Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Former Okla. Claims Manager Pleads Guilty
Nov 18 2007 // The former claims manager for an Oklahoma insurance company has pleaded guilty to five felony counts of grand larceny by fraud. The alleged violations took place between the beginning of January 2005 and the end of July...
Rate Increase OK’d for Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Nov 16 2007 // Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policyholders’ rates will go up begining Feb. 1, 2008, as a result of rate increases approved by the Texas Department of Insurance yesterday. Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike...
Former Okla. Claims Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
Nov 13 2007 // The former claims manager for an Oklahoma insurance company has pleaded guilty to five felony counts of grand larceny by fraud, according to state Attorney General Drew Edmondson. The charges against Rhonda K. Bonnewell...
Okla.’s Anti-Illegal Immigration Law Affecting Agriculture Sector
Nov 6 2007 // Oklahoma’s new anti-illegal immigration law has some farmers and agricultural businesses scrambling for laborers as Hispanic workers fearful of being deported stay away from work. House Bill 1804, which went into...
Figures
Nov 4 2007 // 444 Oklahoma had 444 fewer accidents, and nine fewer fatal wrecks, involving teenaged drivers in 2006 than it did in 2005, according to State Sen. Debbe Leftwich, D-Oklahoma City. Leftwitch attributed the reduction in...
Okla. Reaches Tentative Settlement Over Tar Creek Superfund Site
Nov 2 2007 // The state of Oklahoma has reached a tentative settlement with a mining company that would provide nearly $65 million to agencies involved in restoration efforts at the Tar Creek Superfund site. A hearing on the settlement...
Okla. Collision Company’s Closure Strands Customers, Workers
Nov 1 2007 // Customers who took their vehicles to a Fox Collision Center in Oklahoma were encouraged on Oct. 30 to contact their insurance agent or claims adjuster after the company closed its stores across the region. The owner of Fox...
Okla.’s Child Support Data Exchange Law Goes into Effect Nov. 1
Oct 30 2007 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department issued a reminder that a new state law compelling Child Support data exchange for workers’ compensation, personal injury and wrongful death claims has a fast-approaching Nov. 1...
Lack of Funding Halts Buyout of Homes in Okla. Superfund Site
Oct 26 2007 // The panel in charge of a federally funded buyout of homes located within the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Oklahoma has stopped making offers to homeowners because of a lack of funding, an official said. The Lead-Impacted...
Anticipating Reform, Okla. Lawmakers Study Workers’ Comp System
Oct 25 2007 // Oklahoma Rep. Mark McCullough’s recent study of the state’s workers’ compensation system may lead to reform legislation being filed in the state’s 2008 legislative session, the House of...
Bramlett to Receive Okla. Insurance Industry Service Award
Oct 23 2007 // The Central Oklahoma Chapter of the CPCU Society, the Central Oklahoma Chapter of RIMS and the Insurance Women of Oklahoma City announced that Robert Bramlett is the recipient of the 2007 Insurance Industry Service Award....
Okla. AG Charges Insurance Company Owners with Fraud
Oct 22 2007 // Felony charges were filed against two Texans accused of insurance fraud in Oklahoma, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. The charges, including conspiracy, racketeering and filing a false financial statement, were filed...
Severe Storms Hit Okla., Cause Damage, Injuries
Oct 19 2007 // More than 30 people were hurt and more than two dozen mobile homes and travel trailers were damaged as severe thunderstorms raked across Oklahoma on Wednesday, authorities said. At least 30 people were injured when a...
Effective Date Approaching in Okla. for New Resident Producer Rule
Oct 15 2007 // Rules affecting new resident producer license applicants in Oklahoma will be implemented Nov. 1, 2007, the Oklahoma Department of Insurance announced. Beginning on that date applicants for a resident producer license must...
Former Okla. Police Officer Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Case
Oct 9 2007 // A former Muskogee, Okla., police captain has received a one-year suspended sentence and a $1,000 fine after being found guilty of filing a false insurance claim. A Muskogee County jury convicted Jim Wooten in late July and...
Devastating Blaze Sweeps Through Okla. Town
Oct 2 2007 // The community of Hennessey, Okla., is cleaning up after a devastating fire swept through the town’s downtown area. At least three buildings were destroyed and several others damaged during the blaze on the night of...
ISO Data Named Statistical Agent for Med Mal Insurance in Okla.
Sep 27 2007 // Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance Kim Holland has designated ISO Data Inc. (ISO) as the statistical agent for medical malpractice insurance in her state, according to the commissioner’s amended Bulletin No. PC...
$120M in disaster aid approved for storm-battered Okla. in 2007
Sep 24 2007 // El Reno, Okla., Aug. 20, 2007 – Talia Hubbard looks at her flooded home that she had to leave in the middle of the night when flood waters rose rapidly from Tropical Storm Erin. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo More than...
Figures
Sep 24 2007 // 3 Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher recently began serving a three-year prison term as the result of a conviction in a campaign-corruption case. He also must pay a $20,000 fine. Fisher has been under...
Business Moves
Sep 24 2007 // The Republic Group The Republic Group, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, announced its entry into the personal and commercial lines insurance markets in Mississippi. The companies will distribute homeowners, dwelling fire,...
