Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Multiple Earthquakes Shake Central Oklahoma in 24 Hours
Aug 28 2009 // At least 10 minor earthquakes have shaken central Oklahoma in the past 24 to 36 hours, the most recent occurring early in the morning on Aug. 28, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey. This morning’st tremor...
Former Oklahoma Insurance Agent Arrested, Faces Felony Charges
Aug 27 2009 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced former insurance agent Richard Wallen has been arrested by the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Anti-Fraud Unit. Wallen has been charged with two felony...
Former Oklahoma Agent Sold Insurance Without a License, AG Says
Aug 25 2009 // A former Vinita, Okla., insurance agent will pay more than $4,400 in restitution after pleading guilty to selling insurance without a license, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson reported. William Ronald Harlan,...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Launch Study to Privatize Work Comp Insurer
Aug 7 2009 // A legislative task force has begun a study on how best to privatize CompSource Oklahoma, the agency that provides workers’ compensation insurance in the state. Members of a nine-member task force convened Aug 6. The...
Report: Truck Driver’s Inattention Caused Massive Oklahoma Wreck
Aug 5 2009 // The inattention of a tractor-trailer driver led to a wreck on the Will Rogers Turnpike that killed 10 people in June, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said in a report released Aug. 3. Investigators looking into the June 26...
Survey: Midwest Economy Improving
Aug 4 2009 // The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same...
Business Moves
Aug 3 2009 // Met Life MetLife Inc. is combining its institutional and individual businesses, as well as its auto and home insurance unit, into a single U.S. business organization. William J. Mullaney, who has served as president of...
Federal Judge: Oklahoma Can’t Seek Damages in Poultry Lawsuit
Jul 24 2009 // Oklahoma can’t pursue monetary damages in its environmental lawsuit against a dozen Arkansas poultry companies because it didn’t name the Cherokee Nation as a plaintiff, a federal judge ruled in a major blow to...
Disaster Aid Sought for Oklahoma Farmers and Ranchers
Jul 22 2009 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry is seeking federal disaster designation for Oklahoma farmers and ranchers hit hard by extreme weather conditions the past 10 months. Henry said he made the request in a letter to Agriculture...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Vows to Continue Cell Phone Safety Efforts
Jul 21 2009 // Although legislation filed by Oklahoma House of Representatives Democratic Leader Danny Morgan to address the dangers of cell phone use and texting while driving has stalled the past two legislative sessions, Rep. Morgan...
Oklahoma Verification System Now Operational
Jul 20 2009 // Oklahoma’s new electronic verification system for vehicle insurance is now fully operational. Drivers still will need to present an insurance verification card when renewing their vehicle registrations. Information...
Business Moves
Jul 20 2009 // American Safety, Victore Insurance Bermuda-based American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd.’s American Safety Casualty Insurance Co. (ASCIC) subsidiary has acquired Victore Insurance Co. (VIC), an Oklahoma domiciled...
Oklahoma Lawmakers to Study Workers’ Comp Reform Proposals
Jul 20 2009 // Workers’ compensation reform proposals will be subjected to legislative scrutiny through an Oklahoma House of Representatives study requested by state Rep. Mark McCullough, among others. McCullough, who has authored...
Apex Global Partners Opens New Office in Oklahoma City
Jul 15 2009 // Dallas-based Apex Global Partners Inc. (AGP) has expanded its employee benefits operations by opening a new office in Oklahoma City. In conjunction with the expansion, AGP appointed Brad Williams as director of Oklahoma...
Former Oklahoma Commissioner’s Early Release Request Denied
Jul 13 2009 // An Oklahoma County judge has denied a request for former state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher for early release from a private prison. State Attorney General Drew Edmondson had opposed the 69-year-old Fisher’s...
Auto Insurance Verification System Now in Place in Oklahoma
Jul 10 2009 // Oklahoma’s new electronic verification system for vehicle insurance is now online and fully operational. Oklahoma Tax Commission spokeswoman Paula Ross says validating insurance electronically gives immediate...
Oklahoma Fines Company for Ignoring Cease and Desist Order
Jul 9 2009 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has fined National Home Protection Inc., which the state insurance department said has failed to respond to a previously issued emergency cease and desist order directing the...
Oklahoma Regulators: Insurance Agents Being Targeted
Jul 6 2009 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has warned the state’s insurance producers and adjusters they may be contacted by imposters posing as Oklahoma Insurance Department employees seeking confidential personal...
Citizens, Work Comp Bills OK’d in Louisiana
Jul 6 2009 // The Louisiana Legislature adjourned June 25, approving two bills of importance to the insurance industry late in the session, but bypassing several tort reform measures that some insurance and business trade groups had...
People
Jul 6 2009 // Houston-based insurance agency Bowen, Miclette & Britt named Dan Persha director of environmental risk management. With 30 years of commercial insurance brokerage experience, Persha specializes in heavy casualty,...
