Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma House Approves $30K Roofer Bond Proposal
Apr 9 2013 // A proposal forcing the state’s roofers to secure a $30,000 bond to get a state license returned to life on April 3 after the Oklahoma House narrowly approved the measure aimed at what one lawmaker called “one...
Insurance Agent Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud in Oklahoma
Apr 8 2013 // A Norman, Okla., insurance agent has been charged with fraudulently obtaining workers’ compensation insurance policies for roofing companies. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s office on April 5 filed...
Oklahoma Panel OKs Bill Punishing Uninsured Drivers
Apr 5 2013 // An Oklahoma House committee approved a bill on April 2 aimed at preventing uninsured drivers from receiving any monetary damages after auto accidents – even if the accident is someone else’s fault – after...
Oklahoma Board Pushes for Charges Against Dentist
Apr 4 2013 // Citing the scope of a public health scare involving thousands of patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon, the head of the state’s dentistry board said she wants prosecutors to consider pursuing criminal charges. Nearly...
Oklahoma Teacher-Gun Bill Derailed
Apr 3 2013 // A bill that would have allowed public school districts across Oklahoma to decide whether to let teachers be armed in classrooms won’t be granted a hearing in the Senate and likely is dormant this session, the...
Complaint: Oklahoma Dentist’s Unsanitary Practice Put Patients at Risk
Apr 2 2013 // Looking to find out whether they were exposed to hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS, hundreds of patients of an Oklahoma-based oral surgeon accused of unsanitary practices showed up at a health clinic. The patients...
Oklahoma Panel Delays Vote on Workers’ Comp Reform
Mar 28 2013 // A scheduled Oklahoma House committee vote on a Republican-backed plan to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system has been delayed to allow legislators more time to review the bill. The 260-page...
House Committee to Consider Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Bill
Mar 27 2013 // A Republican proposal to shift Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system from a court system to an administrative system is scheduled to be heard in a House committee. Senate Bill 1062 sponsored by Republican...
Oklahoma Independent Agents Express Support for Work Comp Bill
Mar 25 2013 // Leadership at a statewide association of independent agents in Oklahoma has issued statements publicly supporting workers’ compensation system reform legislation. Dan Ramsey, president and CEO of the Independent...
Oklahoma Panel Clears Roofing Bond Requirement Bill
Mar 22 2013 // An Oklahoma House committee has approved a proposal that its sponsor said would help protect Oklahomans from what he called subpar roofing “vultures” that swoop into the state after severe weather to take...
Company Settles Oklahoma Man’s Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
Mar 21 2013 // A Nebraska-based company accused of refusing to hire an Oklahoma man because of his religious beliefs has settled a discrimination lawsuit in the case. Voss Lighting agreed to pay $82,500 to former job candidate Edward...
Insurance Claim-Padding OK with 24% of Americans: Survey
Mar 20 2013 // Twenty-four percent of Americans believe it is acceptable to increase an insurance claim by a small amount to make up for deductibles they are required to pay. That is lower than the 33 percent found in 2002, according to...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Refuses to Enforce Affordable Care Act
Mar 18 2013 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department will not be participating in a collaborative effort with the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) to enforce the Affordable Care Act, according to a letter...
Bill Would Convert CompSource Oklahoma to Mutual Company
Mar 18 2013 // A plan to convert the state workers’ compensation insurance agency into a mutual company has been approved by the Oklahoma House. The House voted 68-27 for the bill to convert CompSource Oklahoma into the CompSource...
Increase in Oklahoma Mobile Home Parks Ups Tornado Vulnerability
Mar 15 2013 // A new report from Lloyd’s of London found that a growing number of Oklahomans are becoming increasing vulnerable to tornadoes, according to the Oklahoma Insurance Department. The report, Tornadoes: A Rising Risk?,...
Oklahoma Senate Votes to Privatize CompSource Agency
Mar 14 2013 // The Oklahoma Senate has approved legislation to privatize the state’s nonprofit workers’ compensation agency. The Senate passed the measure by a vote of 36-11. It heads to the House, where a similar bill is...
Oklahoma Bill Allows for Electronic Monitoring in Nursing Homes
Mar 13 2013 // A measure passed by the Oklahoma Senate would allow residents in nursing homes to install electronic monitoring devices in their private rooms. Senate Bill 587 also prohibits nursing facilities from refusing to admit any...
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Bill Passes Senate, House Wants to Make It ‘Stronger’
Mar 11 2013 // House Speaker T.W. Shannon says a Senate bill to overhaul Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system could undergo changes in the House. On Feb. 27, senators voted 34-12 for the Republican-backed bill, mostly...
People – South Central
Mar 11 2013 // Dallas-based managing general agency, Arcana Insurance Services, named Gary Kirkindoll as chief business development officer. Kirkindoll will oversee development of the company’s customer base in the credit union...
Declarations – South Central
Mar 11 2013 // Crash, then Stop “If we see them crash, then we can stop them.” —Kerry Pettingill, chief of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, said Oklahoma drivers can be cited for inattentive driving, but cannot be stopped or...
