Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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People – South Central
Jan 14 2013 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced that Kathy van Eeten, senior vice president – regional marketing for insurance broker CRC|Crump, has been elected president of the association for the coming year....
Oklahoma State Senators Look to Arkansas for Workers’ Comp Answers
Jan 10 2013 // Oklahoma Senators Anthony Sykes and Josh Brecheen are looking to Arkansas for ideas for reforming their states’ workers’ compensation system. Workers’ compensation reform is among the top priorities in...
Study: Uninsured Driver Problem Costs Oklahoma $8.8M a Year
Jan 9 2013 // A new evaluation by the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) found that the state of Oklahoma is losing $8.8 million a year in premium taxes from drivers who fail to obtain the state-required minimum coverage for auto...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner No. 2 User of State-Owned Plane
Jan 8 2013 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak has crisscrossed the state in state-owned aircraft on his mission to educate the public and reach out to constituents. As a result, Doak is the top statewide elected official using...
Four ‘Red’ States Get Health Exchange OK
Jan 7 2013 // Injecting a rare shot of bipartisanship in the nation’s contentious health care overhaul, the Obama administration Thursday cleared four Republican-led states to build their own consumer-friendly insurance...
Oklahoma Mom Sues Over Twitter Picture of Unclothed Daughter
Jan 7 2013 // The mother of a Booker T. Washington High School girls basketball player is seeking more than $75,000 in damages from Tulsa Public Schools, Twitter and others after a picture of her daughter in her underwear was circulated...
Oklahoma Business Group Urges ‘Administrative Approach’ to Workers’ Comp
Jan 4 2013 // The Oklahoma State Chamber says shifting the state’s court-based workers’ compensation system to an administrative model will be one of its top priorities for the upcoming legislative session. The powerful...
House, Senate OK $9.7B More for Flood Insurance Claims
Jan 4 2013 // The House of Representatives voted today 354-67 to increase the borrowing authority of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by $9.7 billion. The Senate, which already approved a similar increase but as part of a...
Oklahoma Insurance Department Mourns Loss of Horace Rhodes
Jan 3 2013 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department is mourning the loss of former Deputy Insurance Commissioner Horace Rhodes. Rhodes, 86, died Jan. 1 after a long illness, the department announced. “I am deeply saddened to hear...
Flood Insurance Funds Will Run Out Jan. 7 Without Congress OK: FEMA
Jan 3 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), has notified Congress that without the approval of additional borrowing authority, funds available to pay...
Hub International Acquires Oklahoma Independent Agency, CFR
Jan 3 2013 // Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired CFR Inc. (CFR), a Tulsa, Okla.–based insurance brokerage firm. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The operations will form a new regional Hub called Hub...
Oklahoma Agent Joins InVEST Board
Jan 3 2013 // InVEST, the insurance industry career education program, announced that Denise Johnson has joined its national board. Johnson is vice president and insurance producer of ECI Agency in Piedmont, Okla. Johnson is former...
Lawyer Seeks OK to File Claim Against State for Connecticut School Shooting
Dec 31 2012 // A lawyer who wants to sue Connecticut for $100 million on behalf of a 6-year-old survivor of the Newtown school shooting says the potential claim is about improving school security, not money. Attorney Irving Pinsky says...
Tornadoes Strike in Texas
Dec 26 2012 // Christmas Day along the Gulf Coast was filled with severe thunderstorms that brought drenching rains, high winds and damaging tornadoes while the nation’s midsection dealt with freezing rain, sleet and snow that made...
Oklahoma Lawmaker, Texas Governor Want Teachers to Be Armed
Dec 19 2012 // Teachers and school administrators who receive proper training would be authorized to carry firearms on school campuses and at school events under a bill being drafted by an Oklahoma lawmaker. Republican Rep. Mark...
Guest Worker Permit Bill Planned in Oklahoma
Dec 17 2012 // A Republican state senator from Seminole says he’ll reintroduce a proposal to allow illegal immigrants to work in Oklahoma. Sen. Harry Coates of Seminole says he’s filed a bill to allow illegal immigrants who...
Oklahoma Insurance Department: Police Chiefs Support Armed Investigators
Dec 14 2012 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department faced intense criticism after a report revealed it spent more than $180,000 on high-tech shotguns, bulletproof vests and seven police-package vehicles for its anti-fraud unit. Now, the...
Fallin Appoints Taylor as New Oklahoma Worker’s Comp Judge
Dec 14 2012 // Gov. Mary Fallin has appointed a Tulsa judge as the new presiding judge of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court. Fallin announced that Judge L. Brad Taylor will replace Judge Michael Harkey as the presiding judge...
Oklahoma Health Board Member Resigns, Cites Medicaid Decision
Dec 10 2012 // Gov. Mary Fallin’s decision to reject federal money to expand Oklahoma’s Medicaid program has led a member of the Oklahoma State Board of Health to resign. “It’s like federal funds are suddenly...
Oklahoma’s Caldwell and Partners Acquires Midlands Holding Corp.
Dec 10 2012 // Charles C. Caldwell, CEO of Oklahoma-based Caldwell and Partners Inc. (CAP), announced the acquisition of Midlands Holding Corp. (MHC) from PMA Capital Corp. (PMA). Midlands Management Corp. (Midlands), a subsidiary of...
