Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Okla. Judge Denies Motion to Move Fisher Trial
Dec 27 2005 // An Oklahoma judge recently denied a motion to move the trial of former state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher out of Oklahoma City. Fisher’s attorney, Robert L. Wyatt IV, had argued in court filings that the...
Okla. Senator Proposes Stiffer Penalties for Arson
Dec 9 2005 // Recalling recent wildfires that have been made worse by individuals deliberately setting blazes, Oklahoma State Senator Frank Shurden said he plans to file legislation to increase the penalties for...
BCBS of Okla., State Chamber Launch New Health Plan for Small Businesses
Dec 6 2005 // The Oklahoma State Chamber and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma reported they are making available Oklahoma Chamber Blue, a health insurance plan designed to make health coverage more affordable and accessible for...
Judge to Consider Change of Venue for Former Okla. Commissioner
Nov 23 2005 // An Oklahoma County judge has set a Dec. 19 hearing to decide whether former Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher’s pending trial should be moved out of the county, the Associated Press reported. District Judge Susan...
FISHER WANTS TRIAL MOVED
Nov 21 2005 // Faced with embezzlement and perjury charges stemming from the time when he held office, former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher is seeking to have his trial moved out of Oklahoma County, according to the...
News Briefs
Nov 20 2005 // Arkansas Mobile Home Lawsuit Dismissed The Arkansas Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit filed by Nationwide Mutu-al Fire Insurance Co. over payment of a claim after a mobile home caught fire in Beebe, Ark. The Associated...
Former Okla. Insurance Commissioner Wants Trial Moved
Nov 10 2005 // Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, who’s facing charges of embezzlement and perjury, wants a judge to move his trial out of Oklahoma County, according to the Associated Press and the...
BOND BUSINESSES SHUT DOWN
Nov 7 2005 // Oklahoma Ins-urance Commiss-ioner Kim Holland has ordered Dan Lyon to stop conducting unauthorized business involving insurance in Oklahoma. The commissioner’s order states that Lyon provided a surety bond that may...
News Briefs
Nov 6 2005 // Arkansas 2006 Comp Rates Released The Arkansas Workers’ Compens-ation Commission released its revised Advisory 2000-1, which describes the maximum and minimum rates to be paid to employees who suffer job-related...
Okla. Multicounty Jury Investigation into Former Commissioner Renewed
Oct 27 2005 // An Oklahoma multicounty grand jury that is believed to be continuing an investigation of activities involving Carroll Fisher, the impeached state insurance commissioner, has resumed its work, according to an Associated...
Okla. Program to Help Small Businesses Provide Insurance
Oct 27 2005 // An Oklahoma program that begins Nov. 1 will use tobacco taxes and federal funds to subsidize small businesses wanting to provide insurance to their employees. Officials estimate the program will help 50,000 to 70,000...
Okla. Young Agents to Bunch for Lunch
Oct 26 2005 // The Young Agents of Oklahoma announced their next Lunch Bunch meeting will take place Nov. 15 at the Spaghetti Warehouse in Tulsa. The lunch, which takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., will feature an update on the...
Okla. Construction Bond Businesses Ordered to Shut Down
Oct 25 2005 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced she has ordered Dan Lyon to stop conducting unauthorized business involving insurance in Oklahoma. The order states Lyon provided a surety bond that may be illegal to...
Weak Competition Drives N.H. to Require Prior OK of Med-Mal Rates
Oct 20 2005 // Medical malpractice insurers writing in New Hampshire will be required to get advance approval of any rate changes during the next year following an order by Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny. The switch to prior...
Okla. Commissioner to Issue Temporary Licenses to Medicare Volunteers
Oct 18 2005 // Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced that the Oklahoma Insurance Department will issue expedited temporary licenses to volunteers who are assisting senior citizens to enroll in the new Medicare Part D Prescription...
Natural Disasters Are Just Part of Commissioners’ Concerns
Oct 17 2005 // In addition to natural disasters, health care coverage, federal oversight, uniformity and fraud were among issues of concern to the insurance commissioners of three states who comprised the Commis-sioners’ Panel at...
News Briefs
Oct 17 2005 // Arkansas Employment up in Ark. A recent report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. showed that employment in Ar-kansas is at a high point-1.1734million-but warned that hurricane refugees could strain state...
MAN ACCUSED OF FAKING SURETY BOND
Oct 3 2005 // Oklahoma Insu-rance Commissioner Kim Holland issued a Cease and Desist Order to a Seminole businessman suspected of writing his own surety bonds to cover costs associated with plugging abandoned oil and gas wells. The...
News Briefs
Oct 3 2005 // ARKANSAS The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute reported that Ar-kansas’ workers’ compensation system has experienced a period of stability after extensive reforms were passed in 1993, but...
Okla. Officials Say Flooded Cars Could Come to State
Sep 28 2005 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson and Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland this week warned of yet another potential impact from the hurricanes that recently hit the gulf coast. Flood-damaged cars could soon be making...
