Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Verification Bill Passes Okla. House, Heads to Senate
May 26 2006 // Hoping to drive down Oklahoma’s high automobile insurance rates, the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted May 25 to crack down on uninsured drivers. House Bill 3115, by state Rep. Ron Peterson, would create an...
Boating Safety Bill Approved by Okla. Lawmakers
May 26 2006 // In response to the tragic death of a 12-year-old Edmond boy who was killed in a jet-ski accident in August 2004, Oklahoma lawmakers passed a measure aimed at better protect children by improving boating safety...
Identify Theft Protection Measure Clears Okla. House
May 25 2006 // Victims of identity theft would be given prompt notice of the crime and the opportunity to minimize losses under legislation approved recently by the Oklahoma House of Representatives. House Bill 2357, by state Rep. Dale...
Business Moves
May 22 2006 // Pierson & Fendley, CAA Combined Agents of America LLC, Austin, announced that Pierson & Fendley Insurance Agency LLC of Paris, Texas, joined CAA as the group’s 34th member. Pierson & Fendley has served...
Fraud Roundup
May 22 2006 // Louisiana Former cop sentenced A former Marksville, La., police officer was sentenced to 15 months in prison for helping a woman he was dating file a fraudulent insurance claim. Herbert Guillot Jr., convicted on federal...
The Hartford Named One of the ‘Best Places to Work’ in Okla.
May 10 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced that its Oklahoma City Personal Lines Insurance Center (PLIC) was named the fifth best company to work for in the state of Oklahoma by the Best Companies Group from a...
Ark. Seeks to Intervene in Okla. Poultry Lawsuit
May 3 2006 // Ark. Attorney General Mike has asked an Oklahoma court to allow his office to represent the people and sovereign interests of the State of Arkansas in the lawsuit filed by Oklahoma against Arkansas poultry companies. If...
Okla. Lawmakers Fight Easier Access to Candidate Information
May 2 2006 // The Oklahoma Ethics Commission is ready to go with a new computer system that would give the public instant Internet access to information about who donates what to political candidates this year. But to the exasperation...
Okla. House Once Again Passes Civil Justice Legislation
May 1 2006 // For the second time this year, the Oklahoma House passed legislation recently that would change Oklahoma’s civil justice system to help stop frivolous lawsuits and lower medical malpractice insurance rates. House...
Okla. Tax Credit for Homeowners Passes Senate
Apr 25 2006 // A bill authored by Senator Susan Paddack, an Ada Democrat, that will give Oklahoma families a tax credit for rebuilding their homes that were destroyed or damaged by the recent wildfires won the approval of the full Senate...
Okla. Tax Proposals: Boon for Companies-Including Insurers-and Wealthy?
Apr 18 2006 // Two tax-credit programs now under intense legislative scrutiny could mean some of Oklahoma’s wealthiest taxpayers, both individuals and corporations, will pay no state income taxes for up to 10 years, officials...
Okla. Court OKs Class Action Status in Suit Against Farmers Group Companies
Apr 18 2006 // A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma has granted class action status to a lawsuit concerning the use of credit information in insurance rating against Farmers Insurance Companies. U.S....
ATV helmet measure moves to Okla. house floor
Apr 17 2006 // Wearing helmets while riding ATVs can reduce deaths by 42 percent and reduce nonfatal head injuries by 64 percent. News Currents The number of all terrain vehicles (ATVs) in the U.S. increased from 4 million in 1998 to...
News Currents
Apr 17 2006 // Tort reform remains an issue in South Central states Despite having passed tort reforms in 2003, Texas has one of the worst legal climates in the country according to a study released by the U.S. Chamber Institute for...
Okla. State Senate Passes Interstate Insurance Compact
Apr 12 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland reported that the state senate passed the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact, a measure Holland said was a priority for her, by a vote of 42-0. The measure passed...
FEMA Delivers Trailers in Okla.
Apr 12 2006 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun to deliver manufactured homes to Oklahoma families displaced by wildfires. The first home was delivered to Chad and Shalin Dumos in Ratliff City in southern Oklahoma. The...
Univ. of Central Okla. Insurance Coordinator Charged with Comp Fraud
Apr 12 2006 // The University of Central Oklahoma’s (UCO) Risk and Insurance Coordinator was charged in Oklahoma County District Court with five felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud, the state attorney general’s...
Okla. Senate Passes Underage Drinking Bill
Apr 12 2006 // Legislation designed to curb underage drinking passed the Oklahoma Senate by a vote of 45-1. House Bill 3056 by Sen. Jeff Rabon, D-Hugo, and Rep. Thad Balkman, R-Norman, creates the Prevention of Youth to Access to Alcohol...
Boating Safety Bill Clears Okla. House
Apr 7 2006 // A measure requiring teenagers in Oklahoma to take a boater safety course before operating boats and jet skis moved one step closer to becoming law after passing the House of Representatives. Senate Bill 1495, by State Sen....
Okla. Republican Lawmakers Renew Drive for Lawsuit Reform
Apr 7 2006 // Days after the defeat of their lawsuit reform bill, Oklahoma House and Senate Republican legislative leaders, joined by business and health care leaders, announced a renewed drive for lawsuit reform in Oklahoma in...
