Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Goose Found in Helicopter’s Flight Control System in Fatal Oklahoma Crash
Feb 5 2024 // A dead goose was found in part of the flight control system of a medical helicopter that crashed in western Oklahoma, killing all three people on board, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation...
Oklahoma’s Mulready Appointed Chair of American Indian and Alaska Native Committees
Jan 30 2024 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready has been re-appointed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to serve as the Chair for the American Indian and Alaska Native Liaison Committee in 2024....
Oklahoma AG Launches Tipline to Report Allegedly Illegal Conduct During Winter Storm Uri
Jan 9 2024 // Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has launched an online tip form where the public can report allegedly illegal conduct related to energy costs during Winter Storm Uri. The tipline, located on the Attorney...
Industry Experts Gather at Inaugural Oklahoma Insurance Day
Dec 18 2023 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) hosted the inaugural Oklahoma Insurance Day in Oklahoma City on Dec. 14. The conference was held at the Embassy Suites Downtown Medical Center and attracted a total of 125 attendees...
Oklahoma Insurance Department Adopts Surplus Lines Automation Suite
Dec 14 2023 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced the adoption of the Surplus Lines Automation Suite (SLAS) for the reporting and payment of all Oklahoma surplus lines premium taxes beginning January 1, 2024. For all Oklahoma...
Business Moves
Dec 4 2023 // National Travelers, Corvus Insurance Holdings The Travelers Companies said it has agreed to buy cyber managing general underwriter Corvus Insurance Holdings Inc. for about $435 million for its middle-market excess and...
Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Gerald Grimes Passes Away at 82
Nov 29 2023 // Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Gerald Grimes passed away this month at the age of 82. Grimes was appointed as Oklahoma’s Eighth Insurance Commissioner in 1975. He served in the role for 16 years. Grimes was...
Poultry Producers Seek to Dismiss Ruling That They Polluted an Oklahoma Watershed
Nov 20 2023 // A group of poultry producers, including the world’s largest, have asked a federal judge to dismiss his ruling that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed. Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. and the...
Colorado Funeral Home Stored Bodies for 4 Years, Deceived Families, Prosecutors Say
Nov 14 2023 // The owners of a Colorado funeral home were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing...
Alliant Acquires Oklahoma’s 3IG & The Arrow Group
Nov 1 2023 // Alliant Insurance Services has acquired 3000 Insurance Group (3IG), a retail property and casualty (P&C) insurance and employee benefits firm based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Joining the Alliant Americas division, 3IG...
Poultry Producers Ask Judge to Dismiss Ruling That They Polluted an Oklahoma Watershed
Oct 31 2023 // A group of poultry producers, including the world’s largest, have asked a federal judge to dismiss his ruling that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed. Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. and the...
Oklahoma Captive Program Reports 25% Net Gain of Captive Insurers in 2023
Oct 20 2023 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Captive Insurance Division reported a 25% net gain in captive insurers for 2023. As of September 30, the state has licensed 11 new captive insurers for the year. There are 55...
Oklahoma McDonald’s Sued for Sexual Harassment
Oct 10 2023 // A McDonald’s restaurant in Checotah, Oklahoma, operated by franchisee Arch Fellow North LLC, violated federal law when a manager sexually harassed a 17 year-old worker, and she was forced to resign, the U.S. Equal...
Oklahoma Construction Contractor to Pay $370K Over Worker’s Fatal Fall
Oct 10 2023 // An Oklahoma construction contractor entered into a deferred prosecution agreement and agreed to pay $370,680 in criminal and civil penalties to avoid federal prosecution on one count of ignoring federal safety regulations...
People
Oct 2 2023 // National Charles Symington Charles Symington is the new president and chief executive of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big I), effective Sept. 1. In September 2022, Symington was promoted...
Keystone Adds Oklahoma’s Ascent to Growing Agency Network
Sep 29 2023 // Keystone, the participant-owned insurance agency network, has added Ascent Insurance Group (formerly LBV Insurance) based in Edmond, Oklahoma to its growing network of agencies. Ascent is a boutique style commercial lines...
Oklahoma Judge Arrested After Allegedly Firing Shots at Parked Cars and Crashing into Woman’s Vehicle
Sep 25 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – An Oklahoma judge was arrested in Austin, Texas, last week after authorities say he opened fire on parked vehicles while out driving, striking at least one of them, and intentionally crashed into a...
Pemberton to Chair Oklahoma Senate Insurance Committee
Sep 15 2023 // Oklahoma Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, a Republican, announced the appointment of Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, as the chairman of the Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. The Senate Retirement and Insurance...
Court Clicks ‘OK’ on Uber’s Arbitration Agreement for Users’ Accident Claims
Sep 13 2023 // A notice in Uber’s digital registration process requiring ride-share customers to take any individual claims to arbitration is enforceable, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled in a case involving passengers injured...
EEOC Sues Oklahoma Powersports Vehicle Retailer for Sex Discrimination
Sep 13 2023 // Vicars Powersports, a McAlester, Oklahoma retailer of ATVs, UTVs, dirt bikes, motorcycles and personal watercraft, violated federal law when it fired a female manager because she is a woman, the U.S. Equal Employment...
