Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Public Sector Injuries Down in Oklahoma
Sep 16 2015 // The Oklahoma Department of Labor is reporting a decrease in the illness and injury rate among public sector employers in the state. The agency reported that Oklahoma has seen a 44 percent decrease over the past 15 years...
Sinkholes Lead to Lawsuits in Oklahoma Town
Sep 15 2015 // A western Oklahoma town is grappling with the estimated $1 million cost to fix several sinkholes that appeared after heavy rainfall in May. The courts could end up determining who will foot the bill for the gaping holes in...
Fourth Inmate Dies After Fight at Private Oklahoma Prison
Sep 14 2015 // An official says a fourth inmate involved in an attack or fight at an Oklahoma prison run by a private contractor has died. Terri Watkins, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, said that one of the five...
No-Penalty Policy a Standard for Oil Wastewater Spills, Critics Say
Sep 10 2015 // In April 2013, a malfunctioning oil well in the countryside north of Oklahoma City caused storage tanks to overflow, sending 42,000 gallons of briny wastewater hurtling over a dike, across a wheat field and into a farm...
Arkansas Law Increases Penalties for Boating While Intoxicated
Sep 9 2015 // A new Arkansas law prompted by the deaths of two University of Arkansas students makes driving a boat while intoxicated as serious as driving a car while impaired. The law, which went into effect this summer, was enacted...
Workers’ Comp Loss Costs Fall Again in Oklahoma
Sep 4 2015 // Workers’ compensation rates in Oklahoma are expected to drop in 2016, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) filed an overall loss cost decrease of 14.8...
MedPro Group Finalizes Acquisition of Oklahoma-Based PLICO
Sep 3 2015 // MedPro Group (MedPro), a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, has its completed its acquisition of healthcare liability insurer PLICO Inc. (PLICO) from the Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA). The transaction process —...
Oklahoma Groups Settle Legal Battle Over Failed Airline
Sep 2 2015 // The Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust and the Bank of Oklahoma’s parent company say they have reached a settlement over the failed Great Plains Airlines. The Tulsa Industrial Authority and the bank sued the airports...
Kingstone OK’d to Write P/C Insurance in Texas
Sep 2 2015 // Kingstone Companies Inc., a multi-line regional property/casualty insurance holding company based in New York, announced that its subsidiary, Kingstone Insurance Co., has received approval from the Texas Department of...
Courts Need a Better Appreciation of the Principles of Depreciation
Aug 21 2015 // Post-World War II, the United States experienced a simultaneous boom of babies and buildings. To keep pace with the need for new development, homes literally could be ordered out of a Sears catalogue. The true expense of...
Fracking Drives NAIC Earthquake Conversation
Aug 17 2015 // Hydraulic fracturing – the process of extracting oil and gas resources that requires breaking rock through the high-pressured injection of liquid into the ground, popularly known as “fracking” – has caused...
4.0 Magnitude Quake Rattles Northern Oklahoma
Aug 17 2015 // An earthquake has shaken parts of northern Oklahoma near the Kansas border. The U.S. Geological Survey says the preliminary 4.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded at about 4:25 p.m. on Aug. 14 about 3 miles west-northwest...
Officials: Effort to End Oklahoma’s Earthquakes Will Take Time
Aug 17 2015 // It could take up to another year of research to determine what has caused a recent series of Oklahoma earthquakes and whether the state is doing enough to stop them, officials said. After meeting with members of the...
Oklahoman Arrested for Attack on Insurance Adjuster, Fraud
Aug 14 2015 // A Tulsa, Oklahoma, man suspected of assaulting an insurance adjuster and filing a bogus insurance claim was arrested on Aug. 13, the state insurance department reported. The adjuster was attacked after questioning an...
Price Tag from Spring Severe Weather Adding Up in Oklahoma
Aug 11 2015 // The rain has stopped falling and the triple-digit heat of an Oklahoma summer has finally arrived, but state emergency managers are still adding up the price tag for repairing roads, bridges and other public infrastructure...
Texas-Based Blue Bell Gets OK to Make Ice Cream at Alabama Plant
Aug 7 2015 // Brenham, Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries can resume production and sale of ice cream manufactured at its Alabama plant, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced. A state inspection found that Blue Bell’s...
Report: 20K Jobs May Be Lost in Oklahoma Due to Energy Prices
Aug 7 2015 // A new Oklahoma State University economic forecast says the state could lose more than 20,000 jobs due to energy price volatility through 2016. The Journal Record reports that the state’s mining sector, which is...
New Rules Limit Amount of Wastewater in Oklahoma Disposal Wells
Aug 5 2015 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is imposing new guidelines on oil and natural gas disposal well operations in response to a rise in earthquake activity in northern Oklahoma and southern Logan counties. The commission...
Another Earthquake Shakes Northern Oklahoma
Aug 3 2015 // Another earthquake has shaken parts of northern Oklahoma near the Kansas border. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 3:28 p.m. on Aug. 1 about 11 miles south-southwest of Medford in...
Business Moves
Aug 3 2015 // Zywave, Intygral Insurance software provider Zywave has completed the asset purchase of Intygral, a provider of automated marketing for property/casualty personal lines brokers. The Intygral system provides automated,...
