 // A new law that allows Californians to apologize at the scene of an accident without penalty went into effect on Jan. 1. Drivers who had previously held their tongues for fear of admitting guilt can now express their...
Japan OK’s Hartford Annuity Sales
Dec 15 2000 // Japan’s Financial Reconstruction Commission approved the license application of Hartford Life Ins. Co. KK, The Hartford’s Japanese subsidiary, to sell variable annuities. Hartford immediately announced that...
IIAA Honors 2000 National Awards Program
Oct 30 2000 // Top honors in the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s 2000 National Awards Program were presented today to the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico, the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, and the...
U.K. Health Dept. OK’s Insurers’ Use of Genetic Testing
Oct 16 2000 // The Department of Health’s Genetics and Insurance Committee (GAIC) has granted U.K. insurers permission to consider the results of genetic testing for Huntington’s Disease (also known as Huntington’s...
Court OK’s Commerzbank/Generali Deal
Sep 26 2000 // A German court cleared the way for Commerzbank to strengthen its cross holdings with Italy’s largest insurer, Assicurazioni Generali, by issuing additional shares, which will double its stake in Germany’s 4th...
District of Columbia, Oklahoma, Tennessee Receive NAIC Awards
Sep 12 2000 // Three states were recognized for successfully implementing all 11 technology-based initiatives in the State Regulation 2000 (SR 2000) program. The District of Columbia Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation, the...
Northwestern Mutual Receives OK to Form Trust; Glass Named Head
Aug 15 2000 // Northwestern Mutual’s application for a limited purpose federal thrift charter has been approved by the Office of Thrift Supervision. The charter will enable the company to form Northwestern Mutual Trust Company,...
OK TO BE SORRY
Aug 7 2000 // California Governor Gray Davis signed a new bill into law on July 24 that says apologies or “benevolent gestures of sympathy” cannot be used or interpreted as admissions of guilt or liability in California...
ISO Shareholders OK Charter Changes
Jun 23 2000 // Shareholders of Insurance Services Office have approved changing its corporate charter, enabling Frank J. Coyne to become president and chief executive officer July 1, succeeding Fred R. Marcon, who will remain...
