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Oklahoma Man Gets 18-Year Sentence for Insurance Fraud
Jun 20 2016 // An Oklahoma man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for insurance fraud, the state attorney general’s office reported. LaTroy Staglin was sentenced after being convicted on nine felony counts of submitting a...
Oklahoma Commissioner Deems Earthquake Coverage ‘Non-Competitive’
Jun 20 2016 // Oklahoma’s top insurance regulator says there’s a definite lack of competition in the state’s earthquake insurance market and has ordered insurers to change the way they file rates for the coverage in the...
People – South Central
Jun 20 2016 // Louisiana-based insurance carrier, LCTA Workers’ Comp (LCTA), hired Christine Martin as chief financial officer (CFO). A certified public accountant, Martin has more than 20 years of financial management experience....
Storms Bring Emergency Declaration in Oklahoma
Jun 16 2016 // Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb has declared a state of emergency in nine counties after weekend storms brought flooding, tornadoes and strong winds to the state. The declaration issued Tuesday includes Caddo, Carter,...
Court: Wisconsin Prosecutors Can’t Alter Drunk Driving Charges Without OK
Jun 15 2016 // Prosecutors can’t change drunken driving charges once they’re filed without a judge’s permission, a state appeals court ruled in upholding a judge’s decision to order a felony charge against a...
Oklahoma Man Gets 18-Year Sentence for Insurance Fraud
Jun 13 2016 // An Oklahoma man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for insurance fraud. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced that LaTroy Staglin was sentenced after being convicted on nine felony counts of submitting a...
Magnitude 3.7 Quake Recorded near Pawnee, Oklahoma
Jun 10 2016 // The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.7 magnitude earthquake has been recorded near Pawnee. The USGS says the quake was recorded at 11:50 a.m. on June 8 about 8 miles northwest of Pawnee. The area is about 75 miles...
Doak Deems Oklahoma Earthquake Insurance Market ‘Noncompetive’
Jun 8 2016 // Oklahoma’s top insurance regulator has determined that there’s a definite lack of competition in the earthquake insurance market in Oklahoma and ordered insurers to change the way they file rates for the...
Oklahoma Energy Companies Ask Judge to Dismiss Earthquake Lawsuit
Jun 6 2016 // Three Oklahoma energy companies want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit demanding they reduce injection volumes at wastewater disposal wells that could be triggering earthquakes. The lawsuit was filed in February by...
Regulators: 4 Insurers Hold 55% of the Oklahoma Earthquake Market
Jun 6 2016 // At a May 24 hearing on the competitiveness of earthquake insurance coverage in Oklahoma state insurance regulators released data showing four insurance companies hold 55 percent of the market. That’s a concern for...
Oklahoma Bill Aimed at Uninsured Drivers Awaits Governor Signature
Jun 3 2016 // A bill awaiting Gov. Mary Fallin’s signature would authorize Oklahoma district attorneys and law enforcement agencies to contract for the use of cameras and automated license plate readers to enforce the...
How Well Do Oklahoma Opt-Out Plans Serve Injured Workers? It Depends, Study Says
Jun 1 2016 // A recent analysis of the workers’ compensation “opt-out” system in Oklahoma concludes that employer-run plans for injured workers may offer benefits that are equal to or better than those provided by...
Oklahoma Insurance Exec to Picked to Lead Louisiana Citizens Insurance
May 30 2016 // A former Oklahoma insurance executive has been chosen to head the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state’s property insurer of last resort. Richard Newberry has been named the new chief executive...
Oklahoma Insurance Regulators: No Authority to Approve ACA Rate Hikes
May 26 2016 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department does not have statutory authority to approve or deny rate increases filed by insurers on the federal health insurance exchange, state regulators say. Oklahoma, along with Texas, Missouri,...
Tornadoes Destroy Homes in Western Kansas, Damage Assessment Begins
May 26 2016 // Crews were evaluating the damage Wednesday after tornadoes destroyed several homes and left two people critically injured in western Kansas as a series of severe storms swept across the Plains. Meanwhile, one person...
Oklahoma Commissioner: 4 Insurers Have 55% of Earthquake Market
May 25 2016 // Data released at a May 24 hearing to determine the competitiveness of earthquake insurance coverage in Oklahoma shows that four insurance companies have 55 percent of the market in the state. That’s a concern for...
Oklahoma Governor Seeks Disaster Assistance after Severe Weather
May 25 2016 // Gov. Mary Fallin is seeking disaster assistance for two Oklahoma counties that were hit hard by tornadoes, severe storms and flooding earlier this month. Fallin sought assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration...
Oklahoma Regulators Warn Insurers on Earthquake Coverage Hikes
May 25 2016 // Oklahoma regulators grappling with a massive increase in small earthquakes in the state linked to growing oil and gas production said on May 24 they were concerned with spiking rates for earthquake insurance coverage and...
AIA Urges Mitigation, not Regulation to Ease Oklahoma’s Quake Coverage Woes
May 24 2016 // In testimony submitted to Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner, the American Insurance Association (AIA) has suggested that the state look at mitigation, rather than further regulation of the earthquake insurance market...
Advocacy Groups Want Stronger Texting-Driving Ban in Oklahoma
May 24 2016 // Just six months after Oklahoma’s ban on texting and driving went into effect, advocacy groups are calling for even broader measures to curb distracted driving. Oklahoma was among the last states to pass a texting and...
