Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Quakes Could Affect Oklahoma Infrastructure, Experts Say
May 22 2018 // Experts are looking at how Oklahoma’s seismic activity impacts critical infrastructure as frequent, low-level earthquake swarms continue to pop off throughout the state. The Tulsa World reports that Oklahoma has...
Oklahoma Woman Mauled to Death by Pack of 7 Small Dogs
May 21 2018 // Authorities are investigating whether criminal charges should be filed after an Oklahoma woman was mauled to death by seven small dogs, most of them possibly a dachshund-terrier mix. Carter County Sheriff Chris Bryant says...
Costs for Some Speeding Tickets Going Down in Oklahoma
May 17 2018 // A new law going into effect in Oklahoma will cut the cost of a basic speeding ticket by more than half. The law, which goes into effect in early August and expires in November 2020, will reduce the cost of tickets issued...
Central Oklahoma Shaken by Magnitude 3.9 Earthquake
May 17 2018 // An earthquake has rattled parts of central Oklahoma that were shaken a day earlier by a series of earthquakes. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday about 8 miles...
Aspen Seeks OK for Post-Brexit Insurance Subsidiary in Ireland
May 16 2018 // Bermuda’s Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has asked the Central Bank of Ireland to authorize a new insurance subsidiary in Dublin, Ireland. Aspen said it is pursuing the new Irish subsidiary – Aspen Insurance...
Wildfire Damage to Oklahoma Farms, Ranches Estimated at $26M
May 14 2018 // A report from Oklahoma State University says wildfires that scorched western and northwestern parts of the state and killed two in April caused an estimated $26 million in damage to livestock, pastures, fences and...
Arrest Warrants Issued for New York Financiers Over Failed Oklahoma Insurer
May 10 2018 // Arrest warrants have been issued for two New York financiers after prosecutors filed charges in Oklahoma state court relating to the purchase and handling of a now-defunct Oklahoma insurance company that the pair once...
Targeting Earthquakes, Oklahoma Limiting Wastewater Well Volumes
May 10 2018 // Oklahoma oil and natural gas regulators have instructed the operators of 23 wastewater disposal wells to reduce their disposal volumes due to recent earthquakes in Garfield County. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission...
Smart Vehicle Testing OK’d for Ohio Public Roads
May 10 2018 // Republican Gov. John Kasich is opening all of Ohio’s public roads to smart vehicle testing. Kasich signed an executive order authorizing autonomous vehicle research to take place across the state. The order also lays...
Alera Group Acquires Oklahoma’s Benefit Plan Strategies
May 9 2018 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm based in Deerfield, Illinois, has acquired Benefit Plan Strategies (BPS), headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Alera...
Oklahoma Commissioner Plans Regulatory Action After Towing Claim Bill Fails
May 7 2018 // A bill aimed at prevented insurance companies from cancelling, non-renewing or increasing consumers’ insurance premiums for filing a towing or roadside assistance claim failed to advance in Oklahoma’s...
US Disaster Assistance OK’d for County After Oklahoma Wildfires
May 7 2018 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says home and business owners in Dewey County who sustained uninsured damage from wildfires can now receive disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Fallin says the...
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May 7 2018 // Kristi Koncaba, president and chief operating officer at Texan Bank, has been appointed to the board of directors for workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co. Koncaba has 15 years of experience in...
Oklahoma Has New Vendor for Insurance Licensing Exams
May 7 2018 // Oklahoma has a new vendor for licensing exams for insurance professionals and bail bondsman. The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) reported that Prometric will develop and deliver exam content for all of OID’s...
Ancient Artifacts Seized From Hobby Lobby Returned to Iraq
May 4 2018 // Thousands of ancient clay tablets, seals and other Iraqi archaeological objects that were smuggled into the U.S. and shipped to the head of the Oklahoma-based arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby were returned to the Iraqi...
8 Fatalities Caused by 7 Oklahoma Highway Patrol Car Chases
May 4 2018 // The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has led seven vehicle chases over the last year resulting in eight deaths. Two who died were uninvolved motorists, and the latest to die was one of the agency’s lieutenants, the Tulsa...
Oklahoma Has New Vendor for Insurance Licensing Exams
May 2 2018 // Oklahoma has a new vendor for licensing exams for insurance professionals and bail bondsman. The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) reported that Prometric will develop and deliver exam content for all of OID’s...
Insurers Offering Discounts on Tornado-Resilient Homes in Oklahoma
May 2 2018 // Dozens of insurance companies are now offering discounts to Oklahomans who have built or retrofitted their homes to certain tornado-resilient standards, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. A new law went into...
Swiss Re Receives OK for Expanded South Africa License
May 2 2018 // Swiss Re’s reinsurance business unit has a newly-approved license for property/casualty business in South Africa. The move completes Swiss Re’s pan to re-domicile its Southern African P/C business onto the...
No Tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2018 – Yet
May 1 2018 // This year’s weather on the Southern Plains has an odd twist: Oklahoma has yet to record its first tornado, the deepest into the year it’s gone without one since 1962. Although a drought has dried up moisture...
