Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Former Okla. Agency Employee Charged in Embezzlement Case
Jul 22 2005 // The Oklahoma Attorney General’s office reported that a former employee of Gore’s Southlake Insurance Agency has been charged with multiple violations of the state’s computer crimes act and...
FIRM TOLD TO STOP INSURANCE BUSINESS
Jul 18 2005 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland ordered First Choice Healthcare to stop conducting unauthorized business involving insurance in Oklahoma. The order states that the company has violated state law by misleading...
News Briefs
Jul 18 2005 // Arkansas P/C Claims Reports Hearing Scheduled The Arkansas Insurance Department will hold a public hearing July 27 to determine whether Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman should revise and re-adopt Rule and...
Okla. AG Says CNC Cards Good Until They Expire
Jul 18 2005 // At the request of Oklahoma State Senators Cliff A. Aldridge and Patrick Anderson, state Attorney General Drew Edmondson clarified June 29 that Certificates of Non-Coverage (CNC) cards issued to independent contractors...
Okla. Commissioner Adds Staff
Jul 14 2005 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced two new members to the Oklahoma Insurance Department staff. Jennifer Burchett was hired as legislative liaison. Burchett graduated with a bachelor’s degree in...
New Okla. Bill Protects Against Discount Card Fraud
Jul 14 2005 // New legislation in Oklahoma that defines discount medical plans and protects consumers against high-pressure sales tactics and misleading information is welcome, according to Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland. Companies...
Construction Co. Owner Sentenced in Okla. Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Jul 6 2005 // The owner of a Tulsa construction company will pay $20,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud, according to Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson. William R. King, 41, was...
FISHER, ELLIS TO STAND TRIAL ON ALL CHARGES
Jul 4 2005 // Former Okla-homa Insurance Co-mmissioner Carroll Fisher, his former assistant, Opal Ellis, and the Fisher Foundation have been ordered to stand trial on all counts against them in Oklahoma County District Court, according...
Workers’ Compensation Reform: A Tale of Two States
Jul 4 2005 // The cries for meaningful workers’ compensation reforms have reverberated in the halls of the capitol buildings in Austin and Oklahoma City for many years. Session after session the respective legislatures tinkered...
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Jul 4 2005 // Louisiana Three Arrested for Accident Staging The Louisiana State Police Insu-rance Fraud Unit arrested three Ville Platte residents on felony insurance fraud related warrants. The state police said the arrests were the...
Okla.’s Holland: Health Care Company Not Authorized for Insurance Business
Jul 1 2005 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced she is ordering First Choice Healthcare to stop conducting unauthorized business involving insurance in Oklahoma. The order states that the company has violated state...
Okla. Commissioner Suspends Home Warranty Company’s License
Jun 30 2005 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department reported that Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has suspended the license of Covenant Home Warranty Corporation. The action will stop the Tulsa company from soliciting, acquiring or...
AUTO, HOMEOWNER RATE DECREASES OK’D
Jun 20 2005 // Three insurance companies have been granted rate decreases by the West Virginia Insurance Comm-ission, including: Erie Insurance Co., 3.1 percent decrease in private passenger auto insurance, goes into effect Aug. 1; State...
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE EXPANDS OPTIONS
Jun 20 2005 // Medical professional liability insurer Medical Protective has introduced a new product to protect Oklahoma doctors from liability when their carrier is unable to meet its obligations. Medical Protective will now offer...
News Briefs
Jun 20 2005 // Arkansas Crash Records Available Online The Arkansas State Police reported that Arkansas Uni-form Highway Crash Records are now available online through the Arkansas State Police Web site, www.asp.arkansas.gov, and the...
Okla. Workers’ Comp Reform Passes in Special Session
Jun 20 2005 // Oklahoma lawmakers passed workers’ compensation reform legislation, Senate Bill 1X, in a special legislative session that began May 31, the end date for the regular session. The bill was sent to Gov. Brad Henry who...
By Stephanie K. Jones
Jun 20 2005 // Trials and Tribulations in Neverland (Oklahoma) Almost everyone did something wrong in Neverland-Neverland, Oklahoma, that is. This story begins and ends in the District Court of Neverland-where a mock trial put on by the...
Former Oklahoma Commissioner, Assistant and Foundation to Stand Trial on All Charges
Jun 17 2005 // Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, his former assistant, Opal Ellis, and the Fisher Foundation have been ordered to stand trial on all counts against them in Oklahoma County District Court. Oklahoma...
Okla. AG Sues Poultry Companies
Jun 14 2005 // Citing the protection of Oklahoma lakes and streams, drinking water and public health, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced his office has filed a lawsuit against several out-of-state poultry companies for...
State Senator Unveils Plan to Reduce Health Care Costs in Okla.
Jun 13 2005 // Oklahoma State Sen. Tom Adelson, D-Tulsa, announced a five-part plan to reduce health care costs in Oklahoma following the release of a national study that found that the privately insured in Oklahoma pay nearly double the...
