Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Federal Figures Show Reduction in Joblessness in Oklahoma
Jan 25 2010 // Oklahoma was one of only four states to show lower unemployment in December, compared with the month before, with a drop of half a percentage point to 6.6 percent, according to federal figures. That was the biggest...
Workers’ Comp Reform High on Oklahoma GOP Legislative Agenda
Jan 24 2010 // Reforming Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system will be among the top legislative goals for Republican lawmakers in 2010. GOP leaders in the state Senate and House of Representatives say overhaul of the...
Bramlett Agency in Oklahoma Named Trusted Choice Agency of the Month
Jan 22 2010 // The Bramlett Agency, headquartered in Armdore, Okla., has been named the Trusted Choice Agency of the Month by Trusted Choice, the consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers. The Bramlett Agency...
Oklahoma Fines Tennessee Company for Selling Fake Insurance
Jan 15 2010 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has fined a Tennessee company and two of its affiliates $25,000 each for violating a cease and desist order she issued in November of last year. According to the order, the...
Oklahoma House Republicans Roll Out Their Workers’ Comp Reform Plan
Jan 15 2010 // Republicans in the Oklahoma House of Representative followed their counterparts in the state Senate on Jan. 14 by introducing their plan to overhaul Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system. Senate Republicans...
Restructuring Workers’ Comp Among Goals for Oklahoma Senate GOP
Jan 13 2010 // Reforming Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system will be among state Senate Republicans’ top legislative goals for 2010. Republicans, who enjoy a majority in the Oklahoma Senate, are led by Senate...
Inadequate Warning Claims Against Generic Drugs OK Under State Law
Jan 11 2010 // A federal appeals court said Friday that patients may sue generic drugmakers under state law for failing to provide adequate warnings about their drugs’ potential side effects, extending a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court...
Bill Filed in Oklahoma Would Allow Uninsured Vehicles to Be Impounded
Jan 8 2010 // Oklahoma State Rep. Steve Martin has filed a bill that would allow law enforcement officials to impound vehicles that are found to be uninsured. “This bill addresses one of the most consistent demands of voters in my...
Former Employees Sue Oklahoma Trucking Company; File Claims with State
Dec 31 2009 // Former employees of Tulsa, Okla.-based Arrow Trucking Co. have sued the company after it suddenly suspended operations and laid off workers. The federal lawsuit claims Arrow violated laws that govern mass layoffs and...
Report: Oklahoma Has Biggest Deficit Among States
Dec 22 2009 // Oklahoma has the unwanted distinction of having the largest revenue shortfall of any state, according to a new report. That reality is illustrated by the state’s revenue collections, which are down by more than 25...
Equipment Could Help Determine Cause of Oklahoma Quakes
Dec 21 2009 // During a typical year, Jones residents will feel one or two earthquakes. This year there have been 25 since March, and all of them have been felt, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey. “I can tell you...
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Dec 20 2009 // Beecher Carlson expanded its National Energy practice by appointing Jacklyn Kearns senior vice president. Kearns has 28 years of insurance and risk management experience. She joins Charlie Pierpont in Beecher...
Key Claim Dismissed in Oklahoma Poultry Litter Lawsuit
Dec 17 2009 // A federal judge has dismissed one of Oklahoma’s key claims in the state’s pollution lawsuit against Arkansas poultry companies. U.S. District Judge Greg Frizzell on Dec. 15 ruled that bird manure isn’t...
Oklahoma, Texas Get More Than $100M to Clean Up Contaminated Sites
Dec 11 2009 // Oklahoma will receive almost $40 million to fund environmental cleanup and restoration at contaminated mining sites in the state, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. Texas will receive about more than $80...
National Association of Insurance Commissioners Elects New Officers
Dec 8 2009 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected their 2010 officers at their Winter National Meeting in San Francisco. The new officers are: President: West Virginia Insurance...
Scam Leaves Many Without Insurance Coverage in Oklahoma
Dec 7 2009 // More than 100 Oklahomans are struggling to find health coverage after learning an insurance company was taking their premiums with no intention of paying claims. Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland said the main company,...
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Dec 6 2009 // Monte Stringer, executive vice president with U.S. Risk Inc. in Dallas, has been elected president of the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. for the coming year. Stringer and other new officers and directors of the...
Oklahoma Reform Plan Would Phase Out Workers’ Comp Court
Dec 6 2009 // Oklahoma state Rep. Mark McCullough said in mid-November he plans to file legislation to overhaul the state’s workers’ compensation system. While the proposed legislation would keep the current Workers’...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Objects to Cameras for Auto Insurance Verification
Nov 30 2009 // A state lawmaker in Oklahoma is raising concerns about a plan to beef up the state’s electronic insurance verification system. The plan would involve cameras that would randomly record vehicle tags. But Rep. Mike...
Oklahoma Judge Paves Way for Trial in Cintas Wrongful Death
Nov 17 2009 // A federal judge has denied a request by Cintas Corp. for summary judgment in a 2007 wrongful death lawsuit in Tulsa, Okla., a ruling that paves the way for a jury to hear the case against the nation’s largest uniform...
