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Oklahoma Governor, Insurance Commissioner Visit Lloyd’s of London
Jul 17 2012 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak and insurance industry executives, have met with insurance market representatives at Lloyd’s of London to discuss the state’s $15 billion insurance...
Number of April Tornadoes Set Record in Oklahoma
Jul 16 2012 // Timing rather than a trend seems to be the key as to why Oklahoma has broken the state record for tornadoes in the month of April the past two years, according to weather officials. In April 2011, there were 50 confirmed...
Berman to Lead INSURICA’s Robert C. Bates Agency in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jul 13 2012 // INSURICA Insurance Management Network announced that Bryan E. Berman has been named president of its Tulsa, Okla., office, Robert C. Bates LLC (RCB). Berman is also owner and chairman of Tulsa-based The JRJ Agency, an...
Trains Weren’t Speeding Before Fatal Oklahoma Wreck
Jul 11 2012 // Two freight trains were not speeding when they collided in a fiery head-on crash that killed three people in the Oklahoma Panhandle, according to a preliminary federal report released July 9. The National Transportation...
NTSB Says Trains not Speeding Before Oklahoma Wreck
Jul 11 2012 // The National Transportation Safety Board says trains that collided head-on last month in the Oklahoma Panhandle weren’t speeding at the time of the wreck. Three Union Pacific employees died in the June 24 accident...
Oklahoma Leaders Still Mulling Federal Health Care Law
Jul 9 2012 // More than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the sweeping federal health care law, Oklahoma’s political leaders have offered few specifics about how the state will proceed in complying with its...
Feds OK Help for Mich. Fruit Growers Hammered by Weather
Jul 5 2012 // The federal government has declared Michigan a disaster area because of damage to fruit crops from erratic spring weather, making growers eligible to seek low-interest loans. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, said...
Oklahoma Commissioner: More Legal Challenges to Health Reform Law Possible
Jul 3 2012 // While he is disappointed with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold federal health reform legislation, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak said he will do his duty under the law. However, he said potential...
Agents, Insurers Cheer Congress OK of Flood Insurance Reform Bill
Jun 29 2012 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America today praised Congress for passing the “Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2012.” The legislation will extend the National...
Oklahoma’s Delegation Reacts to Health Care Ruling
Jun 29 2012 // Republican members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation are decrying the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the federal health care law. U.S. Rep Tom Cole says the court has spoken — and it’s up...
NTSB: Why Didn’t Train Wait Before Oklahoma Crash?
Jun 27 2012 // Federal investigators want to know why a freight train streaking across the Oklahoma Panhandle failed to pull into a side track and instead charged down the main line and collided head-on with another train approaching...
Mass. Officials OK Health Insurance Rebates
Jun 27 2012 // State officials say Massachusetts residents and small employers will benefit from $56.8 million in health insurance rebates. Insurance commissioner Joseph Murphy said on Tuesday that the rebates, from five of the...
3 Missing After Trains Collide in Rural Oklahoma
Jun 26 2012 // Three Union Pacific crew members remain missing after two trains collided in the Oklahoma Panhandle, causing a white-hot fire that emergency crews are struggling to extinguish. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy...
Oklahoma Judge Rules Against OSU, Pickens in lawsuit
Jun 22 2012 // A Payne County judge ruled against Oklahoma State University’s athletic fundraising arm and its top booster, T. Boone Pickens, in their attempt to recover money spent on life insurance premiums in the school’s...
Oklahoma Physician, Hospital Settle Fraud Case for $1.5M
Jun 21 2012 // State and federal officials say an Oklahoma hospital and physician have agreed to a $1,550,000 payout to settle a health care fraud case. Sanford C. Coats, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma...
Oklahoma Reaches All-Time Employment High in May
Jun 18 2012 // The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission says the state reached an all-time high of more than 1.7 million persons employed in May. Commission officials say Oklahoma’s jobless rate fell to 4.8 percent from 5...
Florida Court OK with Insurer Not Following Hurricane Deductible Notice to a ‘T’
Jun 18 2012 // The failure to strictly follow the requirements for providing policyholders with information about their hurricane deductible does not mean the deductible is unenforceable, Florida’s high court has ruled. The Florida...
Groups Decry Loss of Okla. Human Rights Commission
Jun 13 2012 // Several groups representing the interests of minorities in Oklahoma criticized the elimination of the Oklahoma Human Rights Commission and met on June 11 to form a new coalition to promote equality and end...
Oklahoma Commissioner: Improve Fire Department Ratings, Lower Premiums
Jun 13 2012 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has detailed a plan to improve the ratings of Oklahoma fire departments and reduce home insurance rates. Speaking at the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association (OSFA)...
Feds OK $7M to Demolish Flood-Prone Pennsylvania Properties
Jun 9 2012 // Federal emergency management officials say they’ll demolish dozens of damaged and flood-prone properties in eastern and central Pennsylvania. Residents in Mahoopany, Wyoming County, Pa., cleaning up after flooding on...
