Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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North to Alaska
Sep 20 2004 // At press time for this issue of Insurance Journal, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher was in Anchorage, Alaska, attending a meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. He may be enjoying...
Impeachment Trial Looming for Fisher in Oklahoma Senate
Sep 20 2004 // Impeached on Sept. 9, 2004, by a unanimous vote in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Insurance Com-missioner Carroll Fisher now faces a trial in the state Senate that could result in his being thrown out of office. At...
Okla. Senate Sets Fisher Impeachment Trial Date
Sep 15 2004 // The impeachment trial of Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher in the State Senate is set to begin Sept. 27, 2004, earlier than previously expected. Meeting Sept. 14 to lay the groundwork for the trial, senators...
Okla. Senate on Tight Timeline in Fisher Case
Sep 13 2004 // Oklahoma senators will be under a tight timeline in October when they assume the role of jurors for the trial of impeached Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, the Associated Press reported. Senators were notified via...
Oklahoma House Approves Impeachment of Fisher; Gov. Continues Call for Resignation
Sep 9 2004 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry on Thursday continued his call in asking Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher to step down from his post. “As I have said before, I believe it would clearly be in the best interest of the...
Okla. State Rep. Trebilcock Calls for ‘Quick Removal’ of Commissioner Fisher From Office
Sep 3 2004 // The Oklahoma lawmaker originally responsible for launching an investigation into state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher announced that a quick removal from office will prevent Fisher from further benefiting from his...
Okla. Committee Recommends Fisher Impeachment
Sep 2 2004 // Oklahoma lawmakers, including many who are term limited, have one serious piece of business to finish before they go out of office – voting on the impeachment of state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher. Speaker...
Okla. Gov. Henry: Work Comp Rate Hike Unnecessary
Sep 2 2004 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry is urging state regulators to reject a proposed increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates, citing a new actuarial report that indicates a rate hike is not necessary. The report in...
Okla.’s Governor Henry Calls for Fisher’s Resignation
Sep 1 2004 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry released the following statement calling for the resignation of State Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, after a bipartisan state House impeachment committee unanimously recommended impeachment...
Protecting People First Foundation to Study Impact Resistant Glass in Florida
Sep 1 2004 // The Protecting People First Foundation announced it is returning to Southwest Florida to continue an on-site study to document the contribution of impact resistant glass, safety film, hurricane shutters and other...
Okla. House Panel Recommends Fisher Impeachment
Aug 31 2004 // An Oklahoma House of Representatives committee studying grounds for impeachment of Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has recommended he be impeached for neglect of duty, corruption in office and incompetency. The...
HOSPITAL CASUALTY IN RECEIVERSHIP:
Aug 23 2004 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher placed Hospital Casualty Co. into receivership after its Board of Directors requested the action. Hospital Casualty provides medical liability insurance to hospitals and...
Restitution Ordered in Okla. Case
Aug 9 2004 // A Tishomingo, Okla., man will pay more than $8,000 in restitution after pleading no contest in Oklahoma County District Court to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, State Attorney General Drew Edmondson...
Okla. Impeachment Panel to Wrap Up Aug. 26
Aug 6 2004 // A special legislative committee that is considering recommending the impeachment of Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, who allegedly placed a campaign donation from a Mississippi man in his personal checking...
NCCI Requests Work Comp Rate Hikes in Okla.
Aug 5 2004 // Worker’s compensation insurers operating in Oklahoma want a significant increase in the premiums they charge for coverage, the Associated Press and The Oklahoman reported. An industry group representing the companies...
Okla. Republicans Vow to Keep Pushing Comp Reform
Aug 4 2004 // The minority leaders of the Oklahoma Senate and House of Representatives issued an announcement stating that legislative action during the state’s last legislative session could have staved off the higher...
Oklahoma’s Fisher Indicted Again
Jul 30 2004 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced that Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher was named in a Multicounty Grand Jury indictment unsealed in Oklahoma County District Court. Fisher was indicted July 28 on one...
Okla. Grand Jury Once Again Hears Testimony on Fisher
Jul 29 2004 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher’s troubles keep mounting. Fisher was recently taken out of the race for the U.S. Senate by Democratic rival, U.S. Rep. Brad Carson, 37, who won the Democratic primary...
Hospital Casualty Co. to Stop Operating by October
Jul 26 2004 // Hospital Casualty Co., an insurer that provides medical liability insurance to hospitals and nursing homes in Oklahoma, will stop operations by fall the Associated Press and the Oklahoman reported. Hospital Casualty Co....
Restitution Ordered in Okla. Workers’ Comp Case
Jul 23 2004 // A Tishomingo, Oklahoma, man will pay more than $8,000 in restitution after pleading no contest in Oklahoma County District Court to one count of workers’ compensation fraud, Attorney General Drew Edmondson...
