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Damage Assessment from 7 Oklahoma Tornadoes Ongoing
May 24 2017 // Meteorologists say seven tornados that occurred in northeast Oklahoma last week have received preliminary damage ratings. The Tulsa World reports tornados near Wagoner, Red Bird and Porter reached estimated wind speeds of...
Oklahoma’s Insurance Commissioner: Phone Scams Targeting Storm Victims
May 23 2017 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak is urging storm victims to be on the lookout for scam artists. The Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Anti-Fraud Division has received complaints about suspicious phone calls...
Residents Assess Damage After Night of Tornadoes in Central U.S.
May 18 2017 // Residents of an Oklahoma subdivision and a Wisconsin trailer park that were leveled by deadly tornadoes sifted through what remained of their homes and possessions Wednesday, even as forecasters warned of another round of...
Workplace Regulation to Reduce Incidents at California Oil Refineries OK’d
May 18 2017 // California’s Department of Industrial Relations’ Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board today approved a regulation aimed at strengthening workplace safety and health at oil refineries across the...
CompSource Named Company of the Year by Oklahoma Independent Insurance Agents
May 18 2017 // Independent insurance agents in Oklahoma have honored CompSource Mutual Insurance Co. with their company of the year award. The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma presented CompSource with the 2017 Company of the...
Tornadoes Leave at Least 2 Dead as Storms Pummel Central U.S.
May 18 2017 // Storms whipped through a wide swath of the nation’s midsection, giving rise to tornadoes that flattened a Wisconsin mobile home park and an Oklahoma subdivision and killing at least two people and injuring dozens of...
Oklahoma Seeks Federal Disaster Aid After Recent Severe Weather
May 17 2017 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin announced the state of Oklahoma has requested a major disaster declaration from the federal government for 18 counties impacted by severe weather that occurred April 28 – May 2. If approved, the...
Oklahoma Court Affirms Employer’s Right to Choose Provider in Workers’ Comp Case
May 17 2017 // An Oklahoma civil appeals court ruled in favor of an employer and its insurer in affirming an order by the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission, asserting an employer’s right to direct the medical...
Dozen Earthquakes Reported in Oklahoma, Including a 4.2 Mag
May 16 2017 // Two small earthquakes recorded in Oklahoma by the U.S. Geological Survey bring to a dozen the number of temblors recorded in the state during the weekend. A 2.9 magnitude quake was recorded at 2:24 a.m. Sunday near Red...
Weather Service Confirms Tornado Touchdown in Owasso, Oklahoma
May 15 2017 // Forecasters say a tornado that hit near Tulsa on May 11 had a preliminary ranking of EF1 with wind speeds of 90 mph to 100 mph. The National Weather Service in Tulsa says more surveys are underway to determine whether any...
Attorney Challenges Tilly’s Appointment to Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission
May 12 2017 // Governor Mary Fallin recently named Assistant Attorney General Megan Tilly to serve on the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission, and now a workers’ comp attorney is challenging that appointment. Tilly, of...
NY Appeals Court OK’s Permanent License Suspension of Repeat Drunk Drivers
May 12 2017 // New York’s Court of Appeals has upheld a state law that allows for permanent suspension of drivers licenses for repeat drunk drivers. A unanimous opinion from five of the state’s highest court judges Tuesday...
TRIP: Oklahoma’s Deteriorating Roads, Bridges Cost Motorists $5B
May 11 2017 // A national transportation research group says deteriorated and congested roads and bridges in Oklahoma cost the state’s motorists $5 billion a year in higher vehicle costs, crashes and congestion-related delays, the...
Bill Requiring Day Care Liability Insurance Awaits Hawaii Governor’s OK
May 11 2017 // A bill requiring Hawaii child care providers to obtain liability insurance has passed its final reading in the House. The bill is awaiting Gov. David Ige’s signature to go into effect, Hawaii News Now reported. The...
Palomar Specialty, AAA Club to Offer Earthquake Insurance in Oklahoma
May 8 2017 // Palomar Specialty Insurance Co. has partnered with AAA Club Alliance to offer residential earthquake insurance, starting in Oklahoma. According to AAA Oklahoma Vice President of Insurance Russ Iden more than half of the...
Oklahoma Commissioner Unhappy About State Farm’s Plan to Exit Tulsa
May 8 2017 // State Farm is planning to close its Tulsa operations center in 2019, and the state’s insurance commissioner is none too happy about it. According to the Associated Press, spokesman Justin Tomczak said the company...
Oklahoma Earthquake Risk: What a Difference Year Makes
May 8 2017 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. For nearly the past decade, the growing number of earthquakes in Oklahoma has gained widespread attention. As described in the CoreLogic® Insights Blog Earthquake...
Oklahoma Tornado Shelter Company Owner Faces Felony Embezzlement Charges
May 2 2017 // Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has filed seven felony counts of embezzlement against William Stephens, who owns Muskogee-based Tornado King Shelters. After the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit...
Storms Leave Trail of Destruction in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
May 1 2017 // Severe storms including tornadoes have swept through several small towns in East Texas, leaving a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes. Authorities believe as many as five people were killed and...
Oklahoma House OKs Bill Allowing Insurance Sales Across State Lines
Apr 28 2017 // A bill that will allow individuals to purchase health insurance from any state participating in a yet-to-be-determined compact has passed Oklahoma House of Representatives by a vote of 80-0. Senate Bill 478, by state Rep....
