Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Recommendation on Oklahoma’s CompSource Due Dec. 1
Nov 15 2009 // The Task Force on the Privatization of CompSource is charged with studying ways to privatize Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation agency, and its report is due to state legislators and Gov. Brad Henry by Dec. 1....
2009 Top Personal Lines Agencies
Nov 15 2009 // The following list is taken from the Insurance Journal Top 100 P/C/ Independent Insurance Agencies report published in Insurance Journal on Aug. 3. These agencies represent the leaders in total personal lines premium...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Eye Business Tax Breaks Amid Budget Shortfall
Nov 10 2009 // Oklahoma gives away billions of dollars in tax revenue through hundreds of exemptions, credits and deductions that some lawmakers say the state may no longer be able to afford as it slips deeper into a revenue...
Oklahoma Pair Charged with Embezzling More Than $1M From Clients
Nov 9 2009 // A 21-month investigation has culminated in charges against a Tulsa, Okla., attorney and a former attorney on allegations that they embezzled more than $1.1 million from clients in insurance-related cases, Oklahoma Attorney...
Fitch Receives Service Award from Central Oklahoma CPCU Chapter
Nov 6 2009 // The Central Oklahoma Chapter of the CPCU Society presented its Insurance Industry Service Award to Larry W. Fitch at the recent Insurance All Industry Day in Oklahoma City. Fitch currently is the general manager for the...
Combined Agents of America Adds New Texas, Oklahoma Members
Oct 20 2009 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, has expanded with the addition of two new members, First Texas Insurance Services LC of Arlington, Texas, and Lake Insurance Agency Inc. of Laverne, Okla. CAA...
Declarations
Oct 19 2009 // Hiring Hit “The more qualified the individual was the less interest they expressed in the Hartford top job.” —Bob MacDonald, former CEO of Allianz Life of North America and self-described financial services...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Again Studying Ways to Overhaul Worker’s Comp System
Oct 19 2009 // The Oklahoma House Economic Development and Financial Services Committee is considering a major overhaul of that state’s workers’ compensation system. State Rep. Mark McCullough, R-Sapulpa, a committee member...
FEMA Grant to Help Build Tornado Shelters in Oklahoma
Oct 16 2009 // Residents of a southern Oklahoma town that was devastated by a deadly tornado are getting help to build storm shelters in their homes. Lone Grove City Manager Marianne Elfert says half of a $600,000 Federal Emergency...
Oklahoma Panel to Study Texting And Driving Rules
Oct 9 2009 // A legislative panel in Oklahoma plans to investigate the potentially dangerous practice of texting while driving. Oklahoma currently has no state law against the use of cell phones while driving, according to the Insurance...
Insurer Urges Sale of Oklahoma’s CompSource
Oct 9 2009 // The state of Oklahoma could raise between $150 million and $200 million if it sold the agency that writes worker’s compensation insurance to the highest private bidder, officials of a Chandler-based insurance company...
Third Lawsuit Filed Against Oklahoma Eatery Over E. Coli Outbreak
Oct 2 2009 // Attorneys for 14 people sickened by an August 2008 outbreak of E. coli have filed a lawsuit seeking more than $3 million from the operators of a Locust Grove restaurant where the bacteria originated. The complaint was...
Okla. Lawmakers: Halt Denial of Claims to Domestic Violence Victims
Oct 1 2009 // Oklahoma is one of only eight states that allow health insurance companies to classify domestic violence as a “pre-existing condition,” two state lawmakers say. Democratic state Rep. Eric Proctor and Republican...
Insurance Premium Hikes in Oklahoma Double That of Wage Increases
Sep 24 2009 // A report from the White House says health insurance premiums in Oklahoma have risen twice as much as wages since 1999. The report says the cost of premiums is up by 96 percent while wages rose by 47 percent. The 96 percent...
Closely-Watched Oklahoma Pollution Suit Against Big Poultry Goes to Trial
Sep 23 2009 // David Overbey is no scientist, but he says a person doesn’t have to be to see how much the Illinois River has improved in recent years. Overbey, a 67-year-old retired laborer who spends his days fishing the river in...
It Figures
Sep 21 2009 // 1 Million From 1996 to 2008, Oklahoma averaged about 1 million cloud-to-ground lightning strikes each year, and according to the National Weather Service the lightning strike total in the state is on the increase for 2009....
Oklahoma Teen Alleges Discrimination by Retail Giant
Sep 21 2009 // A Muslim teenager claims in a federal lawsuit that she was denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch clothing store at a Tulsa mall because she wore a head scarf. In the lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in...
Lawmakers Eye Tornado Shelters for Trailer Parks in Oklahoma
Sep 17 2009 // Prompted by a deadly February tornado in southern Oklahoma, a state House panel on Tuesday examined ways to increase the number of tornado shelters at mobile home parks. Reps. Pat Ownbey, R-Ardmore, and Samson Buck,...
New Law Boosts Penalties for Drunk Driving in Oklahoma
Sep 9 2009 // A new state law in Oklahoma provides greater protection for children endangered by drunk drivers. Senate Bill 1139, by state Sen. Mary Easley and state Rep. Jeannie McDaniel, allows drunk drivers to face felony...
Oklahoma Considers Privatizing State-backed Workers’ Comp Insurer
Sep 8 2009 // In a recent meeting of a task force considering privatizing Oklahoma’s state-backed workers’ compensation insurer, CompSource Oklahoma, Nevada insurance executives said workers’ comp rates have dropped in...
