Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Texas Senators Blast Regulator for Power Grid Winterization Loophole Lawmakers OK’d
Sep 29 2021 // In a committee hearing on Sept. 28, Texas state senators were furious that natural gas companies won’t have to better prepare their facilities for extreme weather before this winter and rebuked the Texas Railroad...
People Moves: Biggs Joins Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission; Alliant Adds Soto, Hargrave in Texas; ICT Hires Johnson
Sep 23 2021 // Biggs Joins Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) added Scott Biggs as its newest commissioner. The WCC and its three commissioners are tasked with carrying out...
Oklahoma to See 9.4% Drop in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs in 2022
Sep 22 2021 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department approved a 9.4% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs for 2022, a reduction that will lead to lower premiums for many Oklahoma businesses, the department said. Loss...
Oklahoma Moves Up in Highway Bridge Conditions Ranking
Sep 17 2021 // Oklahoma moved from No. 9 in the nation to No. 7 among states with the lowest percentages of structurally deficient bridges on the highway system in 2020, the state’s transportation department reports. Oklahoma was...
Second Insurance Business Transfer in U.S. Approved in Oklahoma
Aug 31 2021 // An Oklahoma court has approved Sentry Insurance Co.’s (Sentry) Insurance Business Transfer (IBT) Plan, insurance regulators say. This is the second IBT completed in the United States, according to the Oklahoma...
Outlooks Revised to Positive for Oklahoma’s National American Insurance
Aug 19 2021 // AM Best revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of National American Insurance Co....
Oklahoma ‘Green Rush’ Fueled by Colorado Pot Entrepreneurs, Low Barriers to Entry
Aug 18 2021 // Chip Baker surveyed a vast field on the outskirts of an old hay farm an hour east of Oklahoma City, his ponytail waving in the thick, humid air, his voice growing excited. “This is probably the largest collection of...
Oklahoma Supreme Court: Progressive’s Uninsured Motorist Exclusion Not Lawful
Aug 16 2021 // Oklahoma’s highest court found that an insurer’s uninsured motorist exclusion violates state law. The Oklahoma Supreme Court came to that conclusion in answering a certified question from the U.S. Court of...
Oklahoma City Landlords Settle Federal Sex Harassment Claims for $1.25M
Aug 5 2021 // Federal officials and several Oklahoma City-based landlords have reached an agreement to settle claims of sexual harassment of their tenants by their agent. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S....
Additional $5M in Drought Aid OK’d for North Dakota Ranchers
Aug 2 2021 // North Dakota’s State Water Commission approved $5 million in additional aid to help ranchers who are battling drought conditions this summer. As part of the aid, the commission approved two additional water supply...
5.44% Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease OK’d in Wisconsin
Aug 2 2021 // Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable approved an overall 5.44% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates, effective Oct. 1, 2021. It’s the sixth straight year of rate decreases in Wisconsin,...
Oklahoma Court: Progressive’s Uninsured Motorist Exclusion Not Lawful
Jul 30 2021 // Oklahoma’s highest court recently found that an insurer’s uninsured motorist exclusion violates state law. The Oklahoma Supreme Court came to that conclusion in answering a certified question from the U.S....
Oklahoma Health Officials Seek Emergency Order as COVID Cases Rise
Jul 29 2021 // Health officials in Oklahoma on July 27 urged Gov. Kevin Stitt to issue an emergency declaration that would allow for expanded care for those with COVID-19 — something the Republican has said he will not do. Such a...
Alera Group Acquires Oklahoma’s Keller Insurance Agency
Jul 23 2021 // Alera Group, an independent, national insurance and wealth management firm based in Deerfield, Illinois, acquired Keller Insurance Agency, a firm specializing in commercial property/casualty insurance, with a particular...
People Moves: Neaves to Lead Plexus’ Oklahoma Office; Alliant Adds McGinnis in Dallas; Rand to Assistant VP at RHSB
Jul 22 2021 // The Plexus Groupe Deer Park, Illinois-based The Plexus Groupe promoted industry veteran Todd Neaves to the newly created role of resident leader in its Oklahoma City office. Neaves will lead the agency’s team in...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Urge Interim Study on Opioid Prescriptions
Jul 21 2021 // Three Oklahoma state representatives have requested an interim study to investigate clinical outcomes of patients with pain following policies resulting in rapid reductions in opioid prescribing. Rep. John Talley,...
Tulsa, Oklahoma: Network Hack Gained Some Social Security Numbers
Jul 16 2021 // Hackers gained access to the Social Security numbers of more than two dozen people during a ransomware attack that forced the city of Tulsa to shut down parts of its computer network for months, officials said. The hackers...
Openly’s Homeowners Insurance Now Available in Oklahoma
Jul 14 2021 // The Boston-based homeowners insurance platform, Openly, is now available for homeowners and independent insurance agents in Oklahoma. Independent insurance agents in Oklahoma can now access Openly’s premium,...
People Moves: Oklahoma’s OGA Adds 4; Patterson Honored by Texas Legislature
Jul 13 2021 // One General Agency (OGA) One General Agency (OGA) in Oklahoma City added four new team members. Jennifer Konemann is the firm’s new workers’ compensation underwriter. She has more than 25 years of experience as...
Oklahoma City Doc Pays $325K to Settle Civil Penalty Claims
Jun 22 2021 // An Oklahoma City physician has paid more than $300,000 to settle civil penalty claims related drug abuse prevention and control laws, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma reported. Albert...
